Webinar on Managing References using Zotero by V. Sriram. Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram. 17th August 2021.
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Webinar on Managing References using Zotero
1. Webinar on Managing References using Zotero
V. Sriram
Chief Librarian
Centre for Development Studies
Thiruvananthapuram, India
E-mail: vsrirams@gmail.com
Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment
Thiruvananthapuram.
17th August 2021
2. Contents
Literature – What and How to manage
Basics of referencing – What and Why
Style Manuals
Reference management software
Zotero – Features
Zotero – Features
Zotero – Word integration
3. Avenues of Publication
Journal article
Article in a collection
Contribution to
newspapers
Commentaries
Book
Book editorial
Book section / chapter
Book review
WP / OP / Notes
Commentaries
Internal or external report
Dissertation / Thesis
Project
WP / OP / Notes
Popular publications
Blogs / Wikis
Case Studies
4. Managing Literature and References
Systematic gathering of sources:
Using proper tools to gather literature – Google
Scholar, Journal Databases, …
Creating bibliographic records, summary, notes,
comments, and making it error free
Organizing by topic, subject, research area…
Linking the soft copy full text for easy retrieval
Assigning a unique primary-key for print items.
5. Referencing
What is referencing?
It is a method used by the researchers to
demonstrate that they have conducted a
thorough and appropriate literature search,
and reading. To accurately acknowledge
and reading. To accurately acknowledge
other people's work and ideas when writing
your own work, you need to use a referencing
style. There are many types of referencing
style such as Chicago Style, MLA, APA …
9. Reference management software
Need:
Enhance the presentation
Good practice to give due credit
Avoid plagiarism
Benefits:
search easily for a particular reference to which
you need to refer back
print or save lists of references
insert citations into your document and
automatically produce a bibliography in whatever
style you require
10. Zotero
Free – Open Source
Platform independent
Works Offline and Online
Over 10127 referencing styles
www.zotero.org
Over 10127 referencing styles
Data Sharing
26 fields
34 Types of Sources
Linking full text / pdf
Integration with MS-Office / Open Office
36. Conclusion
Organizes your research materials
Long term storage
Reduces data entry and formatting
Helps to develop your research
Helps to develop your research