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.

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 Media @ George Mason University

Networked environment; open source; scholars developing tools

Documentation

http://www.zotero.org/

supportforums

blog

Getting started Install Firefox plug-in

Open Mozilla Firefox browserGo to www.zotero.org

Download

Set Zotero preferencesUnder General,

Link Resolvers[ex. http://XXXX.search.serialssolutions.com]

ExportSelect default output format

AdvancedStorage 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” approachBibliobouts (game)

Future enhancementsWeb syncingZotero 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.

Prepared by Marsha Schnirring, Instructional Services Librarian (Occidental College)