Zotero citation management: Shared libraries

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

How? First, set up Zotero sync and synchronise your library.

• To create a shared library, click the Create Groups button near the top left of your Zotero window (small brown-folder icon on the top left of your Zotero window).
• To join an existing Zotero library, search for it at zotero.org/groups or be invited by the group’s owner.
• You must log in to the zotero.org website to create or join a group.  

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

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

Search for existing public groups or create a new group. Groups may be public (searchable, and anyone can join) or private (users can only join if invited).