Zotero Citation Manager

Zotero’s Groups feature lets you share references and collaborate with others online—perfect for research teams, class projects, or lab groups.

Before you get started with Zotero Groups, make sure your Zotero desktop app set to sync your library. (See Selecting Zotero Settings for instructions).

1. In the Zotero app, click on :  File >> New Library >> New Group.
   
   
    

2. Zotero will open your browser to zotero.org. Sign in to your account.

3. Choose to:

   • Create a New Group: Name your group and choose its visibility—Private, Public with Closed Membership, or Public Open.

   • Search Groups to join an existing group or accept an invitation from a group owner.
     
     
      

4. From the group setting page, you can invite members by email or Zotero username, assign roles, and adjust editng/viewing permissions.

• Your Group Libraries appear in Zotero’s left-hand pane in both your desktop and web versions of Zotero, below My Library.

• Think of each library as a separate filing cabinet. Dragging a reference from one library to another creates a copy, not a link. Changes made in one do not update the other.

• You can cite from either My Library or any Group Library when writing papers.

• Tip: Double-clicking a group name in Zotero will open the group online at zotero.org.

If you have questions about setting up, using, or citing from groups, please see: