| When: | Saturday, February 4, 2023, 10 am to 12 noon |
| Where: | Virtual meeting via Zoom (open to public) |
| Subject: | Zotero for Genealogy Part 1 |
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Zotero for Genealogy: Harnessing the Power of Your Research Part 1 |
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This presentation introduces attendees to Zotero, a product used by universities worldwide to support research in many different fields. It stores, organizes, indexes, annotates, and cites information, linking to or attaching sources. It saves substantial time, is available online wherever you have access to Wi-fi, and saves a fortune in wasted paper and time. Zotero is free when used with external sources, very inexpensive if storing your materials in its own cloud. Applied to genealogy, it becomes the efficient, effective replacement for the binders, files, and boxes of research that support family tree research. It becomes your map to everything you have stored on your computer: documents, maps, photos, sound and video files, spreadsheets – just about any type of digitized file. Its sophisticated search engine makes it easy to find things you do not even remember collecting. It is the essential partner of your family tree software. This session will demonstrate the fundamental setup and use of Zotero, allowing attendees to get started on their own. Members, use the link in the email you will receive on Monday, January 30, to register, or log into the website, go to Members Only and select Meeting Registration. Member registration fee is $5.00. Non-members, use this link beginning on Thursday, February 2, to register. Non-member registration fee is $10.00. This presentation will be recorded. Members who register for this program will be able to view it for 30 days following the program date, by logging in to the website and selecting "Meeting registration" from the Members-Only menu. |
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| Speaker: |
Donna Cox Baker
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| Donna Cox Baker has a PhD in history and recently retired from a career in historical publishing. She began her journey in genealogy in 1985, and her love for history followed. In the past decade, she began to integrate genealogy into her historical profession and created a side business that blends them in a hybrid form she calls genohistory (see Genohistory.com). Zotero was her essential tool for her PhD dissertation work. She later realized its value for genealogy and applied it to that career. She has written two related books: Zotero for Genealogy: Harnessing the Power of Your Research and The Zotero Solution: Knowledge Management for the Scholarly Researcher. |
