Comments on: Resistance to Zotero? http://community.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/archives/2007/10/27/resistance-to-zotero geek tools and the scholar Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: nirak.net - Musings of an LIS Student » More thoughts on Zotero and proselytizing http://community.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/archives/2007/10/27/resistance-to-zotero/comment-page-1#comment-1166 nirak.net - Musings of an LIS Student » More thoughts on Zotero and proselytizing Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:40:02 +0000 http://netapps.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/darcusb/?p=340#comment-1166 <p>[...] It started with Scott McLemee’s “Mark of Zotero” review in Inside Higher Ed. Stephen Bell commented, saying “Don’t Overlook Refworks.” On darcusblog, Bruce D’Arcus talks about librarian resistance to Zotero. Dan Cohen followed up with The Strange Dynamics of Technology Adoption and Promotion in Academia and Steve Lawson gave some good reasons for not promoting Zotero- including investment (monetary and human) in RefWorks, ease of use of RefWorks (since it’s web based there are fewer compatibility issues), and the fact that RefWorks allows easy export. (Whew! That’s a lot of links.) [...]</p> [...] It started with Scott McLemee’s “Mark of Zotero” review in Inside Higher Ed. Stephen Bell commented, saying “Don’t Overlook Refworks.” On darcusblog, Bruce D’Arcus talks about librarian resistance to Zotero. Dan Cohen followed up with The Strange Dynamics of Technology Adoption and Promotion in Academia and Steve Lawson gave some good reasons for not promoting Zotero- including investment (monetary and human) in RefWorks, ease of use of RefWorks (since it’s web based there are fewer compatibility issues), and the fact that RefWorks allows easy export. (Whew! That’s a lot of links.) [...]

]]> By: Lorena O'English http://community.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/archives/2007/10/27/resistance-to-zotero/comment-page-1#comment-1161 Lorena O'English Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:08:20 +0000 http://netapps.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/darcusb/?p=340#comment-1161 <p>I'm a librarian at an institution that does not provide RefWorks, or have an institutional subscription to any "bibliographic management" software. A lot of people are EndNote users, though! I have finally been able to start promoting Zotero and Connotea (a bit of a long story) , and I'm really happy to be doing so. I like both Connotea and Zotero (especially Zotero - I think its the one for the long haul, especially with the collaborative and Discovery enhancements that will come when it adds web access) - I like free, I like open source, I like archivable, and I like being able to export in multiple formats. That's beyond all the basic functionality that Zotero provides with OpenURL linking, notes, snapshots, tags, Word plugin, etc. And its not tied to my institutional status - if I leave, I still have all my information, without having to subscribe on my own dime. So I'm pushing EndNote Web for the EndNote users, but encouraging other people to check out Zotero, or Connotea, or even CiteULike, and offering classes starting soon. All of them have their plusses and minuses.</p> I’m a librarian at an institution that does not provide RefWorks, or have an institutional subscription to any “bibliographic management” software. A lot of people are EndNote users, though! I have finally been able to start promoting Zotero and Connotea (a bit of a long story) , and I’m really happy to be doing so. I like both Connotea and Zotero (especially Zotero - I think its the one for the long haul, especially with the collaborative and Discovery enhancements that will come when it adds web access) - I like free, I like open source, I like archivable, and I like being able to export in multiple formats. That’s beyond all the basic functionality that Zotero provides with OpenURL linking, notes, snapshots, tags, Word plugin, etc. And its not tied to my institutional status - if I leave, I still have all my information, without having to subscribe on my own dime. So I’m pushing EndNote Web for the EndNote users, but encouraging other people to check out Zotero, or Connotea, or even CiteULike, and offering classes starting soon. All of them have their plusses and minuses.

]]> By: inkdroid » Blog Archive » zotero, extjs and drop-kicks http://community.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/archives/2007/10/27/resistance-to-zotero/comment-page-1#comment-1158 inkdroid » Blog Archive » zotero, extjs and drop-kicks Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:55:46 +0000 http://netapps.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/darcusb/?p=340#comment-1158 <p>[...] Bruce D’Arcus and Dan Cohen have some good insights into the ways libraries acquire and promote software. After seeing a demonstration of Zotero at the Library of Congress over the summer I can attest to just how feature-full Zotero is. I wonder if the Zotero folks have considered licensing and supporting their software in addition to an opensource license, similar to what extjs are doing. I’m not definding backwards-ass libraries who don’t feel like they are doing their job unless they spend money. But there’s no reason why Zotero can’t reap the benefits of opensource development while kicking RefWorks where it hurts. [...]</p> [...] Bruce D’Arcus and Dan Cohen have some good insights into the ways libraries acquire and promote software. After seeing a demonstration of Zotero at the Library of Congress over the summer I can attest to just how feature-full Zotero is. I wonder if the Zotero folks have considered licensing and supporting their software in addition to an opensource license, similar to what extjs are doing. I’m not definding backwards-ass libraries who don’t feel like they are doing their job unless they spend money. But there’s no reason why Zotero can’t reap the benefits of opensource development while kicking RefWorks where it hurts. [...]

]]> By: See Also... http://community.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/archives/2007/10/27/resistance-to-zotero/comment-page-1#comment-1156 See Also... Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:50:28 +0000 http://netapps.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/darcusb/?p=340#comment-1156 <p><strong>Bibliographic turf</strong></p> <p>Trying to unpack my thoughts on Zotero vs. RefWorks and how librarians support bibliographic software. ...</p> Bibliographic turf

Trying to unpack my thoughts on Zotero vs. RefWorks and how librarians support bibliographic software. …

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