Using Zotero for Research
Section outline
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Class Overview
Like EndNote, Zotero is a powerful research tool that helps you gather, organize, analyze, and share your sources. Unlike EndNote, Zotero is free, open source, and easy to use.
Whit will take you through the simple steps of this “smarter, not harder” software tool that saves time while improving your research.
Objectives- Create Zotero account
- Install Zotero 5.0, Word plugin, and browser plugins
- Configure Zotero
- Use Zotero to save information from websites, article databases and more
- Format references in a Word document in AMA/APA style using Zotero
Software
This class uses Zotero. Please create a free account and install plugins prior to class.
Instructor
Evans "Whit" Whitaker, Research Librarian at UCSF LibraryMaterials
All materials and topics in this course are subject to periodical changes and updates by the Instructor. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License