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Referencing and citing

Jurism


Recommended for Law. Easily apply the New Zealand Law Style Guide and multilingual referencing.

Jurism is free reference management software that is based on, but separate from, Zotero. Jurism is used with Zotero, the parent software tool. 

Jurism can:

  • record and manage details of your information sources
  • save full-text PDF files
  • generate in-text citations, footnotes, automatic cross-referencing, and bibliographies
  • integrate with word processors

To use Jurism with the New Zealand Law Style Guide you need to install additional software, known as a browser plugin.

Installation

This section explains how to install Jurism. It is specific for Law students wishing to use the NZ Law Style Guide. 

  1. Register. Goto to www.zotero.com to register.
  2. Install. At the Jurism Project page, hover over INSTALL and select Current Release. 
  3. Click on the Jurism Client installer icon (two links) to begin installing the software to your computer. Click on the downloaded setup file to complete the installation.
  4. Click on the Jurism Connector (Google Chrome or Chromium) installer icon (two links). It will land at the top right of your screen with a other extensions. 
  5. Synchronise. Open Jurism, scroll at the Edit menu, select Preferences.
  6. At Sync, ensure that the following are selected: Data Syncing: Link Account, Sync automatically, Sync full-text content, File Syncing: Sync attachment files in My Library using Zotero, at any time.
  7. At Preferences, select Cite, scroll to select JM New Zealand Law Style Guide - this is 2012 version, this means you will have to manually edit some of your references.
  8. A detailed guides on using Jurism created by AUT may be found here for Windows and Mac

Important Note. It is imperative that the Synchronise step is performed, to ensure continuous access to your library.

Adding items to Jurism

The Jurism how to page has a series of videos.Because Jurism is based on Zotero the instructions can be useful. It is important to be aware some records may require additional editing after being downloaded into Jurism.

Creating in-text citations, cross-referencing, footnotes and bibliographies

When integrated with a word processor Jurism generates in-text citations, automatic cross-referencing, footnotes and bibliographies in a document. The MS Word integration plugin is essential. It will show as an add-in tab in a word document and may be called Zotero.

When you are in a word document the Add/Edit Citation links to the references in your Jurism Library.

To insert a reference select Add/Edit Citation. The first time you will be asked to select the Document Preferences. Select the JM New Zealand Law Style and Footnote.

Jurism will automatically adjust cross-references when changes are made to a document.