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Collecting, Managing, and Sharing Information and its Sources with Zotero

John PellAssistant ProfessorHunter College Libraries

+Overview

The Big PictureInstalling and Using Zotero

Options for Using ZoteroCollecting Information with ZoteroManaging files with ZoteroSharing Information Socially with Zotero

Integrating Zotero with your writing

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The Big PictureWhy teach or learn about things like Zotero?

+Information Literacy

Zotero is just one example of a family of software for citation management.

Using technologies like Zotero to extract, record, and mange information and its sources is an ACRL Information Literacy Performance Indicator. “Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education”, n.d.

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.

+Installing and Using Zotero

+Options for Using Zotero

As a Plugin for Firefox http://download.zotero.org/extension/zotero-3.0.2.xpi

As a Stand-alone program* For Windows:

http://download.zotero.org/standalone/3.0.2/Zotero-3.0.2_setup.exe For Mac:

http://download.zotero.org/standalone/3.0.2/Zotero-3.0.2.dmg *Using the stand-alone program permits saving information

from within browsers other than Firefox once connectors have been installed Connector For Chrome:

http://download.zotero.org/connector/chrome/Zotero_Connector_3.0.2.crx

Connector For Safari: http://download.zotero.org/connector/safari/Zotero_Connector_3.0.2.safariextz

+Collecting Information with Zotero

+Collecting Information with Zotero

As a plug-in for Firefox, you can view your Zotero library as a section of your browser window by clicking this icon.

+Collecting Information with Zotero

When Zotero recognizes data that it can capture, you can click this icon to save a record of the data.

With web pages, the record will include a snapshot of

the page.

+Collecting Information with ZoteroZotero also works with

many web-based databases (Web of Science

shown here.)

You can attach files to your records in order to

keep articles handy- right click the record and select

“Add Attachment”

+Managing Files with Zotero

+Managing Files with Zotero

You can add PDFs to your Zotero library and have

Zotero retrieve the metadata.

+Managing Files with Zotero

Once you have the files in your library, select them,

right click, and chose, “Retrieve Metadata for

PDFs.”

+Managing Files with ZoteroZotero will attempt to

retrieve metadata for your files from Google Scholar using the article’s DOI. (note that the file must

have OCRed text.)

Once the data is retrieved, the PDF will be associated with the article’s author, title, etc. in your Zotero

library.

+Sharing Information Socially with Zotero

+Sharing Information Socially with Zotero

You can create a public profile to share your

research interests; you can even share your CV!

Through your public library, you can share

reading lists, and your thoughts about

what you are reading.

+Sharing Information Socially with Zotero

Zotero hosts thousands of Groups where members can

share articles and ideas.

+Integrating Zotero with your Writing

+Integrating Zotero with your Writing

You can download and install a plugin that integrates Zotero with

Microsoft Word

For Windows: http://download.zotero.org/integration/Zotero-WinWord-Plugin-3.1.5.xpi

For Mac: http://download.zotero.org/integration/Zotero-MacWord-Plugin-3.1.10.xpi

+Integrating Zotero with your Writing

Once the plug-in is installed. You can access Zotero options from the Add-Ins tab in Word

for Windows. Mouse over the icons for a text tip. (Zotero options will appear in the scripts

menu in Word for Mac.)

+Integrating Zotero with your Writing

To insert an in-text citation, click the “insert citation” option and then select the record

that you want to cite.

+Trouble Shooting and Keeping Up

+Trouble Shooting and Keeping Up

The Zotero site contains a great deal of help documentation and if you do not find what

you need, there are discussion forums where you can seek support for unique problems.