1. [zoh-TAIR-oh] Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you
collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources
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. 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. Step 2.. Setting it up for the first run Open Firefox Go to
www.zotero.org
5. Open firefox and go to www.zotero.org
6. After install it will ask you to restart firefox.. Restart
and go back to www.zotero.org/download/
7. This time click on plugin for Word or LibreOffice
8. SCROLL DOWN
9. Install this for word plugin and restart firefox
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. 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. 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. Now Open Microsoft Word
14. Zotero insert citation Zotero edit citation Zotero insert
bibliography Zotero edit bibliography Zotero refresh Dont need to
know
15. Clicking on the insert citation open a popup, select
Vancouver and ok
16. Select classic view to see all your saved citations from
firefox.
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..