Moving an existing library in
You do not have to rebuild your references by hand. From the Sources page, click + Add and use the import options.
From Zotero
Open the Zotero tab, paste a Zotero API key, and Folio pulls your items in and maps them to your library. It is a one-time import — Folio reads your key to fetch the items and does not store it, so this is a migration, not an ongoing sync. PDFs come in through Folio's usual open-access fetch.
From a reference file
Folio also reads the common interchange formats — BibTeX (.bib), RIS (.ris), CSL-JSON, MODS, and EndNote XML. Drop the file in and review the parsed entries before saving; everything flows through the same import preview, so you can fix anything before it lands in your library.
Exporting your sources
Need your references in another tool? From the Sources page, use Export to download your library as:
- BibTeX (
.bib) - RIS (
.ris) - CSL-JSON (
.json)
These cover LaTeX workflows, other reference managers, and anything that speaks CSL.
Exporting a document
Your manuscript itself exports to Word (.docx) with its bibliography intact — see Exporting your document and bibliography.