Zotero: Next Gen Research Prepared by Marsha Schnirring, Instructional Services Librarian (Occidental College) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License
What is it? “free, easy-to-use Firefox extension [plug-in] to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources” [Firefox, Flock, Netscape] “The name ‘Zotero’ is loosely based on the Albanian (yes, Albanian) word zotëroj, meaning ‘to acquire, to master,’ as in learning.”
Who’s producing it and why? Center for History and New George Mason University Networked environment; open source; scholars developing tools
Documentation support forums blog
Getting started Install Firefox plug-in Open Mozilla Firefox browser Go to Download Set Zotero preferences Under General, Link Resolvers [ex. Export Select default output format Advanced Storage Location Custom: [for portability - a flash or network drive] Install Word plug-in
The Zotero Window
Adding books
Adding articles
Adding web pages
Adding media
Adding other items
Creating a bibliography
Writing & citing
What else … ILI “back-door” approach Bibliobouts (game) Future enhancements Web syncing Zotero trainer workshops Thomson Reuters lawsuit ??? Questions ???
Thank you for being here! -Marsha Zotero: Next Gen Research This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License Prepared by Marsha Schnirring, Instructional Services Librarian (Occidental College)