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  • Library Workshops - Citation Management Tools

    The Library has added more online workshops in November to help you tackle two easy citation management tools - RefWorks and Zotero. Not sure which is right for you? Check out our guide at s.uconn.edu/Citation-Tools 

    Registration for all workshops is at s.uconn.edu/CitationManagement 


    RefWorks for New Users 

       Wednesday, November 2, 1:00-2:00pm
       Tuesday, November 8, 10:00-11:00am

    Learn to manage your references with RefWorks, a web-based citation management tool. This introductory workshop covers:

    • Importing, viewing, and editing references
    • Navigating and organizing your library
    • Sharing references with colleagues
    • Creating bibliographies


    Zotero for New Users

       Wednesday, November 2, 10:00-11:00am
       Tuesday, November 8, 1:00 – 2:00pm
       Wednesday, November 9, 1:00 - 2:00pm 

    Learn to manage your references with Zotero, an open source citation management tool. This introductory workshop covers:

    • Setting up essential preferences
    • Importing, viewing, and editing references
    • Navigating and organizing your library
    • Creating bibliographies


    Zotero for Collaboration & PDF Annotation

       Thursday, November 3, 11:00am-12:00pm
       Wednesday, November 9, 3:00-4:00pm
       Thursday, November 10, 11:00am-12:00pm

    Zotero offers great features for collaborative research and writing, as well as the robust annotation of your PDFs. This advanced workshop covers:

    • Creating, managing, and accessing group libraries
    • Annotating PDF files inside Zotero
    • Creating notes with annotations
    • Citing from multiple libraries in Microsoft Word
    • Inserting notes in Microsoft Word

    Attendees should already have some Zotero skills, including importing and editing references and the basics of citing in Microsoft Word.

    For more information, contact: Hilary Kraus at hilary.kraus@uconn.edu