Using Zotero, you can import an individual reference, or a list of search results straight from your web browser. Once you have located an online resource, just click the Zotero icon
in the browser menu bar to import. You can also import a snapshot of a webpage or drag and drop a pdf file from your computer.
Zotero works well with databases such as HeinOnline, LegalTrac and Google Scholar. It does not automatically connect with LexisNexis or Westlaw. It also has some trouble with UN documents and treaties. In these situations you can:
- Download the pdf of the document and drag it into your Zotero library. Right click on the document and select 'retrieve metadata for pdf' (this will not always find a full citation).
- Search for the same resource in Library Search, HeinOnline, Google Scholar or another supported database and import the citation from there.
- Add the citation manually (see tutorial video in left panel). In Zotero click the
button, select the type of resource and then fill in the appropriate information e.g. author, title, year etc.