Zotero 2

Last class we learned how to use Zotero more effectively and we actually practiced to add citation to our own essay. My essay was not completed, but it was great to try using it on my own. I was surprised when Rab told us we could save pictures on the web site into Zotero as well. I would not have found how to do that if he had not taught me. Through the last two classes, I felt Zotero was really smart tool. I had downloaded it in my personal computer already, so I will use it when I write essay or whenever I need it.

Zotero

The fourth R&P class was all about Zotero. At first I had no idea how useful it is, but at the end of the class, I was impressed because it had a lot of advantages for my schoolwork. When we write essays or any other papers, Zotero can automatically make a citation using the information it has, such as the title, author, publisher and so on. It was surprising that it can be used not only for the books but also for the newspapers. We don’t need the Little Brown Handbook or SGW to check out how to write a citation anymore. I had little concern about remembering how to use it completely because there were a lot to learn and we just looked at how Rab used it at that time. We practiced to find and add books, which looked useful for our essay, to the personal library of Zotero, but didn’t make a citation note actually. I was not sure whether I could do it on my own, but I was excited and relieved to hear that we can do that in the next class. I’m looking forward to do that.

Library Orientation

Last Wednesday, we had library orientation in MMR instead of the usual class in the ILC room. We learned how useful the searching tools on the ICU library website are. I didn't know that we could search for the past newspapers by using just one tool called NexisLexis. It was very easy to find the right articles. We can search them by using their publisher, keywords, and dates of publications. I am excited because I could learn a lot of things through this lecture. It is great that from now on, I can find and use the suitable articles or books for my essays, papers and so on.