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

  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 and available for offline platforms

  3. Zotero: Pick your format! Third option is via zotero.com, which syncs with either/both versions

  4. Zotero: Basics • Citation Manager • Look for “capture icon.” If it’s not there, there’s nothing to grab • 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

  5. Zotero Online: Library

  6. Zotero Online: Groups

  7. Really Cool Stuff~ • Can grab PDFs and put everything in one place. Zotero does a fairly good job at putting metadata off of the web • Can search and obtain information from ISBN, DOI, or PubMedID • Functions within a browser • Has an advanced search feature • Can snapshot, save, and capture web pages • Not overly complex

  8. Zotero: Drawbacks • Drawbacks • Recognizes most items but some must be added manually • Very little text, mostly icons • 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.)

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

  10. Mendeley: Basics • 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

  11. Mendeley Online: Dashboard • First thing you see: a dashboard with a newsfeed? • It’s a social networking web site (like Facebook!)

  12. Mendeley Online: Library

  13. Mendeley Online: Groups

  14. Really Cool Stuff~ • Interface has a good blend of words and text. Very organized layout in desktop version, making it easy to learn • “Watching folders” • Built-in PDF reader • Plugin for Microsoft Word -> look under “References” in Word • Backing up your data is easy! Help -> create backup • The options menu (under the tools menu) • Allows you to choose what information to pull some online citations • Allows you to organize your citations in folders on your hard drive after creating a folder***

  15. Mendeley Drawbacks • Must download desktop program for full functionality • Must have Mendeley account • Web Importer cannot save pdfs pages (direct link to pdf) • Have to put it in your bookmarks bar manually • May not import metadata or document from behind paywall (through pay portal like EBSCO), especially author names. • Can’t import unsupported file types (i.e. images) • Adding files in desktop program is not too obvious • Word Plugin might not be supported for Mac 2013 or newer versions of Word (versions 2011 & 2008 do work!) • Not available for Windows 8 RT • Retrieves reference to file so if you delete it, it’s gone! • Importing from Zotero = one way. (tricky to import initially as well)

  16. Mendeley: Resources • Downloading Mendeley: http://www.mendeley.com/ • MendeleySupport: 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

  17. 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 Would it be best to use a little bit of both?

  18. Another Resource • RefWorks • Provided through UIUC, free for students, faculty, and staff (http://uiuc.libguides.com/refworks) • Pros • Citation space is unlimited • Options linked to RefWorks are present within library databases and search queries • Allows access after graduation via group code • Cons • PDFs must be imported into citation manually • 100MB limit on attachments/PDFs total • Online-only component

  19. 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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