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EndNote X3 available

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

EndNote version X3 is now available for Windows (Mac version coming soon). It’s a free download for GSU students, faculty and staff.

Our next (also free) EndNote workshop is July 8, 12pm-1:30 in classroom 1 near Saxby’s coffee shop in Library North. Email Joel Glogowski to sign up.

Zotero 2.0 beta released

Friday, May 15th, 2009


Get Zotero
Zotero has just released version 2.0 beta. Why is that a big deal? Because this version includes the ability to share references with other people online via the new groups feature. Get it from the Zotero home page. (And it’s never a bad idea to back up your library before installing beta versions.)

We’ll be updating the Zotero guide to explain the new features as soon as possible. In the meantime, if you’ve got questions, email Jason and we’ll figure them out together.

Library Insider podcast episode 1: EndNote and Zotero

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Debuting the GSU Library Insider, an audio podcast featuring short episodes highlighting a library tool, service or skill that will make your life easier.*

 
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In the first episode, Jason and Joel discuss EndNote and Zotero, two programs for storing and managing citations and creating bibliographies.  Links to the stuff we mention:

E-mail Jason (jpuckett@gsu.edu) or Joel (jglogowski@gsu.edu) with any questions about using these programs.

What would you like to hear about in future episodes?  Leave a comment here on the blog or e-mail Jason.

*That is, the part of your life that you spend using the GSU Library. We make no promises about the rest of it.

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Zotero workshop April 14

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The library is offering another free workshop on Zotero, a Firefox plugin that makes it easy to save citations and automatically create bibliographies in Word.  It’s like having EndNote running inside your browser, and it’s easier to use!

The Zotero workshop will be in Classroom 1, first floor of Library North next to Saxby’s, on Tuesday April 14 from 1-2 p.m.

For more information about Zotero, see our Zotero guide or the Zotero home page.  To sign up for the workshop, e-mail Jason Puckett at jpuckett@gsu.edu.

EndNote Workshop 4/8/09

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

On April 8th the University Library is offering a free EndNote workshop.  EndNote is bibliographic software that can help you create and format citations and bibliographies for research papers.  The workshop will be held from 3:00-4:00 in the classroom on the first floor of Library North.

Contact Joel Glogowski for questions or to register.

EndNote Training 2/26

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

On February 26 the University Library is offering a free EndNote workshop.  EndNote is bibliographic software that can help you create and format citations and bibliographies for research papers.  There is still space available. Please join us if you can. The workshop will be held from 12:30-1:30 in the classroom on the first floor of Library North.

Contact Joel Glogowski for questions or to register.

Zotero workshop March 12

Friday, February 20th, 2009

The library is offering a free workshop on Zotero, a Firefox plugin that makes it easy to save citations and automatically create bibliographies in Word.  It’s like having EndNote running inside your browser, and it’s easier to use!

The Zotero workshop will be in Classroom 1, first floor of Library North next to Saxby’s, on Thursday March 12 from 10-11 a.m.

For more information about Zotero, see our Zotero guide or the Zotero home page.  To sign up for the workshop, e-mail Jason Puckett at jpuckett@gsu.edu.

Put the Oxford English Dictionary in your browser

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

The Oxford English Dictionary Online has created a handy browser button for quick word lookups.  Just add a special link to your toolbar, then highlight any word on the web and click the link to look it up in the OED.

Get instructions at the OED Online site.

LibX Library Toolbar

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

The LibX library toolbar is a plugin for Internet Explorer or Firefox that puts library resources in your browser no matter what site you’re looking at.

LibX adds a library search bar to your browser, adds library tools to your right-click context menus, and inserts GSU Library links into book sites like Amazon.com and the New York Times Book Reviews.

Best of all, it’s free!  Get it on our LibX guide.

Questions?  Contact Jason Puckett, Instruction Librarian, at jpuckett@gsu.edu.

Mac’s Pages ‘09 integrates with EndNote X2

Monday, January 12th, 2009

EndNote X2’s Cite While You Write feature is now available to users of the popular Mac word processing program.  See more from Apple.