1. 1. [zoh-TAIR-oh] Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources
2. 2. So what can it do? Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and really anything else. Zotero automatically indexes the full-text content of your library, enabling you to find exactly what you're looking for with just a few keystrokes.
3. 3. Lets now begin how to use it.. Step 1.. You need firefox browser and Microsoft Office installed on your windows or Mac OS. If you dont have one you can download one here or go to https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ to get it and install it. Check if you have Microsoft office installed and I would recommend getting a Office version 10 or above You can try the latest office 2016 for free till its released here https://products.office.com/en-us/office-2016-preview
4. 4. Step 2.. Setting it up for the first run Open Firefox Go to www.zotero.org
5. 5. Open firefox and go to www.zotero.org
6. 6. After install it will ask you to restart firefox.. Restart and go back to www.zotero.org/download/
7. 7. This time click on plugin for Word or LibreOffice
8. 8. SCROLL DOWN
9. 9. Install this for word plugin and restart firefox
10. 10. This pane shows your folders This will show the articles under each of the folder selected This pane shows the details of the article
11. 11. So where ever you search for your references PubMed (MEDLINE) Start your search here. MeSH is useful for nucleating search concepts. Embase Approximately 85% overlap with MEDLINE with more second tier European and Aisian journals. Has some meetings. EMTREE controlled vocabulary can be adapted from MeSH terms. Cochrane Library (Includes the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) Cochrane Central contains MEDLINE trials plus many trials from other, non-indexed sources; limited to randomized and non-randomized controlled trials. MeSH for MEDLINE records, but no other controlled vocabulary. Click through to Advanced Search and select Central. Web of Science (Science Citation Index) Broad but not deep coverage of all sciences. Will cover some journals missed by PubMed and Embase. Some meeting information. No controlled vocabulary. ClinicalTrials.gov Registers trials that are recruting and reports which have been completed. It also has results for many studies. Since a majority of the trials in this registry are never published, you'll need to search here if you're looking or clinical trial data.
12. 12. Some other areas to search BIOSIS Previews Although it is primarly useful for biologists, it contains a lot of meetings and some medical journals. Controlled vocabulary is not suitable for medical searching. CINAHL Nursing and other health related information; excellent source for issues in patient care. Well developed controlled vocabulary. PsycINFO Cognitive and behavioral therapies are well covered. Controlled vocabulary. POPLINE Reproduction and population issues. Simple, specialized controlled vocabulary. LILACS Health science literature published by Latin American and Caribbean authors. African Index Medicus index to African health literature and information sources. WHO GLobal Health Library Search all WHO regional indexes, including the South-East Asia and Western Pacific Pacific regional databases. Sociological Abstracts The primary index for sociological literature. May be useful for community-related studies or interpersonal issues. Controlled vocabulary. 3ie Impact Evaluation Repository Investigating an ecomomic or social intervention? The 3ie Impact Evaluation Repository is a curated database for evidence of what works in international development in low- and middle-income countries. EconLit Economics. Almost any social intervetion and many medical ones get studied by economists. RePEc IDEAS A repository of economics literature. It includes bibliographic metadata from many archives.
13. 13. Now Open Microsoft Word
14. 14. Zotero insert citation Zotero edit citation Zotero insert bibliography Zotero edit bibliography Zotero refresh Dont need to know
15. 15. Clicking on the insert citation open a popup, select Vancouver and ok
16. 16. Select classic view to see all your saved citations from firefox.
17. 17. Hope that was easy Its is easier and quicker than typing in all the references and then checking for any changes and redoing it.. Hope I have saved you a day or two work..
18. 18. Thank you