History of Art and Architecture

I recommend using what's called a citation manager to help keep track of the references you're using in your writing and other projects. Zotero is a free program that you can connect to a web browser and use to grab links and citations--it's a place for your scholarly bookmarks. Once you have your resources assembled, you can generate a bibliography in Chicago Style or whatever format you need!

I use Zotero to keep track of everything I look at while I'm researching. This includes books from the library catalog, articles in databases, and websites. It also helps me figure out how to present my citations. 

While Zotero can do a lot of the work for you, you'll always have to double-check that all the information is there and in the right format. You can find guidance on using Chicago or MLA style by following the links below.

1. Download Zotero 6 for Windows or Mac AND the browser connector, and register for a free zotero.org account.

2. Open Zotero. In your browser, search for an article.

3. Click the Zotero icon at the top of your browser to save a citation from that page. It will look different   depending on how many articles there are in your list. A pop-up window will appear on the upper right of the screen and will indicate where your citations are being save in your Zotero library.

4. To manually add a citation, highlight the folder you plan to use. Click the new item button  and choose the type of item you would like to add. Type in each field necessary for your citation. Edit citations by clicking on a field.

5. Create collections  and edit folders to organize your work. To move an item to Trash, right click, and choose "Move Item to Trash." Items stay in the "Trash" folder until you empty it.

6. Zotero makes it easy to view the article for a citation that you have saved in your Zotero collection, but there is a setting that you can adjust to make it more reliable from off campus. To set the UMass Libraries as your favorite library, click on "Edit," "Preferences," then in "Advanced," enter:

http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url=https://resolver.ebscohost.com/openurl? as resolver, version 1.0.

Click on an article title, then the drop-down menu  next to the search box, and choose Library Lookup to get to the article through the UMass Amherst Libraries.

7. Writing your paper, use the Zotero tab in Word  

or Libra Office      

or Google Docs       to insert citations and a bibliography.

Zotero support: https://www.zotero.org/support/start