citation management

Library workshops: Advanced Zotero series

Posted on February 5, 2024 by dorner

Advanced Zotero workshops are intended for Zotero users who want to go beyond the basics of collecting citations and exporting bibliographies. If you are new to Zotero, consider attending one of the Library’s Introduction to Zotero workshops being offered this term.

Advanced Zotero workshops will be offered every other Wednesday, starting February 7th, from 12:10-1:00 via Zoom. Registration is required and the Zoom link will be provided to participants who register 24 hours in advance of the workshop. Register on the Library’s workshops page. You must have a Calnet ID to register for a workshop.

The agendas for the workshops are listed below. New developments in Zotero and associated add-ons may result in adjustments to the agendas. The workshop descriptions on the Library’s workshop pages will be kept up-to-date.

The Library attempts to offer programs in an accessible, barrier-free way. If you require a disability-related accommodation, please contact me (Jennifer Dorner) at dorner@berkeley.edu at least one week in advance of the workshop you have registered for.

2/7 Advanced Zotero Week 1: Managing your Zotero library

– Methods for adding existing research materials to your Zotero library

– Indexing and searching your Zotero library and attachments

– Zotero 6.0 PDF viewer and annotation extractor

– Creating and managing groups

2/21 Advanced Zotero Week 2: Zutilo add-on

– Installing and setting up Zutilo

– Clean up library

– Manage tags

– Relate items

– Create book & book section items

3/6 Advanced Zotero Week 3: Managing attachments

– How and where Zotero saves attachments

– Linked files vs. stored files

– Using the Zotfile add-on to store attachments in a cloud server

– Group attachment storage

3/20 Advanced Zotero Week 4: Writing with Zotero

– Locating and adding citation styles

– Zotero 6.0 Add note feature

– Editing citations with Zotero’s tools

– Changing the font/size of citations

– Why things go wrong (broken links to Library, unable to update document, etc.)

4/3 Advanced Zotero Week 5: More add-ons & upcoming features

– Zotero 7.0 beta

– Zotero Research Assistant “AI” connector to ChatGPT

– Storage scanner for Zotero

4/17 Advanced Zotero Week 6: JURIS-M for multilingual scholarship

– Installing JURIS-M

– Configure JURIS-M to link to your Zotero account

– Setting up JURIS-M to store multilingual information.

– Integrating JURIS-M into your writing process

5/1 Advanced Zotero Week 7: Agenda TBA

Introduction to Zotero workshops

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by dorner

Introduction to Zotero will be offered Wednesday, November 1 at 10:00, 12:00, and 4:00. This is a 50-minute workshop offered via Zoom. Intended for new or potential users of Zotero, it explains the features of the citation manager and covers how to import different types of items into your Zotero library, methods for exporting bibliographies into Word or Google Docs, and sharing Zotero resources among groups.

If you have a chance, download Zotero and browser connector at www.zotero.org before the workshop.

The Library attempts to offer programs in accessible, barrier-free settings. If you believe you may require disability-related accommodations, please contact Vaughn Egge.

Library Workshops: Advanced Zotero 2 offered October 5 & 6

Posted on September 18, 2023 by dorner

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Advanced Zotero 2 will cover:

Step-by-step instructions on using Zotfile to store attachments on a cloud server
Using the Zutilo add-on to manage tags, relate items, and bulk edit entries
Advanced editing of citations in word processing documents
Zotero 7 (beta) new features:
- new annotation types in Zotero’s PDF reader
- annotating EPUBs and webpage snapshots in the reader

October 5, 12:10-1:30 in 223 Doe Library (80 minutes, as in-person workshops seem to take longer)

October 6, 12:10-1:00 via Zoom (50 minutes, the zoom link will be sent to registrants 24 hours in advance of the workshop)

Zotero workshops: Basic and Advanced

Posted on February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 by dorner

Introduction to Zotero will be offered on Thursday, March 9 at 10:10, 12:10, and 4:10. This is a 50-minute workshop offered via Zoom. Intended for new or potential users of Zotero, it explains the features of the citation manager and covers how to import different types of items into your Zotero library, methods for exporting bibliographies into Word or Google Docs, and sharing Zotero resources among groups.

Advanced Zotero will be offered via Zoom Monday, March 13 & Tuesday, March 14 from 12:10-1:30.

