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Editing references
Zotero will automatically import metadata from web pages into the Info tab of the item in your library. If the metadata is incomplete or incorrect, you will need to edit it.
It is essential that users verify that the records in their library are accurate, which means you will still need to know the rules for your particular citation style. To edit a reference, select it from the center column. You can view and edit its bibliographic information via the Info tab of the right column.
Changes are saved automatically as they are made. Some fields have special features, which are discussed below.
Titles
Titles are typically either Title Case or Sentence Case. Zotero will automatically convert titles to Title Case formatting as required by AGLC.
You can manually change the case by right-clicking on the title, and choose to ‘Transform Text’ to either ‘Title Case’ or ‘Sentence case’.
Zotero does not recognise proper nouns, and transformed titles should always be checked for capitalization errors.
Authors and other creators
Each item can have zero or more creators, such as authors, editors, etc.
Toggle between single- and two-field mode by clicking the ‘Switch to single field’ / ‘Switch to two fields’ buttons at the end of the creator field. Single-field mode should be used for institutions (e.g. when the author is ‘Company A’), while two-field mode (last name, first name) should be used for personal names.
Journal titles
Journal articles are sometimes cited with the abbreviated journal title. Zotero stores the journal title (Publication) and journal title abbreviation (Journal Abbr) in separate fields. For AGLC, all journal titles must be listed in the Publication field (unabbreviated).
Using HTML to customise outputs
Some legal document types don't work perfectly within the document types Zotero has available. In these instances you can make some changes using HTML tags.
Adding URLs to references
A URL may be included as part of the citation to aid its retrieval. The URL should be enclosed within ('< >') and placed at the end of the citation after any pinpoints, but before a short title. The date of retrieval should not be included after the URL.
A permalink may be used in addition to or instead of a URL. The permalink should be preceded by the words 'archived at' and should appear at the end of the citation.
If a URL is in the URL field, it will appear in the citation in Word. If you want to store a link, but not have it appear in your citation, instead of storing it in the URL field, add the link as an attachment as follows: