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Zer 0 in with z otero

Zer 0 in with z otero. Bibliographic Management Software. Sue Nelson Snowden Library October 31, 2007 SLC Workshop. What is z otero ? . Open source software that runs in your browser.

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Zer 0 in with z otero

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  1. Zer0 in withzotero Bibliographic Management Software Sue Nelson Snowden Library October 31, 2007 SLC Workshop

  2. 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.

  3. How does zotero do this? • zoterocan “sense” items on currently viewed Web pages of supported sites: • Books , journal articles , Web sites , audio files , etc. • Folder lets you select items you want from your results lists.

  4. What can you do with your zoterodatabase? • Organize information in files. • Highlight and annotate documents. • Cross reference and tag related materials. • Insert citations & create bibliographies in Word documents. • Export/import citations to/from other citation management software.

  5. 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.

  6. 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/

  7. *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.

  8. zotero’s 3-column layout

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Importing citations from databases & catalogs

  13. Some Web Sites that Support zotero • Amazon.com • Chronicle of Higher Education • The Economist • Google Books • Google Scholar • HighWire Press • New York Times • Science

  14. Create a citation and archive a copy of a Web page

  15. Manually add a citation

  16. Creating Citations and a Bibliographyin a Word Document • 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.***Important note: Icons you need will appear in the Add-Ins tab if you are using Word 2007!

  17. Searching your citation database • Quick search*not case sensitive • Tag search • *make sure Show Automatic and Display All Tags are selected • Advanced search

  18. Export: zoteroRefworks Select sources Export Library A text file is created.

  19. Export: zoteroRefworks Import the text file to Refworks.

  20. Applications for zotero • “Capture” and annotate Web pages. • Cite references and create bibliographies in Word documents. • Make a staff zoterodatabase on your network for selected sources. • Use with Google Books and Google Scholar to drag formatted references into Google Docs.

  21. Thanks so much for your attention!Visit http://www.zotero.org/for “how to” information, fantastic tutorials and support!

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