Tech Talk

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Tech Talk

• Introducing
• Z O T E R O http//www.zotero.org/
• Lilly Ramin
• Virtual Reference Coordinator
• Research and Instructional Services (RIS)
• University of North Texas Libraries
• May 28, 2008

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Outline

• I. Instructing students at UNT
• A. Citing Books
• B. Citing Articles
• II. Background of Zotero
• III. How to capture a book citation (UNT catalog)
• IV. How to capture a journal article citation and
  store a PDF (ex. Academic Search Complete
  database)
• V. Special Features
• VI. Sources

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I. Instructing students at UNT

• Cant cite books in catalog ?
• Use citation manual or good website for books
• Example
• (Research tools gt Scholarly and Professional
  Style Manuals gtMLA Style (Languages and
  Literature)
• Citation Styles Handbook MLA, available from the
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigns
  Writers Workshop, includes a summary of MLA
  style
• Can cite Article through some databases ?
• E-mail articles to yourself
• Export citations to RefWorks, etc.
• Example Academic Search Complete (EbscoHost)
  http//irservices.library.unt.edu/ais.cfm?alphaA

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II. Background of Zotero

• Citation Manager created at George Mason Univ.
• Funded by IMLS and Carnegie grant
• Firefox extension (must use Firefox. It is
  free!)
• Zotero 1.0.4 Launches (May 17, 2008 update)
• Can be used with other Firefox tools
• (i.e. Libx http//www-personal.umich.edu/
  jkglenn/firefox/ )
• Download link and Quick Start guide
• (with icon glossary) at http//www.zotero.org/doc
  umentation/quick_start_guide

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III. How to capture a book citation

• Mimicking the book example in the start guide
• 1. Do a title search in the UNT catalog
  http//iii.library.unt.edu/search/t
• 2. Search Shakespeare the invention of the
  Humanhttp//iii.library.unt.edu/search/?searchtyp
  etsearchargShakespearetheinventionofthehum
  ansearchscope12SORTDextended1SUBMITSearch
  searchlimitssearchorigargtInventionoftheHuma
  n
• Note Permanent URL will not be stored?
  Use regular URL.
• 3. Click the Z button on toolbar to make sure it
  is active
• 4. Click the blue book icon by the link and it
  will add the citation automatically. If you get
  an error message (i.e. translator error), you
  can add the citation manually (Create a new
  item from current page
• click the button, choose book, and input
  citation data)

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Book Citation (UNT Library Catalog)
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IV. How to capture a journal article citation

• 1. Access a database like Academic Search
  Complete
• http//irservices.library.unt.edu/ais.cfm?alphaA
• 2. Search the database for an article
• 3. Click on an article title and the record will
  open up
• 4. Click the article icon in the toolbar to save
  to Zotero
• 5. To view the full article you may need to click
  the Article Linker. Then open up the PDF. Take a
  snapshot if PDF will not be stored.
• Article ex. https//libproxy.library.unt.edu9
  443/login?urlhttp//search.ebscohost.com/login.as
  px?directtruedba9hAN25326186siteehost-live
  scopesite
• Again, if citation information does not load, you
  can Create a New Item from Current Page (see
  icon) and save in the appropriate format

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Journal article citation (ASC database)
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V. Special Features exporting data or create
bibliography

• 1. Click the gear action icon
• 2. Choose export library
• 3. Select a format
• 4. Export files (Check boxes)
• 5. Click Okay
• New window will pop-up. Click Save.
• gt
• Right click on folder saved citation to Create a
  Bibliography in a given citation format!

Other features import library, add tags, add
Related sites, stand-alone notes, search your
library, store a copy of a file, and more!
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VI. Sources

• Helpful presentations and guides online
• 1. Zotero quick start guide
• http//www.zotero.org/documentation/quick_start_g
  uide
• Click gear icon then documentation for
  shortcut
• 2. Mark of Zotero includes demo
• http//www.opal-online.org/Zotero200801_files/fram
  e.htm
• 3. Zantherus blog (step by step screenshots)
• http//blog.zantherus.com/category/firefox/