Zotero

• Save bibliographic data during your Internet research
• Collect and organize your references, add tags to your references and annotate them
• Save and search full texts
• Use the plug-in for Microsoft Word and LibreOffice to add citations to your text and to automatically create a bibliography.
• Select or modify a citation style
• GoogleDocs integration
• Subscribe to RSS feeds

You can also create a user account in order to

• access your data online from any computer
• synchronize data between various devices
• work together in teams

By default, Zotero stores references and the associated PDFs in a local folder. Optionally, you can set up a free Zotero account to synchronize your references between different devices or work on them collaboratively with others in a group. In addition to the references, the corresponding full texts can also be uploaded and synchronized, as long as the online storage space allows.

The University of Mannheim provides its members with unlimited Zotero storage space which can also be used for group libraries. Alternatively, you can sync file attachments in Zotero via WebDAV; see the instructions (PDF, 361 KB). However, this storage cannot be used for group libraries.

In order to use the storage, you must enter your university e-mail address in your account settings. Zotero may request verification of the institutional email address at irregular intervals. We recommend that you enter a second e-mail address in order to continue to have access to your Zotero account and the associated synchronization even if you change universities.

When you leave the university, you can still use Zotero, but your online storage space will then be limited to the free storage tier again. If the storage limit is exceeded in the course of this, the synchronization will be suspended and after 30 days, data that exceeds this quota can also be deleted by Zotero in the online storage. Therefore, make sure that you have downloaded all the data locally as well.

If you use Zotero, the Zotero Terms of Service apply. The University of Mannheim assumes no responsibility for these terms of use. However, we would like to point out that according to No. 2 you automatically grant the provider and its service providers a license and the right to store, display, process, modify and transmit the documents and content that you upload or store in Zotero. Therefore, make sure that you do not upload any documents or content to which you cannot grant these rights.

Please note the following before using Zotero. 

The application is offered and operated by:
Corporation for Digital Scholarship
7245 Arlington Blvd., Suite 300
Falls Church, VA 22042
USA
Web: digitalscholar.org

All information provided to set up a Zotero account, as well as all data/documents entered into the application, will be processed by the Provider under its independent responsibility . Data processing is therefore carried out on servers in the USA (and possibly in other third countries). The Corporation for Digital Scholarship is not listed in the Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Data processing in the Zotero application may therefore involve certain risks. Please make sure that you do not upload any data or file attachments that contain sensitive and/or particularly sensitive information (in particular sensitive personal data according to Art. 9 & 10 GDPR and information requiring confidentiality). In addition, please do not process any personal data of third parties within the application.

For information about the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by the provider as well as your rights in this regard, please refer to the Privacy Policy of Zotero. The University of Mannheim does not assume any liability for the completeness and/or correctness of the content and information provided by the provider on its pages.

Bitte beachten Sie vor der Nutzung von Zotero folgenden Hinweis. 
Die Anwendung wird angeboten und betrieben durch die:
Corporation for Digital Scholarship
7245 Arlington Blvd., Suite 300
Falls Church, VA 22042
USA
Web: digitalscholar.org

Alle Angaben, die zur Einrichtung eines Zotero-Accounts gemacht werden, sowie alle in die Anwendung eingepflegten Daten/Dokumente werden durch den Anbieter in dessen eigenständiger Verantwortlichkeit verarbeitet. Die Datenverarbeitung erfolgt somit auf Servern in den USA (und ggf. in weiteren Drittstaaten). Die Corporation for Digital Scholarship ist nicht im Data Privacy Framework (DPF) gelistet. Die Datenverarbeitung in der Zotero-Anwendung kann daher gewisse Risiken bergen. Bitte stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie keine Daten oder Dateianhänge hochladen, die sensible und/oder besonders schützenswerte Informationen (insbesondere sensible personenbezogene Daten nach Art. 9 & 10 DS-GVO und geheimhaltungsbedürftige Informationen) enthalten. Bitte verarbeiten Sie überdies keine personenbezogenen Daten Dritter innerhalb der Anwendung.

Informationen über den Zweck und Umfang der Datenerhebung, die weitere Verarbeitung und Nutzung der Daten durch den Anbieter sowie Ihre diesbezüglichen Rechte entnehmen Sie bitte den Datenschutzhinweisen von Zotero. Die Universität Mannheim übernimmt keine Gewähr für die Vollständigkeit und/oder Richtigkeit der vom Anbieter auf seinen Seiten bereitgestellten Inhalte und Informationen.