Tuesday, November 11, 2008

:: Zotero - The next-generation research tool ::

Try this out [download here] Perhaps better than EndNote or JabRef?

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.

Tutorial

Features
-Automatic capture of citation information from web pages
-Storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole web pages
-Flexible notetaking with autosave
-Fast, as-you-type search through your materials
-Playlist-like library organization, including saved searches (smart collections) and tags
-Platform for new forms of digital research that can be extended with other web tools and services
-Runs right in your web browser
-Formatted citation export (style list to grow rapidly)
-Free and open source
-Integration with Microsoft Word and OpenOffice
-Saves records and notes in any language
-interface available in over 30 languages
-Integration with WordPress and other blogging software
-Remote library backup
-Advanced search and data mining tools
-Access your library from anywhere via the web
-Wide variety of import/export options