Instructional Technology & Design Office [email protected] 217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892 Zotero & Mendeley Workshop Presented by Kate Rojas
Dec 31, 2015
Instructional Technology & Design Office
217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892
Zotero & Mendeley WorkshopPresented by Kate Rojas
What are Zotero and Mendeley?
ZoteroFree organization tool for research references
Extracts bibliographical information from docs on web
Available as program, browser plug-in and offline platform
MendeleyFree reference and PDF manager, bibliography builder and annotation tool
Works best as program and available for offline platforms
Zotero: Pick your format!
Third option is via zotero.com, which syncs with either/both versions
Zotero: Basics
Citation ManagerLook for “capture icon.” If it’s not there,
there’s nothing to grab
Pulls bibliographic infoVarious item metadata including books, articles, and documents to web pages, artwork, films, sound recordings, bills, cases, or statutes
Interface Similar to iTunes, SpotifyItems in center column
Metadata on the right
Left column is navigation/My Library
Zotero Online: Library
Zotero Online: Groups
Really Cool Stuff~
Can grab PDFs and put everything in one place. Zotero does a fairly good job at putting metadata off of the web
Can search and obtain information from ISBN, DOI, or PubMed ID
Functions within a browser
Has an advanced search feature
Can snapshot, save, and capture web pages
Not overly complex
Zotero: Drawbacks
DrawbacksRecognizes most items but some must be added manually
Very little text, mostly icons
Sync requires several plugins, downloads but can be linked through Zotero account
Some other software may interfere with Zotero Sync like Kapersky Security, Symantic Endpoint, Skype extension for Firefox, etc.
Possible errors in versions of Word 2013 and new OS (Win8, etc.)
Zotero: Resources
Downloading Zotero: https://www.zotero.org
ITD Tutorial: http://groups.lis.illinois.edu/itdweb/zotero/1index.php
Zotero Documentation: https://www.zotero.org/support/
Zotero Libguide: http://uiuc.libguides.com/zotero
Mendeley: BasicsManaging Web Sources
Login to Mendeley.com with 2 GB of online storage
Import sources from Zotero, Endnote, etc.
Add actual document to library and folders or link using bookmark manager
Bibliographic InfoChoose Type and imports authors, title, journal name, pages, absract, author keywords, url and catalog IDs from PDF
InterfaceNavigation on far left, documents and search in center, metadata details on right
Mendeley Online: Dashboard
First thing you see: a dashboard with a newsfeed?
It’s a social networking web site (like Facebook!)
Mendeley Online: Library
Mendeley Online: Groups
Really Cool Stuff~Interface has a good blend of words and text. Very organized layout in desktop version, making it easy to learn
“Watching folders”
Built-in PDF reader
Plugin for Microsoft Word -> look under “References” in Word
Backing up your data is easy! Help -> create backup
The options menu (under the tools menu)Allows you to choose what information to pull some online citations
Allows you to organize your citations in folders on your hard drive after creating a folder***
Mendeley DrawbacksMust download desktop program for full functionality
Must have Mendeley account
Web Importer cannot save pdfs pages (direct link to pdf)
Have to put it in your bookmarks bar manually
May not import metadata or document from behind paywall (through pay portal like EBSCO), especially author names.
Can’t import unsupported file types (i.e. images)
Adding files in desktop program is not too obvious
Word Plugin might not be supported for Mac 2013 or newer versions of Word (versions 2011 & 2008 do work!)
Not available for Windows 8 RT
Retrieves reference to file so if you delete it, it’s gone!
Importing from Zotero = one way. (tricky to import initially as well)
Mendeley: Resources
Downloading Mendeley: http://www.mendeley.com/
Mendeley Support: http://support.mendeley.com/
Mendeley Resource Center: http://www.mendeleyresourcecenter.com/
Mendeley Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MendeleyResearch/
Mendeley Blog: http://blog.mendeley.com/
Mendeley Libguide: http://uiuc.libguides.com/mendeley
Final Comparisons
• Good for web based content • Good for variable file types• Search docs by any field
• Good for collaboration• Literature Search Option • Lots of
support/documentation• Collaborative community of
scholars on Mendeley.com
Would it be best to use a little bit of both?
Another Resource
RefWorksProvided through UIUC, free for students, faculty, and staff (http://uiuc.libguides.com/refworks)
ProsCitation space is unlimited
Options linked to RefWorks are present within library databases and search queries
Allows access after graduation via group code
ConsPDFs must be imported into citation manually
100MB limit on attachments/PDFs total
Online-only component
Instructional Technology & Design Office
217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892
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