Subject Guides: Zotero Citation Management Tool: Organize References

Organize References

REMOVING and DELETING

Delete key in a specific collection: deletes item from the Collection but not from My Library.
Remove item from collection with right click: removes item from a specific Collection but not from My Library.
Delete key in My Library: deletes the item from all Collections.
Move to Trash with right click: deletes item from all collections including My Library.

If you mistakenly delete an item:

Go to TRASH (left-hand panel).
Highlight item and right-click.
Select RESTORE to Library.
Drag back to specific Collection.

MERGING

Within a collection you can merge duplicate items into one:

Go to DUPLICATE ITEMS (left-hand pane).
Select items that are duplicates.
Choose the version of the item that you wish to keep.
Select Merge Items.

ADD SUBJECT TERMS TO YOUR ITEMS

By adding tags to your items, you can later search for them by this Subject Tag. You can add tags that are already included in Zotero. You can also add your own tags that are meaningful to you. For example, your course name or course number or instructor name.

Click on your item of interest.
Use the TAG option to delete/keep/add tags.
To search for your subjects or tags later, use the magnifying glass above your Zotero records.