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Citation Tutorial

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Citation management

This guide will help you learn how to find and use style guides, locate, use and organize citation information, and understand purposes of citation.

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Use Zotero to help you to collect, manage, and cite your references. With Zotero you can attach PDFs, notes, and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies.

  • Free & open-source with a robust user community & documentation
  • Sync desktop app with cloud-based account
  • Store and organize records and PDFs
  • Share citation records with anyone
  • Plugins/Add-ons for MS Word, Google Docs, and Libre Office

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Why Use Zotero?

Zotero lives right where you work: your web browser—allowing you to quickly grab citations as you research, and then easily create correctly formatted bibliographies.

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Citation Manager Help

Sarah Barbrow 
sarah.barbrow@bc.edu
O'Neill Library 313
Boston College
617-552-0164

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Steve Runge
steven.runge@bc.edu
617-552-2183
O'Neill Library
Boston College

Chris Strauber

chris.strauber@bc.edu
617-552-4447
O'Neill Library
Boston College

Sarah Barbrow 
sarah.barbrow@bc.edu
O'Neill Library 313
Boston College
617-552-0164

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Enid Karr
karre@bc.edu
617-552-4477
O'Neill Library
Boston College