Zotero: Looking up Citations in Zotero

You can use Library Lookup in Zotero to find full-text articles available through NC State University Libraries.

If you are a new NC State researcher coming from another institution where you also used Zotero, make sure to follow the steps below to set up Zotero with your new article access through NC State.

Set up Zotero to connect to NC State subscriptions

  1. In the Zotero desktop app, select Edit from the toolbar, and select Settings. 

    Zotero's Edit dropdown menu, with the settings option highlighted

  2. Select General, and scroll down to the Locate section. 

    Zotero dialog showing the Locate section
  3. In the Resolver dropdown, select Custom.
  4. For Base URL, enter NC State's unique link: https://discover.lib.ncsu.edu/openurl/01UNCSL_NCSU/01UNCSL_NCSU:NCSU

How to use Library Lookup in Zotero

  1. In Zotero, select an article.

  2. In the set of buttons located on the right side underneath the red X, select the Lookup button at the bottom. 

    Zotero sidebar menu with several colorful buttons. The lookup button is at the bottom.

  3. In the dropdown that appears, select Library Lookup. 

    The lookup dropdown, with Library Lookup highlighted.

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