zotero-4-firefox
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General slides on Zotero and Word plugins for FirefoxTRANSCRIPT
Zotero for Firefox
Paul Emsley
Subject Librarian
(Music, Art History, Philosophy and Education)
This session will cover …
• Zotero – what is it and what can it do?
• Installing Zotero and the Zotero Word plugin
• Downloading bibliographic information of books and journal articles
• Creating and editing in-text citations and bibliographies
What is Zotero and what does it do?
• Reference/Citation management software• A Plugin for Firefox (also standalone version)• Manages references like Endnote• Allows you to access your library from any internet-
connected computer (except Victoria student domain)• Downloads bibliographic data from web pages• Creates in-text citations/footnotes/bibliographies in a
referencing style you choose in MS Word• More info at http://www.zotero.org/support/
Firefox download - 1
On Campus Computers:• Only possible on staff domain (ITS need to
install)• Needs Firefox (or Frontmotion) v24.0 or
newer
Firefox download - 2
Personal/Laptop/Home computers:• Go to http://www.mozilla.org/firefox • or http://
www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html en-US language works best
Download and Install Zotero from http://www.zotero.org/
Create your account (register) - 1
Create your account (register) - 2
My Library
Install Microsoft Word Plugin
Firefox Zotero icon
Firefox Zotero pane
Adjusting the height of the pane
Toggle tab mode
Left column
Creating new collections - 1
Creating new collections - 2
Creating new subcollections - 1
Creating new subcollections - 2
Centre column
Right column
How Zotero works
Set up syncing your Zotero library
Open “Preferences”
Select “sync automatically” in preferences
Preferences Disabling PDF and screenshot saving
Upgrading Your Server (Disc) Space - 1
Upgrading Your Server (Disc) Space - 2
Downloading bibliographic information (books)
Automatic download
Multiple download
… But first, click the subcollection in you wish to store the downloaded citation.
Tick the items you want
ISBN / DOI search button
ISBN / DOI search box
Downloading bib info (journal articles)
Article/Document icon
What if I don’t see the document icon?
Export directly to Zotero (Endnote option)
Duplicate detection
Merge duplicates
Creating a bibliography
Create bibliography – citation style, output format
Bibliography
Appleby, Joyce. “The American Heritage: The Heirs and the Disinherited.” The Journal of American
History 74.3 (1987): 798–813. JSTOR. Web. 8 May 2013.
Cartwright, William H. The Reinterpretation of American History and Culture. Washington: National
Council for the Social Studies, 1973. Print.
Condit, Carl W. “The First Reinforced-Concrete Skyscraper: The Ingalls Building in Cincinnati and Its
Place in Structural History.” Technology and Culture 9.1 (1968): 1–33. JSTOR. Web. 8 May 2013.
Current, Richard N. American History: a Survey. New York: Knopf, 1961. Print.
DeConde, Alexander. Patterns in American History. 3d ed. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Pub. Co, 1973.
Print.
Merk, Frederick. Manifest Destiny and Mission in American History: a Reinterpretation. New York: Vintage
Books, 1966. Print. A Vintage Book V-318.
“Political Theory, History of Political Thought, and Methodology.” The American Political Science Review
62.4 (1968): 1301–1324. JSTOR. Web. 8 May 2013.
Reconstructing American Literary History. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1986. Print.
Harvard English Studies 13.
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier. History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-1968. New York: Chelsea
House, 1971. Print.
Microsoft Word Plugin
Zotero buttons in Word tool bar
Zotero shortcuts in Word for Mac 2008/2011
Word: in-text citation button
Word: in-text citation – Classic Style
Word: select a citation style
Word: type the author’s name, the title, etc. and select the item you want to cite from the list
Word: Click to add a page number
Automatic in-text citation
Word: edit-in-text citation button
Word: add/Edit citation window
Word: editor view
Word: keep adding in-text citations
Word: Create a Bibliography button
Word: creating a bibliography
Word: editing bibliography
Word: Edit Bibliography button
Word: Edit Bibliography window
Have fun with Zotero!
• Thank you for your attention
• For further information, view Zotero’s support page @ http://www.zotero.org/support/
• The slides for this session are at http://www.slideshare.net/paulwe1/zotero-4-firefox250314