Dasapta Erwin Irawan
Faculty of Earth Sciences and TechnologyInstitut Teknologi Bandung
19 January 2015
Reference management A mini course_3
Using Zotero
Image: flickr/jasonparis
A bit about me
● A bit old: born in 1976● A bit hard: hydrogeology● A bit old-skool: love vintage things
● A bit old-fashioned: no dye and weird hair cut
● A bit social:
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– On Twitter: @dasaptaerwin
– On ResearchGate: www.researchgate.net/dasapta_irawan
Disclaimer
● This mini course is non-credit.
● It is offered as opportunities for students to learn specific skills in just a few sessions.
● This mini course offers no warranty of your study performance.
● Consultation session with your supervisor is very important to make the best out of this mini course.
● I'm prone to error, please report any typos or misconceptions from reading this doc.
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Outline
● 3.1 Terms in Zotero● 3.2 Adding item● 3.3 Attaching pdf● 3.4 Adding notes● 3.5 Choosing and adding citation style (csl)● 3.6 Searching item● 3.7 Exporting library, collection, sub collection● 3.8 Syncing library● 3.9 Connecting Zotero to Firefox● 3.10 Connecting Zotero to word processor:
– 3.10.1 LibreOffice– 3.10.2 Microsoft Word
Here we call a paper as an "item"
an item/a paper
A collection is group of papers, with the same topic
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A subcollection is a group of papers, with the same subtopic
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A library is a complete list of your papers, collections, and subcollections
a library
How to add a new item/paper
Manually Menu > New Item
Automatic mode: Menu > Import
Select the bib file
There's your item
Automatic mode: Entering the DOI/ISBN
Note the DOI from this paper
How to attach pdf
How to add some notes
You can add some notes/ paraphrase here
Here's your notes/ paraphrase
How to choose CSL
Here's you CSL pref window
What is CSL (Wikipedia)
The CSL creates this
Zotero's CSL library, search, and download
Installing new CSL file
Here's your new CSL
How to find something
How to export your doc
Export your entire library
Export your collection
Select your format
How to sync your library
Here's your "sync" button
This is why you need to make an acc
How to connect to Firefox: store info directly from Firefox
Install the add-on first
Enter your keyword
This is your results
Zotero detects the available results, select
Zotero saving the docs, in the cloud
Here's your cloud library
Don't forget to sync
How to connect LO and MSW with Zotero
Install the add-on first
Left is MsW, right is LO
Adding bibliography
How to connect LO and MSW with Zotero
Install the add-on first
Left is MsW, right is LO
Adding bibliography
Adding bibliography