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Zer 0 in with z otero. Bibliographic Management Software. What is z otero ? . Open source software that runs in your browser. You create your own personal database of sources as you browse online catalogs, databases, and Web sites . . How does z otero do this?.
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Zer0 in withzotero Bibliographic Management Software
What is zotero? • Open source software that runs in your browser. • You create your own personal database of sources as you browse online catalogs, databases, and Web sites.
How does zotero do this? • zoterocan “sense” items on currently viewed Web pages: • Books , journal articles , Web sites , audio files , etc. • Folder lets you select items you want from your results lists.
What can you do with zotero? • Organize information in files. • Highlight and annotate documents. • Cross reference and tag related materials. • Insert notes & bibliographies in Word. • Share a database that’s stored on a network drive. • Export citations to other citation managers.
Who made and supports zotero? • Developed by the Center for History and New Mediaat George Mason University • Funded by the: • United States Institute of Museum and Library Services, • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Getting started • One of these browsers must be used: • Firefox 2.0 or higher • Netscape 9.0 • Flock 0.9.1 • Download Zotero from: http://www.zotero.org/
*Firefox Portable • Firefox Portable make it possible to access your files from any computer. • Download it from:http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable site.
To enter citations into zotero: • Manually add a citation • Import citations automatically from supported online sources: • Web sites • Online catalogs • Databases • single items • multiple items
Some Catalogs that Support zotero • Library of Congress • WorldCat &WorldCat.org • PILOT (Lock Haven, Bloomsburg, Mansfield Universities) • SirsiDynix (James V. Brown, Bucknell(?), Pennsylvania College of Technology, Susquehanna University) • Athena
Note to self: Select the folder that I want first!
WorldCat Note to self: Select the folder that I want first!
Some Databases that Support zotero • ABC-CLIO • ABI-Inform through ProQuest • Academic Search Premier through EBSCO • American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts • EBSCOhost • InfoTrac • JSTOR • LexisNexis • Medline • PubMed • ScienceDirect
Importing citations from databases & catalogs Note to self: Select the folder that I want first!
Some Web Sites that Support zotero • Amazon.com • Chronicle of Higher Education • The Economist • Google Books • Google Scholar • HighWire Press • New York Times • Science
Create a citation and archive a copy of a Web page Note to self: Select the folder that I want first!
Creating Citations and a Bibliography • Download zotero’s Microsoft Word plug-in http://www.zotero.org/documentation/microsoft_word_integration • A new row of icons for creating will be added to your Microsoft toolbar.
Searching your citation database • Quick search*not case sensitive • Tag search • *make sure Show Automatic and Display All Tags are selected • Advanced search
Export: zoteroRefworks Select sources Export Library A text file is created.
Export: zoteroRefworks Import the text file to Refworks.
Using Zotero with Microsoft Word • Download Microsoft Plugin: http://www.zotero.org/documentation/microsoft_word_integration • ***Important note: Icons you need will appear in the Add-Ins tab if you are using Word 2007!