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== =Zotero's Workshop Resources=


 * • Description/Overview**

Zotero is [|reference management software]. Zotero is used to manage [|bibliographies] and [|references] when writing essays and articles. On many major research websites such as digital libraries, [|PubMed], [|Google Scholar], [|Google Books], [|Amazon.com], and even [|Wikipedia], Zotero detects when a book, article, or other resource is being viewed and with a mouse click finds and saves the full reference information to a local file. If the source is an online article or web page, Zotero can optionally store a local copy of the source. Users can then add notes, tags, and their own [|metadata] through the in-browser interface. Selections of the local reference library data can later be exported as formatted bibliographies. Furthermore, all entries including bibliographic information and user-created rich-text memos of the selected articles can be summarized into an HTML report.


 *  • History**

The program is produced by the [|Center for History and New Media] of [|George Mason University] (GMU). Originally released under the[|Educational Community License], Zotero migrated to [|GPL3] in December, 2009.[|[1]] It has always been open and extensible, allowing other users to contribute citation styles and site translators, and more generally for others who are building digital tools for researchers to expand the platform.[|[2]][|[3]] The name is loosely derived from an [|Albanian] verb meaning "to master".[|[4]]


 *  • Impact on Teaching and Learning**

Zotero provides excellent support for scholarly research from Web-based resources, meeting many of the detailed requirements of faculty, and providing a usable interface demanded by students. Zotero is an ideal tool for teaching students basic research methodology such as finding, cataloging, and selecting data resources. The output functionality of the formatting tools can increase the quality of bibliographies in student papers dramatically.

Scholars may also find Zotero a nice complement to their existing bibliographic software. The tool is lightweight, yet collects the full set of Dublin Core metadata automatically from semantic documents and a select set of reference databases; for other sources, Zotero has a well designed interface for manual entry of metadata. Another benefit is that the data can be exported to other documents in a variety of formats including EndNote, RDF, HTML formatted bibliography, or RTF bibliography.

Zotero is also one of the first research tools to leverage the concept of tagging, which is growing more popular among Web 2.0 tools. In addition to collecting metadata, Zotero organizes user-generated information including snapshots, images (e.g., from Flickr), notes, attachments, tagging, and related items. Zotero may be a tool in which students can learn both research and Web 2.0 skills.


 * • Practical Application**

Zotero has a number of benefits not available in other tools which make it ideal for small research projects. It has an ability to automatically extract certain types of metadata, such as the URL, date and time accessed, and title from common online archives such as Flickr, Google Scholar and YouTube. This not only reduces manual transcription on the part of the student user, but also improves accuracy.

The interface is easier to learn than other commercially available bibliographic management tools, some of which may require special preconfigurations before citations can be added and formatted. Zotero includes robust note management capabilities as well as tagging, which can help students track resources they find. Finally, Zotero is free and students who are at the beginning of learning the research process may find Zotero more appealing than a tool which could cost over $100. Even more experienced scholars may prefer Zotero over some commercial tools depending on their situation. Zotero is open-source and there is a commitment from the Zotero developers to allow unrestricted access to users and opportunities for outside developers to add functionality and ensure continued development.

Three (3) re sources either developed by you or found, that provide users of your tool with comprehensive, effective and high quality instruction on the use and administration of your tool.
 * •Resources and Demonstrations **


 * [|Zotero_Handout.pdf] Introductory Activity
 * Zotero youtube demo
 * [|Zotero screencast]
 * [|Zotero Tour]
 * Zotero Support Website
 * Zotero Print-friendly Handout
 * [[file:getting_stuff_into_your_lib...pdf]]


 * • Rubric**
 * **Aspect** ||= **Score (in points)** || **Explanation** ||
 * Cost ||= 10 ||  ||
 * Scalability ||= 10 ||  ||
 * Compatibility ||= 5 || Works only with Firefox ||
 * Transferability ||= 10 ||  ||
 * Support ||= 8 || Free tutorial, online support ||
 * Reputation ||= 10 ||  ||
 * Documentation ||= 10 ||  ||
 * Learning Curve ||= 9 ||  ||
 * Implementation ||= 9 ||  ||
 * Viability ||= 10 ||  ||
 * Customization ||= 7 ||  ||
 * Quickness of Use ||= 8 ||  ||

@http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/zotero_hot_team.pdf youtube wikipedia
 * • References and Useful Links**