


References Management in Mac: new guide on using Zotero

As I mentioned before, the most successful posts on this blog (in terms of visits and comments) are those related with reference management in Mac. A long time ago, I published a post in which I wrote about the advantages of Papers, or more exactly, the disadvantages of Mendeley in Mac, and I recommended using Papers+Zotero in Mac. But I had a problem with the new versions of Zotero.

Now, I solved the problem with Zotero, and I will explain the steps to have a fully functional Zotero+Papers combination for making bibliographies in Mac.

NOTE: The following steps are valid to use the latest version of Zotero with Word 2004. Since the Office for Mac is very bad, I have no intentions to purchase the Word 2008. But plugins and instructions are available for using Zotero with Word 2008 in the official site.

Step 1. Updating.

In order to have a fully functional set up, you have to install the newest version of Firefox (3.6.6.). You also have to install the most recent version of Zotero, and the Phyton extension and the latest word plugin. The last two (PhytonExt+Word Plugin) are available in this page of Zotero, under the “Mac OSX” section. Follow all the instructions; it’s easy.

Step 2: Updating the library in Zotero.

I recommend deleting all your libraries and start from scratch. If you have Papers, take a time in updating and matching all your PDFs. Once you are ready, go to File>Export>BibTeX Library* (it’s the one that works best for me). *Caution, I have both Papers and Zotero in Spanish, so some names and menus could be different.

Once in Zotero, in the Actions menu, I go to Import. Select the *.bib library that you exported from Papers, and then wait. Depending on the size of the library, it will take a little time to have an updated library. But, when it’s finished, you will be ready to work.

Step 3. Working in Word.

You are now ready to use Zotero in Word. In Tools>Customize, select the Zotero Bar, and place it where you feel it’s more comfortable.

When you need to insert a citation, just click in the “Zotero Insert Citation” icon (the first one, from left to right) in the Zotero Bar. A window will show up. In this window, you can select the citation style. When you are ready, a new window will open, showing your library, and you can now select the reference you want to cite.  When you are finished, and need to insert the final bibliography, just click in the “Zotero Insert Bibliography” icon (the third icon), and then you are ready. You have a muanuscrpit with references and a bibliography.

Please note that in the official site in Zotero, there are full instructions in the usage of Zotero and the plugin. Instructions here.

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