Zotero & ZoteroBib

In addition to bibliographies, Zotero can also create a formatted report of a source collection.  It’s possible to customize the fields that appear on this report by running your report’s source code through this third-party site.  The instructions at this code modification site plus these directions from Zotero’s site explain the procedure.

What a default report looks like:

What a customized report looks like:

Zotero has over 10,000 annotation styles to choose from. Common styles include Chicago, APA, and MLA.

To download an annotation style:

1. Go to zotero.org/styles
2. Set the search to "annotated"
3. Select and confirm your preferred style.

To annotate a reference in Zotero:

1. Select the reference you want to annotate in Zotero
2. Add your annotation in the "Extra" field in the record

To select references for a bibliography:

1. Select the references you want to add to your bibliography
2. Right-click and choose "Create bibliography from Selected Items"

To export the bibliography:

1. Choose your annotated citation style.
2. Select "Bibliography" as the output mode.
3. Select your preferred output method.

This page features material by Erin Mooney from Emory University Library's Zotero guide.