Zotero is an add-on that can be synced for one user across several computers, but if you install it on public computers, the only way for users to sync the citations they save would be to change the preferences for the add-on every time; if they didn't, then they would be saving their citations to whatever user's account used the computer last. Users can login to their Zotero account on the internet and edit citations if they want, and also add new ones, but it is tedious to add them by hand this way, without the add-on. We provide workshops on Zotero and point to documentation about it on our website, but it is really intended for the individual's computer.
Lisa Gonzalez Electronic Resources Librarian Catholic Theological Union 5401 S. Cornell Ave. Chicago, IL 60615 773-371-5463 lgonza...@ctu.edu -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Gabriel Gardner Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 8:48 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Zotero Implementation Hello, Our library <http://d.umn.edu/lib/> currently uses RefWorks<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RefWorks>but we'd like to add Zotero <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zotero> to our suite of citation management options. Some of the computers in our library run off a controlled software build periodically pushed out to terminals, others are virtual machines. I'm curious about how other institutions implement Zotero, particularly on virtual machines? We anticipate that all students and faculty will need to create individual accounts with Zotero.org. Feel free to email me off-list; or, reply to share your wisdom. Cordially, ***Please excuse cross-postings.*** -- Gabriel J. Gardner <http://d.umn.edu/lib/ref/gardnerg/> Reference Librarian University of Minnesota Duluth Library <http://d.umn.edu/lib/> 218.726.6603 gardn...@d.umn.edu
