A Webinar on Zotero: A Next Generation Research / Citation Tool for Firefox

WHEN: January 13, 10-Noon
COST: $10.00
(CE Available)

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Library research tools have moved not only onto the web, but into the browser software itself.

Zotero (http://www.zotero.org) is a free Firefox add-on that allows students and researchers to save citations and create bibliographies.

It is as easy to learn and use as iTunes and more powerful than commercial competitors like EndNote and RefWorks. New features such as online storage and shared libraries help researchers collaborate online.

Open source browser plug-ins like Zotero can help library users at every stage of the research cycle, from search and discovery to writing and citation. By using free, open source tools, libraries can offer assistance and resources with little cost and foster skills that patrons can use throughout life.

Participants will learn to:

1) identify some of the advantages of using open-source software tools in library research

2) install the Zotero plugin for Firefox

3) save citations and build a personal citation library

4) synchronize your Zotero library and access it from any computer running Firefox

5) automatically generate bibliographies

6) share references and collaborate using Zotero's new groups feature


Intended Audience:

Library staff who assist researchers, students and anyone else needing to save citations and create bibliographies.


About the Presenter:

Jason Puckett is Librarian for Communication and Educational Technologies at Georgia State University Library. He blogs at http://jasonpuckett.net and is co-producer of the Adventures in Library Instruction podcast (http://adlibinstruction.blogspot.com).

NOTE: This Webinar is being hosted on CJRLC's iLinc Webinar Platform Please follow this link for instructions on setting up your PC prior to the webinar.)

February Meeting - Save the date!

The next meeting of the Central New Jersey Academic Reference Librarians Group will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010 (10AM - 12PM) at Central New Jersey Regional Library HQ in Freehold, NJ.

Directions to the Freehold office can be found here.

If you have an item that you would like to add to our discussion, please just send me an e-mail and I will add it to our agenda.

NB: Following our last meeting, many of us reconvened at a local restaurant for lunch. The event proved very popular and the suggestion to continue this practice was made by more than one participant. Certainly, the post-meeting lunch is obligatory, but all are welcome to join us.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.