I haven't used Zotero but Olivia Judson has -- did you read her comments on it the other day in the NYT? She also talks about another new software application called "Papers" which is exclusive to the Macintosh platform. Both are discussed in her column "Defeating Bedlam" at: http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/defeating-bedlam/?scp=1&sq=zotero%20judson&st=cse If you haven't read the piece, you'll probably find it informative. Mike Geary ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Krueger To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:08 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Zotero? Has anyone here used Zotero? Any comments on it? The information bedlam syndrome is hitting me hard, partly because I have my fingers in so many disparate pies these days. I know everyone is subject to the same kind of thing -- how do you handle it? In a way I think my attempts to manage information are self-defeating because I am trying out so many -- Google's Notebook, my cell memo-pad, e-mail labeling, inconsistancy in use of computers and folders because some things fall into more than one category and yet I don't want all sorts of duplicates....there's got to be a way to streamline all the stuff I research and come across in such a way that I don't have to do re-re-searches and that I can actually see what I have and know where it is when I want it. Julie Krueger