📅 2023-02-16 — Session: Integrated Zotero and Mendeley for reference management

🕒 02:00–02:50
🏷️ Labels: Zotero, Mendeley, Reference Management, Ubuntu, Citation
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to streamline the reference management process by integrating Zotero and Mendeley tools, enhancing academic research workflows.

Key Activities:

  1. Installed Zotero and Mendeley on Ubuntu, providing detailed installation steps and creating desktop shortcuts.
  2. Configured the system PATH to include Zotero, allowing command-line access from any terminal location.
  3. Developed guides for exporting citation information from Google Scholar and creating BibTeX files using Zotero.
  4. Explored citation tracking and management using Google Scholar, Zotero, and Mendeley.

Achievements:

  • Successfully installed and configured Zotero and Mendeley for efficient reference management.
  • Enabled seamless citation export and management, facilitating academic writing and research.

Pending Tasks:

  • Explore further integration options between Zotero and Mendeley for enhanced functionality.
  • Investigate additional citation management tools that could complement the current setup.