Library Guides: Zotero for Law: Adding References Manually

General tips

This page provides some guidance on how to enter specific types of legal material into Zotero to create a citation that is AGLC4-compliant.

To manually enter references to your Zotero library click on the 'document +' button from the menu and select the type of source you want to enter, e.g. Case:

Australian Case Law

Australian Legislation and Parliamentary documents

International Material

Internet Materials

Looseleaf Services

Newspaper Articles

Reports

Research Papers and Working Papers

AGLC sample references

The Zotero Group for AGLC4 has created a series of sample folders you can save into your Zotero library. They contain examples of the item types for each category which you can use as a guide.

Clicking on the title will download a .ris file which can be opened with, or imported into, Zotero.

Chapter 2 - Cases Contains example references to demonstrate which fields should be used when adding cases into your library.
Chapter 3 - Legislation Contains example references to demonstrate which fields should be used when adding legislative documents into your library.
Chapter 5 - Journal articles Contains example references to demonstrate which fields should be used when adding journal articles into your library.
Chapter 6 - Books Contains example references to demonstrate which fields should be used when adding books into your library.
Chapter 7 - Other Sources Contains example references to demonstrate which fields should be used when adding other sources into your library.