Zotero: Annotated Bibliography
CSL Files
- APA style (6th) with annotationUses APA with an annotation appearing from the extra field in Zotero.
- APA style (7th) with annotationUses APA with an annotation appearing in the abstract field in Zotero.
- MLA style (8th) with annotationUses MLA with an annotation appearing from the extra field in Zotero.
- Call number sortingA csl file that will list the call number of a book first and sort the list by call number.
Right click the link(s) above and save the file. Make sure you have Zotero open, then click Edit>Preferences>Cite. Click the button with the plus sign across from "Get additional style" link, then navigate to the saved csl file. Note that some csl files may use the Extra field, while another might use the abstract field.
These files were found at:
Create an Annotated Bibliography with Zotero
1. Download the .csl files in the left panel of this window to your desktop. Double-click and select Install.
2. Open Zotero. Enter your personal annotations in the "Extra" field in the third panel in Zotero. There is no limit to the amount of characters in this field for use, though if you sync with an online Zotero account it will cut off after 64k of text (several thousand characters).
3. Highlight the citations you wish to have in your annotated bibliography.
4. Right-click on the highlighted citations and select "Create Bibliography from Items."
5. Select the annotated citation style desired (making sure it has "Annotated" by it), then click the radio button Save as RTF.
6. Click OK, name the file, and save it to your computer as an RTF, as shown.
7. Open the document in Word, and voila. Annotated bibliography. Edit out unnecessary paragraph marks, as they may create spaces between annotations.
