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On Tuesday, Dan Johnson, graduate student and new father, took time from his busy schedule to teach a Zotero workshop for the ZSR staff. Dan is such a fan of this product that he volunteered for this assignment! Having ditched EndNote, Dan uses Zotero exclusively to manage his thesis citations.

A Firefox extension, Zotero is available for download from www.zotero.org. Dan began the class by having the participant download and install this useful plug-in to our web browser. Next, we learned the core features of this product, using it to create entries for a variety of source types from library catalogs to databases. We even learned how to attach PDF files and screen shots of the articles into Zotero.

Dan did an amazing job covering this extensive amount of material in a 60 minute session. For those who missed the class, the Zotero website has excellent tutorials and other support resources for new users! I encourage anyone who uses EndNote to give Zotero a try, who knows, you may decide this web based product meets your citation needs!