This session covers:

The many different techniques for adding items to your Zotero library
Linked files vs. stored files
Zotero storage vs using Zotfile to store attachments in another cloud app
Creating and managing groups
Zotero 6.0 PDF viewer and annotation extractor
Zotero 6.0 Add note feature
Indexing and searching your Zotero library and attachments

Registration is required so that you can receive the Zoom link 24 hours in advance of the workshop. Register at https://tinyurl.com/UCBlibworkshops.

The Library attempts to offer programs in accessible, barrier-free settings. If you believe you may require disability-related accommodations, please contact me (Jennifer Dorner) at dorner@berkeley.edu.

Zotero Day – January 26 and February 1

Posted on January 7, 2021 by UC Berkeley Library

Do you … ?

… save random URLs in a Word or Google Doc?
… save article PDFs on your desktop and as email attachments?
… have a pile of article printouts sitting on your desk?
… write down citations on sticky notes and post them to your monitor?
… stay up late the night before a paper is due reconstructing your citations?

If you answered yes to any of the above … the answer is YES, you need Zotero (or some other citation management system).* Come to Zotero Day and learn more about this powerful tool for organizing your citations and creating bibliographies. Jennifer Dorner and David Eifler have been tag-team teaching Zotero classes which were very successful last semester, with one attracting over 150 attendees!

Spend an hour with Jennifer and David and learn to use this robust citation manager with Firefox and Chrome. These zoom workshop covers importing citations, exporting bibliographies into Word and Google Docs and sharing resources among groups. Three 1-hour sessions each day. (If you have a chance, download the program and browser connector at www.zotero.org before the workshop.)

Tuesday, January 26 (all classes are Pacific Standard Time)

10AM – 11AM
Noon – 1PM
5PM – 6PM

Monday, February 1

9AM – 10AM
2PM – 3PM
4PM – 5PM

Please register to get the Zoom link – https://berkeley.libcal.com/calendar/workshops

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Can’t make it to these workshops? Try a self-paced tutorial? This tutorial includes 24 slides and 18 embedded screencasts (totalling approximately 18 minutes of viewing). Do the tutorial at your own pace and skip or fast-forward through the screencasts. In total, the tutorial can take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. Check it out at: Zotero Basics

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* adapted from Why use a citation management tool?, Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington.

Event: Zotero workshops

Posted on September 19, 2019 by dorner

Zotero Day David Eifler, the Environmental Design Librarian, will be offering a day of Zotero workshops on Thursday, September 26 in 305 Wurster Hall. The 1-hour introduction to Zotero will repeat at 9am, 11am, 2pm, 4pm, and 5pm.

Registration is not required. You are encouraged to download the program and browser connector at www.zotero.org before attending.

News: Zotero connector not supported by Safari 12

Posted on October 8, 2018 by dorner

If you are a Zotero user who prefers using Safari, be aware that Apple is discontinuing support for Safari extensions distributed directly by developers. Because of this, you will not be able to install the Zotero connector in Safari 12. Find more information about this on the Zotero site, as well as a possible workaround.

Event: Zotero training

Posted on February 23, 2018 by dorner

Introductory Zotero training
Tuesday 3/6 4-5pm 305 Wurster
Citation management software can help organize research results and make writing papers easier by quickly creating properly formatted bibliographies and footnotes.
Learn how to use this easy citation manager for Firefox, Safari and Chrome. The workshop will cover importing citations, exporting bibliographies, sharing resources for working groups, and using a wide variety of citation styles.

Advanced Zotero Training
Tuesday 2/27 11-12pm 405 Moffitt*
Tuesday 3/13 4-5 pm 405 Moffitt*
The Advanced workshop is designed for those already using Zotero, who want to learn more about editing and organizing citations, using Zotero with a word processor, syncing data and attachments, and expanding Zotero’s functionality with plug-ins.

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*A Cal ID is required to enter Moffitt Library

Learn Citation Management Tools

Posted on August 16, 2017August 21, 2017 by UC Berkeley Library

Over the course of the past decade a number of free software tools and apps—including Mendeley, Zotero, and RefWorks—have cropped up to help you to create, format and manage your citations. The Library has arranged this series of Fall 2017 drop-in workshops to help you get started (or dig deeper) with the citation management software of your choice:

Writing and Citing Tools: What are your options?

Citation Management: Best Practices