University Libraries

Libraries offers Zotero training workshops, office hours, through fall semester

Students can learn how to collect, organize, annotate, cite and share research using the free, easy-to-use software tool

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Throughout the fall, Penn State University Libraries will offer Zotero workshops to teach students how to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research using the free, easy-to-use software tool.

Four one-hour virtual workshops, in tandem with complementary drop-in office hours, are offered to help participants learn to organize references, create bibliographies, share research and save time using Zotero. No pre-registration is required. Students can choose between the following workshop dates and drop in with the Zoom link:

  • Sept. 15 at 12:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 29 at noon
  • Oct. 15 at noon
  • Nov.10 at 2:30 p.m.

Complementary virtual drop-in office hours are offered in tandem with the workshops, to answer students’ questions and get help from the Libraries’ Zotero experts, as follows:

  • Sept. 16 at 12:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 30 at noon
  • Oct. 16 at 3 p.m.
  • Oct. 2 at 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 at noon
  • Nov. 5 at noon
  • Nov. 11 at noon

The complete list of offerings is available at this link.

For more information about Zotero workshops, including questions about accommodations, please contact Sara Kern, engineering librarian, at sck188@psu.edu.