The worst thing about a research paper is usually finding sources and creating that bibliography or works cited page. Here's a great tool to help you with those pesky citations!
Zotero is a Firefox add-on (which means you can't use it with Internet Explorer, but I think you'll want to download Firefox once you see what it does...if you haven't already joined the Firefox revolution). Once you've downloaded the program, it's easy to add citation records straight from your browser - there's even one-click functionality from sites like Amazon and Ebscohost. I can't really describe it with words. Watch this video to check out what it can do.
(You probably want to maximize this to be able to see it well enough.)
If you just suffered through my voice long enough to see what Zotero can do, then you may just want to go out and download this thing. The website to go for download is http://www.zotero.org/. Once there, you can create an account and download the program. (Don't forget you have to have Firefox first...if your computer doesn't already have it, you can get that here.)
Another great thing about having a Zotero account is that you can transfer your Zotero citations to any computer that also has the Zotero add-on. If you can stand another couple minutes of me talking, I'll show you how to do that here:
I hope you like it! If you have any questions or run into any problems, respond to this post or send me a message through the Ask a Question/Make a Comment links on the left. Also - feel free to post any positive experiences you've had with Zotero. I'd love to know if it's making your life easier.
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