 Does this look familiar? Piles of paper everywhere or desktop full of PDF files with names like this We know that doing research can be messy. Luckily there are tools for taming the mess. It can even help you write your bibliography when you're done. One of our favorites is a free tool called Zotero. Zotero works with your website browser to collect article information with a single click. The article information is then in your personal Zotero library. You can even grab those PDFs on your desktop and Zotero will find the citation info for you. Once you're done writing, drag citations from Zotero to your document to quickly create a bibliography. Zotero can do lots of other amazing things that let you spend more time reading and writing a less time on the dark side of research. Find out more or get help from an Alden Librarian at