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Legal Citation Management With Zotero

This guide describes how to use Zotero to import, manage, and create citations for Canadian legal information.

Why Adjust Zotero Settings?

Adjusting your Zotero settings can help make your workflow for Zotero 7 run more smoothly. Follow the steps for adjusting your settings outlined in the box below. Also, make sure you register for a username and password in order to sync your collection.

Zotero Settings

Registering for a Zotero account will allow you to access your Zotero library on the World Wide Web and to sync your library across multiple devices. 

Go to www.zotero.org/user/register/ to register for a free Zotero account. Follow the website's instructions. 

  

To Sync your library between your browser and the standalone client you need to add the Zotero username and password in the Zotero settings by selecting Edit > Settings as shown here:

Select the Sync tab and enter your Zotero username and password:

For more information on syncing and free Zotero storage space, see Zotero's 'Syncing' webpage

In order to create bibliographies using the McGill Guide (9th edition) citation style, you need to first add the McGill Guide citation style in the Zotero settings by selecting Edit > Settings as shown below:

Select Cite, then "Get additional styles":

Search for "mcgill guide" in the Zotero Style Repository, then select "Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation 9th Edition (McGill Guide)" from the list of search results: