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Understanding Zotero

Erin Durham edurham@umbc.edu. Understanding Zotero. Overview. Getting Started Overview through slides Demonstration & Practice. What is Zotero. Zotero: (pronounced “zoh-TAIR-oh”) is a free web citation management tool that can be used to collect, manage, and cite research sources.

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Understanding Zotero

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  1. Erin Durham edurham@umbc.edu Understanding Zotero

  2. Overview • Getting Started • Overview through slides • Demonstration & Practice

  3. What is Zotero Zotero: (pronounced “zoh-TAIR-oh”) is a free web citation management tool that can be used to collect, manage, and cite research sources.

  4. Getting Started I. Getting Started • What is Zotero • Zotero vs. other systems • Operating Systems • Downloading Zotero

  5. Downloading Zotero • Download: Zotero 5.0 for Windows/ Macs/ Linux • Download: Zotero Connector (Firefox, Safari, Opera) www.zotero.org

  6. Managing Your Account II. Managing Your Account • Opening • Layout • Adding Content • Tagging/ Sorting • Searching

  7. Opening

  8. LAYOUT

  9. Adding Content

  10. Adding Content (Manually) Add “New Item” Add item by “Identifier” • ISBN -- Worldcat • DOI -- Crossref • PMID – Pubmed Create “New Item from Current Page” Drag and Drop “PDF” • Drag PDF file to middle column • Right click – Retrieve metadata from PDF

  11. Tagging/Sorting Tagging • Add or Delete • Make item searchable • Subject, keywords, project related Sorting • Title, Creator, Type, Date, etc… • Switch between descending and ascending

  12. Searching • Search • Quick • Advance (Saved Search)

  13. Writing with Zotero III. Writing With Zotero • Bibliographies • In-text Citation • Syncing • Groups

  14. Bibliographies • Click-and-paste • Drag and Drop

  15. In-Text Citation • Word Document • Text-insert

  16. Synching

  17. Groups Group Types • Private Group • Public, Closed Membership • Public, Open Membership

  18. Demonstration https://www.zotero.org/

  19. Thank you! Erin Durham edurham@umbc.edu

  20. Upcoming Workshops Open Educational Resources (OER) for Faculty 10/30 Social Science Literature Review 11/13 Citing Sources: Mastering the Art of Academic Integrity 11/6 Finding Your Flow: Final Papers 12/4 library.umbc.edu/workshops

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