Zotero (Full-Featured Reference Manager) & ZoteroBib (Bibliography Builder)

The Zotero Style Repository <http://www.zotero.org/styles/> currently offers, and regularly updates, annotated styles for two bibliographic formats:

• American Psychological Association 6th edition (annotated bibliography with abstract)
  
• Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (note, annotated bibliography)

These styles use the information stored in Zotero's Abstract field to display the annotation.

Use the following right-click technique to create a file with the annotated bibliography.

1. Highlight one or more references in the Zotero center column
2. Right-click (or control-click on Macs) to select “Create Bibliography from Items...”
3. Select an annotated citation style for your bibliography format
4. Choose "Save as RTF" to save the bibliography as a rich text file
5. This file will open in any word processor

NOTE: The following two Zotero bibliography creation techniques do NOT generate properly formatted annotations:

1. Right click "Copy to Clipboard", and
2. Quick Copy drag-and-drop

I created a few Zotero annotated bibliography styles that use the information stored in Zotero's Extra field to display the annotation. Since Zotero normally imports an author's abstract into Zotero's Abstract field, you can use the styles below to place your own annotation into the Extra field, and then generate an annotated bibliography using your own words.

For my annotated bibliography styles (below), type your annotation text for each item into Zotero's field labeled Extra. [Note: As to how much text can be stored in the Extra field, there is no limit on the client side. For syncing, text is limited to 64KB.]

Use the following right-click technique to create a file with the annotated bibliography.

1. Highlight one or more references in the Zotero center column
2. Right-click (or control-click on Macs) to select “Create Bibliography from Items...”
3. Select an annotated citation style for your bibliography format
4. Choose "Save as RTF" to save the bibliography as a rich text file
5. This file will open in any word processor

NOTE: The following two Zotero bibliography creation techniques do NOT generate properly formatted annotations:

1. Right click "Copy to Clipboard", and
2. Quick Copy drag-and-drop

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
     https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/apa_annotated_20180708.csl
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    apa_annotated_20180708.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called American Psychological Association 6th Edition (Annotated)

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
    https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/chicago_17th_author_date_annotated_20180522.csl
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    chicago_17th_author_date_annotated_20180522.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called Chicago Manual of Style (author-date) (Annotated)

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
     https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/mla_annotated_7th_20170929.csl
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    mla_annotated_7th_20170929.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called Modern Language Association (Annotated)

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
     https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/mla_annotated_8th_20181028.csl
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    mla_annotated_8th_20181028.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called Modern Language Association 8th edition (Annotated)

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
     https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/asa_annotated_20180913.csl
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    asa_annotated_20180913.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called American Sociological Association (Annotated)

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
     https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/aaa_annotated_20140430.csl
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    aaa_annotated_20140430.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called American Anthopological Association (Annotated)

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
    https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/ama_annotated_20180119.csl 
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    ama_annotated_20180119.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called American Medical Association (Annotated)

1. Click the following link and text will appear in a new browser window
   
    https://www.emich.edu/library/documents/zotero/the_journal_of_cell_biology_annotated_20130927.csl
    
2. Save the content as a text file with the name    the_journal_of_cell_biology_annotated_20130927.csl
3. On your computer, double-click the CSL style file you saved
4. Zotero standalone will open (if it is not already opened), and an Install Style dialog box will open. Click the 'Install' button
5. The new style will be called The Journal of Cell Biology (Annotated)