There are some functions from Mendeley in ZoteroLib module and in AppEventHandler class module.
If there is non-trivial code from Mendeley here, we need to retain the copyright notice somewhere.The last functions in ZoteroRibbon (from ZoteroInsertCitationVisible) are call backs from UI XML Ribbon definition. I think I have removed all unnecessary code. I have removed the commented lines and debug instructions. It would be nice to pare this down to the minimum that we actually need. There is a decent amount of code in the dotm file that does not seem to be strictly necessary.
Very good idea, but I don’t know how to do that.
The file is here If the user has only a ribbonized version of Word installed, we should remove the old dot file on upgrade, and we should show a window indicating where to find the new icons. The "Insert Bibliography" becomes inactive when a citation is selected. The "Insert Citation" button becomes inactive when a bibliography is selected. The preferences and the remove zotero codes icons are grouped under a menu. This means that you can use Zotero on multiple computers and your data should remain the same if you are logged in.I have updated zotero.dotm with the following changes : It also saves to the ‘CLOUD,’ or the internet. This is useful as you can use Zotero as your central notekeeping database. It will also automatically generate a bibliography. Note in the screen above, that you can type in the page number! You may need to rejig the first citation of any book slightly, but subsequent ones will show up in either proper short form or as ibid if they directly follow the previous one.
The first time you use it, it should ask you what citation style you want. You click on this work, and it will generate a citation. It will bring up a list of your books and articles. Now you will have an INSERT CITATION BUTTON or MENU, which you can click to add a footnote. If you are confused, please watch this video.
This will be done by clicking on either ‘Install the Word for Windows Plugin,’ or the ‘Install the Word for Mac Plugin.’ Mac users will have to download an additional file, by clicking on ‘install PythonExt from .’ Most handily, though, you can now link this into Word or OpenOfficeĬLOSE Word or OpenOffice. You can actually add notes about them, and begin building a comprehensive research database. This is a good way to collect a list of books, journal articles, etc. When you go to a website about a book (either through York library or Amazon.ca), you will now see a little book icon in your web browser address line.Ĭlick it, and you’ve added a book to your Zotero database. You will now have zotero running at the bottom. Again, it will do your footnotes for you, properly, with short-forms and ibid., and automatically reformat them if you add footnotes in between.īROWSE to , click on ‘download.’ When you have to reboot your browser, do so.
STEP TWO: Install Zotero and Integrate it with your Word Processor In my opinion, this is the coolest thing you will find in Firefox. It will automatically detect your operating system. You could spend literally hundreds on these tools commercially, but here you can get them for free.īROWSE here and click on the ‘ Download Firefox’ button. These improve your browser, and can make it a specialized research tool and bibliography manager. Most importantly, however, you can download extensions. You will probably find it quicker than Internet Explorer. STEP ONE: Download and Install Firefox Why Firefox? Firefox is both free and open source (which means that anybody can use or alter the program’s code). My philosophy here is to assume that students are starting from ground zero: don’t assume they use Firefox, don’t assume that they use MS Word – you need to sell them on every aspect if they’re going to find time in their often busy lives. For graduate students and faculty working on large documents, it can also streamline referencing and make sure that you have perfect footnotes.
you can log in on any computer and it’s all there). Why Zotero? In short, it will properly format footnotes/citations (critical if you’re taking courses amongst several disciplines) and keep a research database in the ‘cloud’ (i.e. As a teaching assistant, I’ve found this to be the most useful technological skill that I’ve taught undergraduates – many have confirmed this by noting how they now use it. The explicit inspiration for this comes from William Turkel’s ‘ Going Digital in Two Hours,’ a fantastic workshop that he ran for York University’s Graduate Programme in History last year. In this post, I’ll explain to students how to install Zotero on their home computers. For Monday, stay tuned to a discussion about Twitter in the classroom.
This is part of the ongoing ‘ step-by-step‘ series which aims to guide users through online research tools and teaching aids.