Zotero Basics Badge

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The Zotero Basics badge recognizes that the recipient has mastered the core Zotero skills including adding and organizing references and connecting those references to a document in a word processor, such as Microsoft WordLibreOffice, or GoogleDocs.

Step 1: Learn Zotero

The first step is to install Zotero on your computer, including the connectors to each of the browsers you use, and then learn it in any way that works for you. 

Help can also be found from:

  • Hamilton Library workshops, listed on their Events page.
  • Hamilton Library Zotero tutorials – a step-by-step guide that aligns with the Zotero Basics badge.

There are also many resources on the internet.

Step 2: Submit Your Request

Next, submit your information and two screenshots through the Request a Zotero Basics Badge web page.

Step 3: Share Your Badge

Once awarded, you can share the badge information through the UH badge website.  View instructions.


The Zotero Basic badge supports the information literacy framework developed by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL).

For more information, please email zotero@hawaii.edu.

Read the press release from September 2024 (PDF)

Overview of the Zotero Basics badge
Sharing Your Zotero Basics badge

View the Zotero Tutorials

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