Learn the secrets of never manually creating a reference or in-text citation again, with the most up to date version of Zotero released this year, Zotero 6 (available for Windows, Mac and Linux) and take your research paper writing to the next level!
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Have you spent countless hours trying to cite in the right referencing style only to discover that you had done it all wrong and lost marks on your paper?
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Have you been manually creating your references?
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Do you write a lot of research papers and have to cite a range of sources often?
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Do you want to save time when referencing your academic work?
Then join me in making referencing easier without it taking forever.
What is reference management software and why should you use it?
Reference management software or citation managers allow you to collect, store and organise your references, and insert them into your documents quickly and easily. There are many options; Mendeley, EndNote and Zotero – Zotero being the only truly free and open-source reference management software.
Once you have stored a reference, you can use it over and over again in your reference list or bibliography. This can save you a lot of time, as you don’t have to manually type a reference each time you cite a particular source. Zotero reference manager works with Microsoft Office, LibreOffice and Google Docs.
Content and Overview
This course will introduce you to Zotero and show you how to:
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Create an account.
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Install the software.
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Add references to your Zotero library.
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Automatically generate your reference list in one-click.
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Read and annotate your documents within Zotero.
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Organize your Zotero library using advanced techniques.
We are going to teach you the skills that will allow you spend less time worrying about referencing and more time writing up your research.
I designed this course to be easily understood by everyone, there are no requirements to join the course, we only ask that you come open minded and ready to learn.
By the end of this course, you’ll know how to use Mendeley to help you become a productive and successful researcher.
See you inside the course!
Navigating the Zotero interface
Adding references to your library
Searching your library and organising your references
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5How to add a reference from Google Scholar
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6Why you should start syncing your library right now
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7How to add an existing library to Zotero from another reference manager
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8How to add existing PDF's and folders to your library
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9How to manually create a reference
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10How to remove duplicates from your library
Zotero can remove duplicates.
You can select which version you would prefer to keep and the differences will be displayed beneath the listing of the different versions. Once you've settled on a final version, click on the "Merge Items" button and Zotero will remove the duplicate references.