Skip to Main Content

Library Guides

Reference managers and tools: ZoteroBib

What is ZoteroBib?

ZoteroBib is a free web-based referencing tool that can be used to quickly create your in-text citations and reference list. It supports thousands of styles, including Westminster Harvard, and is very easy to use.

ZoteroBib automates a lot of the work for you, but like any referencing tool it is not perfect.

Make sure you double check that each reference is formatted correctly according to the rules for your chosen style. You will need to edit it if not.

Referencing with ZoteroBib

Step by step tutorial

17 STEPS

1. Go to zbib.org to access Zoterobib

Step 1 image

2. Then enter a URL, ISBN or title from a book, or DOI from a journal article

Step 2 image

3. Click Cite

Step 3 image

4. Scroll down and select your preferred referencing style

Step 4 image

5. Here I am choosing University of Westminster - Harvard

Step 5 image

6. To copy the in-text citation, click this icon beside the reference

Step 6 image

7. If you need to add a page number you can type it in here. Then click Copy Citation. Now it's ready to paste into your document.

Step 7 image

8. Next we're going to use a journal article with DOI

Step 8 image

9. Paste the DOI into Zoterobib then click Cite

Step 9 image

10. Look closely at the reference. Is it formatted correctly according to your chosen style? If not, click Edit

Step 10 image

11. The title of this article isn't in sentence case as it should be, so I'm going to edit it here

Step 11 image

12. I'm also going to replace the ampersand with the word 'and' in the journal's title

Step 12 image

13. When you're finished editing, click Done

Step 13 image

14. Again, to copy the in-text citation click this icon beside the reference

Step 14 image

15. When you've finished building your bibliography, scroll down and click Copy to Clipboard. Then paste it into your document

Step 15 image

16. You can also create a link to your bibliography and share it with others 

Step 16 image

17. Click Copy URL.
That's it, you're done!

Step 17 image

Here's an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/1832822/Referencing-with-Zoterobib