presented 2/29/12 by UNCG Libraries, by two amazing LIS grad students

1. Zotero in 30: You can take it
with you!
Tim Williams, Mimi Smith-
DeCoster, Beth Filar-Williams (no
relation)

2. Poll: where do you stand with
Zotero?
• A: It sounds cool, tell me more about it.
• B: I know what it does, but I don’t use it.
• C: I use it occasionally.
• D: I use it all the time, but want to know
more.

3. The Disclaimer
• UNCG does not support Zotero.
• While there are no official UNCG sources for
troubleshooting, there are good online
resources.
• Since the service does not need to be tied to a
UNCG account, you can use it after graduation.

4. Basics: What is Zotero?
• A "personal research assistant" (zotero.org)
• Captures bibliographic information, abstracts,
PDF and HTML attachments
• Works with thousands of style guides to cite-
while-you-write & create reference pages

5. An Overview of Zotero
• Familiar iTunes-esque interface

6. More basics: how do I get
started?
• Download at Zotero.org (for Mac,
Windows, or Linux)
• Find in-depth tutorials: Documentation >
Screencast Downloads

7. Capturing Bibliographic Information

8. Creating a References Page (I)
• Zotero simplifies works cited pages, annotated
bibliographies, and reference pages.

9. Creating a References Page (II)

10. Syncing
• If you edit your collections on multiple
devices (e.g. work laptop, home PC,
phone), Zotero will automatically update
your changes.

11. Explanation of cool stuff
• The Zotero community is busy doing some
rad stuff: mobile apps, major software
updates, and more!
• http://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-apps-go-
mobile/

12. Zotero & Endnote
• EndNote webinar coming soon: stay tuned!
• If you are an EndNote user who wants to try
Zotero, you can export your EndNote collections!
• Format tab > Export References > Save as RIS
format
• File (or the Settings wheel icon) > Import (select
the RIS document you just saved in EndNote)

13. Quick Recap

14. Quick Recap (II)

15. Quick Recap (III)

16. Live Q & A
• What else would you like to know?
• Anything in particular you would like to see
in action?
• Want further clarification about something
we mentioned?
• Let us know in the chat box!