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Zotero: Group Libraries

A guide to using the citation management tool Zotero.

Zotero Groups

Zotero's Groups feature allows you to share references with other Zotero users online. It's a great way to work on collaborative research projects.

  • To create a shared library, go to the Zotero's groups page and click on "Create a New Group." Groups can be public (searchable, and anyone can join) or private (users can only join if invited).
  • To join an existing group, search for it on Zotero's groups page or be invited by the group’s owner.
  • You must log in to the website to create or join a group.

Zotero left pane displaying a collapsed My Library followed by Group Libraries heading.

You should now have two sections in your Zotero collections pane: My Library and Group Libraries

Personal and group libraries are entirely separate, and changes made to items in one library do not affect the other. You can drag items back and forth libraries to copy items.