Library Course Materials (Leganto)

Linking your Zotero to your library course materials allows you to easily grab your Zotero citations into your reading lists, saving you time and effort!

Check out the Zotero Research Guide to get started on Zotero or continue below for step-by-steps on linking your Zotero account. 

Zotero Configurations

• Login to your Zotero account
• Go to your Account > Settings

• Copy the Zotero UserID

• Create a new private key 
  • Enter a key description, check Allow Library Access, select none Group Permissions, Save key
  • Copy the Zotero API Key 

Library Course Materials (Leganto) Configurations

• Go to your reading list (click here) > Login with your CSUDH username and password
• Click on your account (upper right-hand corner) > User settings > Zotero
• Enter your Zotero User ID and Zotero API Key from the steps above
• Save

Using Zotero in your reading lists is similar to adding library materials. 

• Go to your reading list (click here)
• Select your reading list > Add items > select Zotero

• Add items from your Zotero library