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Implement Zotero at your institution
There are countless ways Zotero can be put to work at schools or research centers. Students of all stripes, grade school to post-grad, can benefit from Zotero's time-saving organizational features. Teachers can use it as an instructional tool or as part of methods courses. By installing Zotero on every computer, libraries and writing centers can provide their users with the tools necessary to get the most out of their time there. Centers for Teaching Excellence and assessment groups at schools which use Zotero would have a valuable method of gathering data about students' research skills. Of course, these are just a few of the ways Zotero can make a difference at your institution.
Develop Institution-Specific Documentation
Feel free to copy and repurpose any content (text, images, videos, etc.) from the Zotero website to help support and promote Zotero.
The best examples of institution-specific documentation tend to broadly orient users to Zotero, offer institution specific information, and connect users to local workshops, training and basic support. Feel free to point users to Zotero's documentation and forums for advanced use and issues.
Take a look at George Mason University's , Georgia State University's and University of Baltimore's guides for a few examples. The University of Michigan's Zotero Tutorial is also good and quite extensive. More information is available under Additional Documentation Resources.
Helpful Resources For Adopting Zotero
- Flyer PDF - A simple one-page promotional flyer which explains Zotero's major features
- Zotero User Guide - This 19 page PDF consolidates much of the documentation on the Zotero website into a print manual.
- Zotero Mini Guide - A short practical introduction to using Zotero
- Use Cases - This page walks through several different use cases for teachers, researchers and students.
- Institutions Recommending Zotero - A list of more than a hundred institutions which recommend Zotero
- What Are People Saying About Zotero - Quotes from bloggers and other recognition Zotero has received
- 7 Things You Should Know About Zotero - From the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, this two page “no-jargon, quick overview” is a useful intro for higher education administrators.