Using Zotero
with Chromebooks
Currently,
the desktop application for Zotero is not compatible with Chromebook. However,
there is a web-based version of the Zotero database that you can use to still
be able to save your sources. To do this:
1. Add the Zotero plug-in for Chrome.
This adds the extension to be able to save your source from the browser.
2. On the Zotero website, click Log In in the upper right corner of the
window and create an account (or log in if you already have an account).
3. The window
should open your Zotero library and look similar to this:
To Save Items
to the Web-Database from the Plug-In:
1.
Click on the Zotero Connector plugin icon (in the upper right
corner of your Chrome browser).
2.
Click "Enable Saving to Online Library"
3.
Accept the default permissions they present in the next screen.
After this, you should be able to click the plugin icon to save the source
information to your online database the same as saving the information to the
desktop app.
Note: You can also manually save items to your online Zotero account
by creating the citation manually or looking up the ISBN number with the wand
icon.
Creating
Citations with Zotero
For using
Zotero for citations in your papers, there is not currently a system to link
the web database with the Word Plug-in. It would probably be easiest if you
used one of the lab computers. You can log into the Zotero desktop application
and use the Word plug-in. The Digital
Learning Lab is open and the computers are
available for use during all Library hours.