Zotero: lawsuit cleared, Zotero 2.0 beta
I've been using Zotero a lot over the last few months as I tidy up my chapters and start putting together a bibliography, so I'm pleased to see a couple of positive developments in the project. Firstly, the lawsuit brought against Zotero by Thomson Reuters has been dismissed. Secondly, Zotero 2.0 is now is beta stage, and I finally got the chance to install it and have a bit of a look around. I'm quite taken with the ability to automatically back up your library onto their server, and to synchronise your library across more than one computer. I also like the new networking functions, like the ability to join groups and make your library public.
As usual, I've leapt first and will gradually work out how to use all of these new tools. My zotero page is up, and I've made my library public to begin with. There's an option for making it private, but I can't think of any reason to. For a while now I've been daydreaming about bibliographic software that will tell you about overlaps with other people's libraries (like my librarything does). Doing research there's always that looming fear in the back of your mind that someone out there is doing the exact same work as you, so anything that helps me feel more connected and up-to-date with research in my field is very welcome.
For those of you out there still using Endnote, or trying to decide which bibliographic software to use - take a look at Zotero. It's shiny!
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