Post on 31-Mar-2015
EXPL 145: ZOTERO AND LIBRARY BOOKS
Holly HendriganLiaison Librarian, Explorations
Today’s workshop
Learn about Zotero Start building your Zotero library
Find books Manipulate the catalogue
Quiz!
Zotero!
“Citation management tool” Bibliographic time saver
Create a 1st draft of your bibliography
“DISCLAIMER”
Zotero is
“Not Officially Supported by SFU”
Step 2: Start adding references
Library Search catalogue tab: What objects mean
Click on first record Click on Book icon in location bar
Meanwhile, look down
Zotero library
Zotero lives on your browser UNLESS you create an account and synch up
Synching
Beware
Sometimes, Zotero gets things wrong
Example: film Canada Vignettes: The Maple Leaf in my Zotero account
Misattributed director as National Film Board.
Practice time!
Do some searches in the Library Catalogue
Add them to your Library
More info
York University Libraries guide
1 hour Citation management tools: Which one is right for you? Workshop: March 5th 12:30, SUR 3300
Finding books: Why?
Comprehensive accounts of research or scholarship
Broader historical perspective
More complete information (causes, effects, long-term consequences, fuller conclusions, etc.)
Finding books/chapters
Method 1: keyword searching in catalogue
Eg “cigarettes”: 494 results
Modify Search Limit to printed work
Catalogue tips
Up your relevancy: Add terms such as “Social aspects” “History” “Environmental aspects” “industry” “psychological aspects” “in art”
Subject headings
Interested in the issue of overconsumption?
Search as keyword. See # 2:
Managing overflow in affluent societies
Follow links at the bottom of the record
Practice time!
Overcoming obstacles
1. Terms count. Brainstorm synonyms
Handbags OR purses
Cigarettes OR tobacco use OR smoking OR nicotine addiction
IPhone or cell phone or cellular telephone or smart phone or mobile telephone
2. Be prepared to think broad
Nothing on…
Handbags?
Cell phones?
Espresso machines?
3. Don’t marry your topic Even in this age of information, many
research gaps exist
It’s possible that no scholar has published on your topic
Mine a rich vein: leave the obscure for grad school
For more help…
Contact me: hah1@sfu.ca
F2F librarian help @ library: 10-6/10-5 Fri/Sat
AskAway: links from home page, databases
Text Us: 604.724.5898
Quiz!
Holly HendriganExplorations Liaison LibrarianFraser Library, SFU Surrey
hah1@sfu.ca 778.782.8023
Questions?