Ian Kiarie presented on Zotero, an open source reference management software. The presentation covered the definition of Zotero, its benefits for organizing research sources and automatically formatting citations. It also explained how to install Zotero through the Firefox browser, create an account to save work across devices, and set up a library with sections for collections, items, and item details. The presentation demonstrated how to insert citations and bibliographies in documents and concluded with some challenges of using Zotero.

1. ZOTERO PRESENTATION
PRESENTED BY : IAN KIARIE
Course : Commerce (Finance Major)
: 4th year

2. Presentation Outline
• Definition
• Benefits
• Installation
• Creating accounts
• Creating a Library
• Zotero sections
• Inserting bibliography
• Challenges

3. Definition of zotero
• It is a free, fairly easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect,
manage, and cite your research sources.
• It is free and open source reference management software to
manage bibliographic data

4. Benefits
1. It’s a free and open source
2. keep you organized
3. With an account you can save you work and use the same later
4. The mode of referencing is automatically formatted when using
zotero
5. Zotero saves your library locally in your computer
6. Easy to use

5. Installation process
URL

6. Installation process cont.
Download zotero for your browser and allow it to install

7. From zotero home page under url www.zotero.org/download/
add a plug in for word and allow it to run in your computer

8. Creating a zotero account

9. Zotero sections
A. Collection
B. Items/Content
C. Details

10. Zotero sections continued
collections items Details

11. EBSCO research database page

12. Inserting bibliography
Step 1: insert citation
Step 2: insert bibliography

13. Insert citation

14. Insert bibliography

15. CHALLENGES OF USING ZOTERO
i. Late updates of the software
ii. The fact that Zotero resides on your
Firefox browser in your computer
makes it difficult for users to share
items

16. CONTACT
IAN KIARIE
Email : ian.w.kiarie@gmail.com
: ian.w.kiarie@hotmail.com
Mobile No: 0710877881