Your readings will be stored in a private group on a free, open-source site called Zotero. This means you’ll have to create a Zotero account and request to join the Zotero group.

1. Create a Zotero account
Go to zotero.org and click on “register” in the top right corner. Follow the instructions to create a free account. When you validate your email address you’ll be asked to open Zotero and change your password in preferences – you can ignore this step for now.

2. Once you have an account
Be sure you are logged in, find the group here. Click on the “join group” icon and wait for your membership to be approved. If your membership isn’t approved within 24 hours, send an email to your ITF Bronwyn (dobchukland@gmail.com).

3. Making Zotero work for you
For the purposes of this class, Zotero will be where you access your required readings. However, now that you have a Zotero account there is a lot more you can do with it! You can add and upload citations to your library manually using your online account, or download Zotero onto your macbook a whole other range of functionalities which make Zotero easy and awesome. These great tutorials on the Zotero.org website will give you ideas about how to integrate Zotero into your research habits.

When downloading, if you use Firefox as your regular browser, choose “Zotero for Firefox”, otherwise choose the “Zotero Standalone” with the browser extension that matches the browser you use most often (ex. Chrome or Safari). Once it is downloaded, open it up and click on the gear menu, choose “preferences”, then choose the “sync” tab where you will log in using the account you just created.