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Zotero: Next Gen Research

Zotero: Next Gen Research. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. What is it?. “free, easy-to-use Firefox extension [plug-in] to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources” [Firefox, Flock, Netscape]

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Zotero: Next Gen Research

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  1. Zotero: Next Gen Research This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Prepared by Marsha Schnirring, Instructional Services Librarian (Occidental College)

  2. What is it? “free, easy-to-use Firefox extension [plug-in] to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources” [Firefox, Flock, Netscape] “The name ‘Zotero’ is loosely based on the Albanian (yes, Albanian) word zotëroj, meaning ‘to acquire, to master,’ as in learning.”

  3. Who’s producing it and why? Center for History and New Media @ George Mason University Networked environment; open source; scholars developing tools

  4. Documentation http://www.zotero.org/ support forums blog

  5. Getting started Install Firefox plug-in Open Mozilla Firefox browser Go to www.zotero.org Download Set Zotero preferences Under General, Link Resolvers [ex. http://XXXX.search.serialssolutions.com] Export Select default output format Advanced Storage Location Custom: [for portability - a flash or network drive] Install Word plug-in

  6. The Zotero Window

  7. Adding books

  8. Adding articles

  9. Adding web pages

  10. Adding media

  11. Adding other items

  12. Creating a bibliography

  13. Writing & citing

  14. What else … ILI “back-door” approach Bibliobouts (game) Future enhancements Web syncing Zotero trainer workshops Thomson Reuters lawsuit ??? Questions ???

  15. Thank you for being here!-MarshaZotero: Next Gen Research This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Prepared by Marsha Schnirring, Instructional Services Librarian (Occidental College)

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