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Zotero Citation Manager: Create a Shared Zotero Library

Zotero is free, easy to use software that helps you save, manage, and cite research sources.

Create a Shared Zotero library

Creating a Group Library

Create a Group Library to allow others to see and collaboratively add resources. Group Libraries can be set as public (anyone can see and add items) or private (invitation only). This short video shows how create and share a Group Library in Zotero.

"Zotero: Setting Up Shared Group Libraries" by Jason Puckett, Georgia State University Library, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License.

Adding Group Members

To add members to a Zotero Group Library:

1. Go to Zotero.org, log in, and click on "Groups."

zotero groups library website with red box around group tab

2. Then click on "Manage Members."

zotero group library website with red box around manage members link

3. To add people, click "Send More Invitations."

zotero group library website with red box around send member invitations link

4. Type in email addresses to people you want to invite to the group library, separating by commas or lines. Then click the "Invite Members" button.

NOTE: Invited people will get an invitation link they will click on to then accept or decline being a member of the group library.

zotero group library website with red arrow point toward button that says invite members

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