Zotero - English

Why use groups?

• To share collections with colleagues for a team project;
  
• To discover new resources on topics that interest you;
• To find out what members of your institution or program are working on.

How do I create a Zotero group?

1. Open Zotero and/or log in to your Zotero (online) account;

2. In Zotero (software), click on the briefcase icon (see image below) and click on New Group - you will be redirected to a page of Zotero online to Create a New Group. *you may also access this page via Zotero online by clicking on the Groups tab in your library and then Create a New Group.

3. Choose the name and the privacy setting you want for the group.

Zotero group privacy levels

• Public (Open Membership) : anyone can become a member of this group (without any form of control);
• Public (Closed Membership) : the group page is visible to everyone, but only people invited or validated by the administrators can become members;
• Private Membership : only users who are part of the group can see the group pages. It is impossible to find these groups in search engines.

Managing a Zotero group

• To manage the account settings, click on "Manage Profile", "Manage Members" or "Manage Library";
• To add or modify references to the group's library, click on "Group Library";
• The management of group references is done in much the same way as the management of personal references.

Why should I synchronize?

• To access your entire reference collection from any computer;
  
• To store a copy of your library items on the Zotero server.

How to synchronize automatically:

1. Open Zotero;
2. Select ''Preferences'' from the drop-down Edit menu;
3. Click on the ''Sync'' tab;
4. Enter your username and password* (*created for Zotero online. If you haven,t created an online account yet, this is an alternate way to do so);
5. Check the boxes allowing automatic synchronization of references and files.