This video shows you how to download and get started with Zotero
Close all Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook etc.) on your computer before you start the installation.
Go to https://www.zotero.org/download/.
Please note that the Zotero is a service from a third-party provider without any agreement with or affiliation with BI. Use of the platform is voluntarily and not a prerequisite for being a student at BI. BI does not make any warranties or representations in relation to this third-party service or provider, and BI does not warrant or represent that the service is compliant with laws or regulations. Any use of the Zotero platform is done at your own discretion and risk.
Download the application Zotero for Windows if you're using a Windows PC. Follow the instructions and choose Standard installation. The application is also available for other platforms, choose the one you're using, for example MacOS.
Also install Zotero Connector which is available on the same page. The connector is available for Chrome, Firefox and Safari. The Safari Connector is bundled with Zotero, you can enable it from the Extensions pane of the Safari preferences. The Zotero Connector does not work with Internet Explorer. We recommend that you use another web browser.
You should see a Zotero menu in Word after the installation.
Zotero menu not present in Word? See here.
Create an account on https://www.zotero.org/user/register. Having an online account makes it possible to synchronize your sources between the desktop application and the Zotero cloud. It also makes it possible to share groups with others.
You get unlimited storage by registering or adding your BI email to your Zotero account. Read more about our institutional subscription.
Open the Zotero desktop application after creating an account to set up syncing.
1. Choose Edit -> Settings
2. Choose Sync and fill in your user credentials.
3. Keep the preferences for syncing suggested by Zotero.
BI Norwegian Business School has an institutional Zotero subscription. This provides unlimited online storage for your Zotero files and allows you to synchronize PDFs, images, snapshots and other files among all your devices.
You can associate your account with institutional subscription in two ways.
1. New users can register with their e-mail address from BI (s-number@bi.no).
2. Existing users registered with a different email address can associate their account with BI by adding their institutional address on the settings page.
Go to your Storage settings in Zotero to see that your account is associated with BI.
Click Edit -> Settings (Windows/Linux) or Zotero -> Settings (Mac) to access the Settings menu.
This menu will be visible:
