Zotero

Whenever you are browsing the web or searching in one of the library databases, the Zotero Connector you installed in your browser will automatically detect the type of source you're looking at. For example, for journal articles, the Zotero Connector icon changes into a typed sheet of paper.

To add the reference into your Zotero library, simply click on the Zotero Connector icon in your browser. A dialog box will pop up in the bottom right corner of your screen, letting you know

1. what library you are saving it to,
2. the name of the reference, and
3. whether or not it has grabbed the PDF full text.

To save to a folder or different library in your application, go to that folder in the desktop version and then save the reference.

Note that Zotero will only download PDFs if they are in the database you are currently in.

When you are using Google Scholar or the results list of a database, the Zotero Connector icon will change into a folder, indicating that there is more than one reference on the page.

To save more than one reference from a page, click the folder icon and select which references you want to save. If the full text for those references is available within that database, it will download those files.

If you do not or cannot use the Zotero Connector, you can very easily import citation files into Zotero. In EBSCOHost databases, such as Academic Search Premier, select the article or articles you want to add to your library. On the right side of your screen there is a "Tools" pane. Click "Export" and select the RIS option. Then go into your Zotero, and under "File" click "Import" and select the downloaded file.

In ProQuest, you will need to click the "Save" icon to export the reference. This option is also available in the Results list, where you can select more than one item at a time.

In JSTOR, you can either select multiple items and directly export them from the results list, or you can click the "Cite This Item" button, which brings up the export menu for that reference.