Ensure your Zotero records are correct
To create a bibliography from Zotero you will need to either edit your Zotero records, or, edit the bibliography that you produced in Word or Google docs.
- Recommendation: Create a draft bibliography and then go back to Zotero to edit the records before creating your final bibliography.
Select the Collection for which you wish to create a reference list.
In the web version of Zotero, rather than selecting the Collection, you must highlight the specific items you wish in your reference list. To select non-contiguous items, use the CTRL-Click on a PC or Command-Click on a MAC.
- Right click on the Collection title.
- Select "Create bibliography from Collection."
- In web version, click on the "leaning books icon" in the upper ribbon.
- Select the required citation style (e.g. American Psychological Association (APA) 7th or Chicago or Modern Language Association (MLA) 9th.
- Output mode: Bibliography
- Output method: Copy to clipboard
- Paste into Word or Google docs
- Add a heading according to the citation style you are using.
- Refer to this Word or Google doc to identify errors.
- Go back to your Zotero Collection and edit the records.
- Once records are edited, right-click on the Collection title->"Create bibliography from Collection."
How to Manually Edit Records:
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Open the item in the right-hand pane.
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Delete info in a field, then press ENTER
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Add info to a field, then press ENTER
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Recommended edits for APA 7th include:
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Title: Ensure title is in Sentence case not Title Case. Put your cursor in the Title field; right click; select Sentence case. Go back and re-capitalize proper names.
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Archive: Delete CINAHL (or other database name).
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Publication: ensure journal title is correct (without an 8 number code that may appear).
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Web Page Item Type: there will be numerous corrections to make in these records.
Refer to the NIC Library Citation Guide to learn how to format different types of references.
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