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Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
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Organizing Library and Take Notes
Collections
Create and manage collections (folders) and manage items within collections.
Sorting
Note: "Date Added" is an incredibly useful sort property to add.
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Notes
Available in Preview: Zotero PDF Reader and New Note Editor
Editing Record Fields
Zotero imports the metadata available on a page, but the supplied metadata may not be fully accurate.
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