Lawsuit against Zotero Dismissed
Good news! The lawsuit filed against the developers of Zotero (which I wrote about here) by the makers of EndNote has been dismissed. There are few details as yet–like whether or not the suit will be refiled–but hopefully this is a sign of things to come. From ArsTechnica:
Thomson Reuters, which makes EndNote, an academic reference [...]
Zotero 2.0 Launches (What a Pleasant Surprise!)
Zotero has just released the beta of their 2.0 upgrade, and it looks awesome. Here is the announcement.
The most important upgrade is the promised addition of groups and collaboration.
Groups provide a powerful way to share collections with a class, work closely with a colleague on a project, keep track of conversations in your field more [...]
Add Your Bibleworks Database to Zotero
It’s pretty easy to add all the various modules and resources available in Bibleworks to your Zotero database. Follow this guide.
Saving Money with Open Source Software
The times, they are a changing. One interesting, and in my opinion welcome, change is a new push by businesses and institutions to move to Open Source Software. Aside from the fact that most open source software is free, there are a whole host of other advantages worth considering. Two that stand out: (1) interpolability [...]
Zotero 1.5 Beta Released
Zotero recently released the 1.5 beta iteration of their excellent bibliographical software. You can find that release, along with an excellent video introduction, on their site. A list of new features can be found here.
Import Your Libronix Library into Zotero
Phil Gons has a short little guide on how to import your Logos Libronix Library into Zotero’s database.
How I use drop.io for Sermons, Papers, and GTD
The web service drop.io is an excellent site that allows you to store just about anything you might want—text, pictures, audio, video, phone calls, etc.—in a secure, easily accessible “drop.” This may sound pretty basic, and it is, but what makes drop.io worth your time and attention are all the fancy features surrounding it. Let [...]
Add the Westminster Seminary Library to your Browser Search Bar
As a follow-up to my Westminster Bookstore Search Plugin I have created a similar plugin for the Westminster Seminary Library, which works in both Firefox and IE7. So now you can search Westminster Seminary’s library right from your browser, and since the site natively supports Zotero, this makes research all that much easier.
The same instructions [...]
Publish your Zotero Collections Online
Ever wanted to turn you Zotero database, or a portion thereof, into a web page? I have. It would come in very handy for publishing bibliographies for class or even a simple blog post. Well now you can, with a pretty simple plugin called Zotz. Check it out, and don’t miss the screencast.
Using Zotero for Web-page Annotation and Highlighting
In addition to a whole host of great features, you can use Zotero to annotate Web pages that you have saved as snapshots.
Zotero allows you to take a snapshot of any web page for later viewing. If I then view that snapshot (all the files for which are stored on your hard drive, and therefore [...]
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