ZOTERO www.zotero.org

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ZOTEROwww.zotero.org
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Compatible with

• Firefox
• Flock
• Netscape Navigator

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Zotero

• Center of History and New Media at George Mason
  University
• Next Generation Research Tool

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Zotero presentation

1. Why is it a next generation research tool?
2. What does it have to offer?
3. How is it evolving?

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Easy Bib

• Supports MLA and APA styles
• Use email address to save bibliography for later
  access
• STEPS
• Select source
• Select where you found it
• Fill in all appropriate fields

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Bibomatic

• Supports MLA, APA and CMS
• Can request multiple citations at once
• no ongoing list, no storage, email or download
  options
• STEPS
• Enter ISBN
• Select citation style

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Zotero Formatted Bibliographies

• RTF
• HTML
• Directly into
• MS Word
• Google Docs
• OpenOffice
• Supported on Windows, Mac (NeoOffice) and Linux

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ENDNOTE

• Original
• Installed on your computer
• Complex
• Focus is on databases, scholarly formats

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ENDNOTE

• Two methods of getting references in
• Import filters
• Connection files
• Confusing

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Refworks

• Web-based
• Easier to use
• Student-friendly
• Ref-Grab-It

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Endnote Web

• Introduced in 2008
• Separate product
• In ISI Web of Knowledge
• Available via site license

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Zotero - COinS

• Emerging standard for embedding citation metadata
  in HTML
• Read and produce smart bibliographies

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ZOTERO - OpenURL

• Can point to your OpenURL resolver
• Check for full text from Zotero

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Zotero Pros

• FREE
• Create and view libraries
• Screenshots
• Automatic capture (Web, databases, OPACs)
• Import records from non-traditional sources
  (E-mail, YouTube videos, podcasts, etc.)

• Tagging
• Sorting and advanced search features
• Save searches---Smart Folders
• Full-text indexing of PDFs
• Online/offline access
• Open Source

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Zotero Cons

• Limited style formats
• Limited database compatibility relative to
  Refworks and Endnote
• Limited browser choices
• Currently does not sync collections

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Zotero 2.0 - Is it Web based? Well

• Must download the Zotero client
• Use on any/many computer(s)
• Seamless backup, remote access to your Zotero
  database

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Coming Soon

• Zotero 2.0
• Zotero Server Features

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Shared Collections

• Users will be able to share
  collections, notes, and public domain documents
  with other users.

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Scholarly Groups

• Scholarly groups formed around
  different fields. Scalable groups, from local
  research groups to professional associations.

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Recommendations

• As information and records
  aggregate Zotero will offer recommendations,
  leveraging the long tail of scholarship to
  recommend works other scholars with related
  interests have been looking at.

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Bibliographic Feeds

• Bibliographic feeds from
  colleagues, associates or groups will allow you
  to drag in interesting bibliographic items from
  other people's most recent research activity.

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APIs

• APIs for other online tools and
  services to interact with Zotero.Zoterolicious!
• And many more to come

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Zotero - Recent Statistics

• As of January 2008 - Over 500,000 unique IP
  addresses
• Average number daily users Currently over
  100,000
• Last month Zotero tour video was viewed almost
  16,000 times and Quick start guide was viewed
  over 70,000 times
• Approximately 70 institutions recommend Zotero

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Thanks Questions

• Many thanks to Trevor Owens!
• Technology Evangelist
• Center for History and New Media
• George Mason University
• Trevor_at_Zotero.org