Reference management: Configure settings

• Edit> Preferences
• Edit > Settings

Mac: click on Zotero on the top left hand corner --> Settings/Preferences

• Preferences in the Edit  -> Preferences -> Advanced
• Settings in the Edit menu -> General->

For example, you can specify the following items in the settings

1. If you do not want the pdfs to be saved automatically:

• Edit > Preferences > General
• Edit > Settings> General tab: uncheck Automatically attach associated PDFs and other files when saving items.

2. uncheck Automatically take snapshots when creating items from web pages/Automatically take snapshots when creating a listing from a web page

3. You can define keywords for references yourself by unchecking Automatically tag items with keywords and subject headings.

Why should you uncheck these boxes in the settings:

•     By default, Zotero adds attachments such as screenshots of web pages and pdf files, if available. While this default setting is convenient, it can quickly reduce Zotero's storage space.
•     Zotero imports tags that it detects when you import an item from a database or library catalog, but these imported tags can confuse the reference information. If you wish, you can define the appropriate keywords for the reference yourself.

Linking to materials provided by the University of Tampere Library

• Edit – Preferences – Advanced : OpenURL Resolver https://libkey.io/libraries/2233/openurl
• Edit – Settings – General -Locate - Resolver :  https://libkey.io/libraries/2233/openurl

Once you have placed the link > Open the reference details in Zotero to the right and clicking on the green arrow will bring up Library Lookup and you can check the availability of the publication in the collections of the Tampere University Library.