To keep research organized, it is recommended that you create different collections for different subjects or classes. Once you have created a collection in the desktop application, keep it open when you are doing research. Zotero Connector will download directly to the collection that is open.
Once you have installed Zotero, it is very easy to save documents that you are browsing. If you find a PDF online that you would like to add to Zotero, either to read later, add to a bibliography, or share in a group, you can save a copy simply by looking for the Zotero Connector icon and clicking on it. In Chrome, the icon can take on different appearances, depending on what kind of page you are viewing. Below are the icons for PDFs and webpages:
Zotero has also created a guide here.
It is also possible to drag and drop PDFs that you may have saved on your computer directly into Zotero.
Things to remember:
Searching in the Goddard Library catalog, you have the ability to save records of books so that you are able to retrieve them in the future. Although it is possible to save PDF copies of ebooks, this is not recommended for space and copyright reasons. It is also possible that ebooks have a time limit on a downloaded copy, and the item will disappear from your Zotero collection.
Zotero allows you to save web pages, and can save a "snapshot" of the page you are viewing. You can set your preferences to automatically take a snapshot. Click here to learn more about editing preferences.
The snapshot is saved as a child item, and related metadata can be viewed.
Items are saved in collections that you create, and there are several different techniques to organize collections.
Your items can be saved in multiple collections, and you can use tags to label items for ease of searching.
Items may come with pre-assigned tags, and it is also possible to assign them to help with retrieval.