Presentasi sedang didownload. Silahkan tunggu

Presentasi sedang didownload. Silahkan tunggu

Tech Talk Introducing… Z O T E R O Lilly Ramin Virtual Reference Coordinator Research and Instructional Services (RIS) University.

Presentasi serupa


Presentasi berjudul: "Tech Talk Introducing… Z O T E R O Lilly Ramin Virtual Reference Coordinator Research and Instructional Services (RIS) University."— Transcript presentasi:

1 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

2 Outline I. Instructing students at UNT… a. A. Citing Books b. 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

3 I. Instructing students at UNT ~ Can’t cite books in catalog  Use citation manual or good website for books Example: (Research tools > Scholarly and Professional Style Manuals >MLA Style (Languages and Literature)Scholarly and Professional Style Manuals  Citation Styles Handbook: MLA, available from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Writer’s Workshop, includes a summary of MLA style Citation Styles Handbook: MLAWriter’s Workshop ~ 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?alpha=A http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ais.cfm?alpha=A

4 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/ )http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jkglenn/firefox/ ~ Download link and Quick Start guide (with icon glossary) at: http://www.zotero.org/documentation/quick_start_guide http://www.zotero.org/documentation/quick_start_guide

5 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 http://iii.library.unt.edu/search/t 2. Search: Shakespeare the invention of the Human http://iii.library.unt.edu/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Shakespeare+the+invention+of+the+human&searchscope=12&SORT=D&extended=1&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimit s=&searchorigarg=tInvention+of+the+Human http://iii.library.unt.edu/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Shakespeare+the+invention+of+the+human&searchscope=12&SORT=D&extended=1&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimit s=&searchorigarg=tInvention+of+the+Human 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)

6 Book Citation (UNT Library Catalog)

7 IV. How to capture a journal article citation 1. Access a database like Academic Search Complete 1. http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ais.cfm?alpha=A http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ais.cfm?alpha=A 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.edu:9443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=25326186&site=ehost-live&scope=sitehttps://libproxy.library.unt.edu:9443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=25326186&site=ehost-live&scope=site Again, if citation information does not load, you can “Create a New Item from Current Page” (see icon) and save in the appropriate format

8 Journal article citation (ASC database)

9 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > 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!

10 VI. Sources Helpful presentations and guides online: 1. Zotero quick start guide http://www.zotero.org/documentation/quick_start_guide Click gear icon then “documentation” for shortcut 2. Mark of Zotero – includes demo http://www.opal-online.org/Zotero200801_files/frame.htm 3. Zantherus blog (step by step screenshots) http://blog.zantherus.com/category/firefox/


Download ppt "Tech Talk Introducing… Z O T E R O Lilly Ramin Virtual Reference Coordinator Research and Instructional Services (RIS) University."

Presentasi serupa


Iklan oleh Google