Michael Schwartz Library

216.687.2478

Citation Management Software @ CSU: Classroom Use

Overview

We will continue to add ideas about how you can use citation managers like Zotero, Mendeley, and Endnote Basic in the classroom.

Collaborative Use

Beyond their utility for storing references and citing, Zotero and Mendeley can be used to encourage students to research more collaboratively.

Melanie Gagich's Zotero Project
This is the assignment Melanie Gagich created which uses Zotero to foster collaboration and to help students practice evaluating sources.

Groups in Zotero

Here, the professor (Melanie Gagich) has set up groups of students with similar themed research topics and students have joined the groups so they can contribute.

Zotero_members

The professor has instructed students to create their own folders within the group to post their own sources.

zotero_comment

Here, the professor instructs her students to leave notes that contain commentary evaluations of their group members' sources. Students engage in an online discussion activity.