BibTeX Anleitung zum Schreiben einer Hausarbeit I Wissenschaftliches-Arbeiten.org Zotero vs. EndNote We here at ProfHacker are big fans of Zotero. Some of our earliest posts covered teaching with Zotero groups and making your WordPress blog Zotero-able (although we can’t control whether it’s “zo terrible” <rimshot>). And of course, there’s Amy’s fantastic two-part series on getting started with Zotero (parts one and two). The folks at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (who make Zotero) are friends of ProfHacker, and we got one of our earliest boosts from their Digital Campus podcast. That’s why I feel a little sheepish about making the following confession: while I admire and proselytize for Zotero, I actually use EndNote for my own research. A few weeks ago, ProfHacker got a request asking us if we could compare the two platforms, which gave me a great opportunity to try to figure out why I prefer EndNote. Apart from my own level of comfort, however, I wanted to know what the differences were between the two tools. Zotero EndNote Return to Top
How to choose a research topic choose a research topic | decide on a research question and define key terms | design a robust research project | choose which research method(s) to use You may have recruited young researchers to work on a particular research topic, in which case skip on to the next section. Otherwise, the group will need to agree the focus of the research project. You could give the group free rein to choose any topic that matters to them, or you may want to set some parameters. For example, you might ask the team to generate ideas for research topics that would help to improve their school life (broad parameters) or the way they are taught Maths (narrow parameters). One way to do this is to have a group brainstorm and write down everyone’s suggestions on a flipchart or whiteboard. Some topics may be inappropriate or impractical for the group to research, and you will need to help the group understand why this is this case.
ProfHacker 101: Getting started with Zotero Here at ProfHacker, we’ve written quite a bit about organization. In addition to course materials and materials for our dossiers, we need to keep good track of our research materials and notes. A number of commercial tools exist for this purpose. I’ve had some experience with EndNote and Sente, and both work as advertised; others will have to chime in on the other options (and I’m sure there are tools I haven’t mentioned). Why? It’s cross-platform.It’s free, so I can recommend it to students without feeling the least bit guilty. I’ll come back to that last point in Part 2 of this two-part series. First, go to Zotero’s homepage. If you’re intrigued enough to try it, be sure you have the FireFox browser installed (if you don’t, you can get it from Mozilla). Then, go back to the Zotero homepage, and install the FireFox extension. FireFox may prevent the extension from installing the first time you click on it. That will bring up a dialog box. Above you see a small portion of my library.
Choosing a Citation Manager: EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks, Zotero - Citations and Writing The following popular citation managers supported at UW Libraries provide the same basic features and functionality with some exceptions -- they will all allow you to save citations, organize them into folders or libraries, and generate bibliographies and citations as you write. Below are a few scenarios that might be helpful when choosing a citation manager. Once you have narrowed down the choices, the rest is personal preference. Citation Manager Comparison Chart References Docear