Zotero Styles for McGill (Canadian Legal) Style, 9th ed.

Canadian-specific style now available in English and French

I have recently finished a Zotero stylesheet for Canadian legal citations and bibliographies. It is compliant with the McGill Style Guide (9th ed) and available in both English and French versions.

This is an open-source, free project to support the Canadian legal community.  I would like to acknowledge the team at the McGill Law Journal, and the other contributors who have contributed to this project over the years.  They are listed in the csl files directly, and can be found in the Contributors list on Github:  https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles/blob/master/mcgill-en.csl and https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles/blob/master/mcgill-fr.csl.

I can confirm that the Zotero plugin and the McGill style work in both MS Word and Google Docs. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Intro to Zotero

1. create account: go to https://www.zotero.org/ and create a free account.
2. install software: go to https://www.zotero.org/download/ and download the correct version for your operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux)
   • software should also automatically install MS Word addon
   • for help on the install: https://www.zotero.org/support/installation
3. add browser plugins: from the same URL as #2 above, download and install the browser plugin(s) for Firefox, Chrome and/or Safari.
4. add McGill stylesheet:  https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=mcgill

How to use Zotero

1. General instructions, tutorials: https://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide
   • see also all Zotero support documentation: https://www.zotero.org/support/start
   • UOttawa library: http://uottawa.libguides.com/citation-management/home

2. Canadian legal (McGill) specific usage instructions

   a. Link to McGill Guide examples: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2427436/mcgill_style_guide_examples/library - can be downloaded and used by anyone with Zotero.

   b. Link to French examples: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2577414/guide_mcgill_examples_franais/library