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Instructional Technology & Design Office itd@support.lis.illinois 217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892

Instructional Technology & Design Office itd@support.lis.illinois.edu 217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892. Zotero & Mendeley Workshop. Presented by Aisha Conner-Gaten. What are Zotero and Mendeley ?. Zotero Free organization tool for research references

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  1. Instructional Technology & Design Office itd@support.lis.illinois.edu 217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892 Zotero & Mendeley Workshop Presented by Aisha Conner-Gaten

  2. What are Zotero and Mendeley? • Zotero • Free organization tool for research references • Extracts bibliographical information from docs on web • Available as program, browser plug-in and offline platform • Mendeley • Free reference and PDF manager, bibliography builder and annotation tool • Works best as program but available for offline platforms • Wordpress, MS word plugin for citations

  3. Zotero: Basics • Citation Manager • Save, store and manage web resources • Click “capture icon” to save on web • Right-click on webpage to view Zotero options • Add using ISBN number, Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or PubMed ID • Pulls bibliographic info • Various item metadata including books, articles, and documents to web pages, artwork, films, sound recordings, bills, cases, or statutes • Interface Similar to Itunes, Spotify • Items in center column • Metadata on the right • Left column is navigation/My Library

  4. Zotero: Basics

  5. Zotero: Basics

  6. Zotero: Drawbacks • Drawbacks • Recognizes most items but some must be added manually • Sync requires several plugins, downloads but can be linked through Zotero account • Some other software may interfere with Zotero Sync like Kapersky Security, Symantic Endpoint, Skype extension for Firefox, etc. • Possible errors in versions of Word 2013 and new OS (Win8, etc.)

  7. Zotero: Sources • ITD Tutorial: http://groups.lis.illinois.edu/itdweb/zotero/1index.php • ZoteroDocumentation: https://www.zotero.org/support/ • ZoteroLibguide: http://uiuc.libguides.com/zotero

  8. Mendeley: Basics • Literature Search Option • Managing Web Sources • Login to Mendeley.com with 2 GB of online storage • Import sources from Zotero, Endnote, etc. • Add actual document to library and folders or link using bookmark manager • Bibliographic Info • Choose Type and imports authors, title, journal name, pages, absract, author keywords, url and catalog IDs from PDF • Interface • Navigation on far left, documents and search in center, metadata details on right

  9. Mendeley Basics

  10. Mendeley: Basics

  11. Mendeley: Basics

  12. Mendeley Drawbacks • Must download desktop program for full functionality • Must have Mendeley account • Sync requires several plugins, downloads but can be linked through Mendeleyaccount • Web Importer cannot save pdfs pages (direct link to pdf) • May not import metadata or document from behind paywall (through pay portal like EBSCO) • Can’t import unsupported file types (i.e. images) • Word Plugin not supported for Mac 2013 (just version 2011 & 2008) • Not available for Windows 8 (yet) • Retrieves reference to file so if you delete it, it’s gone!

  13. Mendeley: Resources • Mendeley Support: http://support.mendeley.com/ • MendeleyResource Center: http://www.mendeleyresourcecenter.com/ • MendeleyYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MendeleyResearch/ • Mendeley Blog: http://blog.mendeley.com/ • MendeleyLibguide: http://uiuc.libguides.com/mendeley

  14. Final Comparisons • Good for web based content • Good for variable file types • Search docs by any field • Good for collaboration • Literature Search Option • Lots of support/documentation • Collaborative community of scholars on Mendeley.com

  15. Instructional Technology & Design Office itd@support.lis.illinois.edu 217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892 Thanks for attending! Please give us feedback: http://go.illinois.edu/itdfeedback

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