Zotero Workshop

Zotero is a smart reference and research tool suitable for collaboration. In this workshop, you will learn how to collect, organize, and share your bibliographies, cite as you write, and mark up and annotate your research material. 

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Learning outcomes

After attending this workshop, you will know how to use Zotero to

  • collect and organize your sources 
  • tag and annotate material individually and as a group
  • share and publish bibliographic databases
  • cite as you write in Word (or Google Docs, LibreOffice, or any other word processor you might use)

Registration

The course is open to PhD fellows, completion grant holders, and post-doctoral fellows at the Faculty of Humanities, other UiO faculties, and external PhD fellows. Registration opens on September 20 and priority is given to PhDs and postdocs from the Faculty of Humanities. We ask that PhDs and postdocs from other Faculties at UiO, and other applicants, wait until on October 1 to register. Registration closes when the course has reached its maximum number of participants.

Sign up here

Practical information

Please bring your laptop with Zotero installed. 

1. Install Zotero.

  • Private laptop: download and install from Zotero (free)
  • UiO's laptop: install from Software Center

2. Get the Zotero Connector for your browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari).

  • Pin the connector to your browser.

3. Register to get a free account with a username and password of your choice.

  • Add your UiO email for unlimited storage, and another email to keep your library when you leave UiO.

Working methods

Demonstration with practical examples and exercises. Instruction in English, but we can also answer questions in Norwegian. 

Target group

PhDs and postdocs from the Faculty of Humanities.

Teachers

Anne Sæbø, PhD with Team Zotero colleague Tarjei Fiskergård Werner from the University Library

For help and questions about Zotero, you can reach us and our entire Zotero team at zotero-guru@ub.uio.no.   

Published Feb. 25, 2023 10:28 AM - Last modified Sep. 4, 2023 1:15 PM