Comments on: Zotero 2.0 Is Here! http://www.dancohen.org/2009/05/14/zotero-20-is-here/ Covering the intersection of digital technology and research, teaching, and learning in the humanities, including search, data mining, website development and design, and programming. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Walter Pickett http://www.dancohen.org/2009/05/14/zotero-20-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-3626 Walter Pickett Fri, 29 May 2009 14:29:47 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=657#comment-3626 Dan, 2.0 sounds fantastic. Is it possible to secure your files to your own designated group before you are ready to share them? Dan, 2.0 sounds fantastic. Is it possible to secure your files to your own designated group before you are ready to share them?

]]> By: Liberal Education Today : Zotero offers version 2.0 http://www.dancohen.org/2009/05/14/zotero-20-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-3598 Liberal Education Today : Zotero offers version 2.0 Sun, 24 May 2009 13:35:59 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=657#comment-3598 [...] Dan Cohen) Posted by balexander on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at 9:35 am. Filed under Tools. Tagged extension, [...] [...] Dan Cohen) Posted by balexander on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at 9:35 am. Filed under Tools. Tagged extension, [...]

]]> By: Michael Harris http://www.dancohen.org/2009/05/14/zotero-20-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Michael Harris Mon, 18 May 2009 18:22:05 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=657#comment-3571 So, let's say I'm collaborating on a paper with some colleagues. A really nice set of features would be to use Zotero to actually manage the document revision process. Not all of this needs to be available at day one, but here is what I see ... The current copy of any paper/manuscript is uploaded to the Zotero group. Any team member can download it, but its marked "Checked out to John Doe". It also reveals a promise date that John has promised to complete his changes. If John misses that date, a reminder email is sent to John. Once John checks it back in, he can either send it a group notice or he might send a Zotero email to Sallie informing her that it is her turn to take and edit the process. Instead of taking turns on the document, some collaborators publish change documents that a central team member will then merge. For this function to work there would need to be a way to upload specific addendum/notes that can be attached to a paper version. This means that "Team Processes V2.0.doc" might have three attachments representing changes by different team members. Joe Smith would download the paper, merge in the attachments (manually) and upload a V3.0 paper. The system also allows a target date for submission. I'm not sure it needs a full blown project management system. After all, collaborations are generally pretty small projects. If there was just a notes field, any steps could be noted there (Michael to address reviewer comments by June 1 then to hand off to Jane to add new methodology explanation by June 15). It would be nice to have a slot for uploading/pasting a call for papers or submission guidelines, but I suspect that can just be done as another citation with an attached document. It would also be nice to have integrated email so that it was easy to send out group emails with any updates. ps. I understand that I can use Zotero to synch up my citations. I assume this also extends to any documents attached to those citations? So, let’s say I’m collaborating on a paper with some colleagues.

A really nice set of features would be to use Zotero to actually manage the document revision process. Not all of this needs to be available at day one, but here is what I see …

The current copy of any paper/manuscript is uploaded to the Zotero group. Any team member can download it, but its marked “Checked out to John Doe”. It also reveals a promise date that John has promised to complete his changes. If John misses that date, a reminder email is sent to John. Once John checks it back in, he can either send it a group notice or he might send a Zotero email to Sallie informing her that it is her turn to take and edit the process.

Instead of taking turns on the document, some collaborators publish change documents that a central team member will then merge. For this function to work there would need to be a way to upload specific addendum/notes that can be attached to a paper version. This means that “Team Processes V2.0.doc” might have three attachments representing changes by different team members. Joe Smith would download the paper, merge in the attachments (manually) and upload a V3.0 paper.

The system also allows a target date for submission. I’m not sure it needs a full blown project management system. After all, collaborations are generally pretty small projects. If there was just a notes field, any steps could be noted there (Michael to address reviewer comments by June 1 then to hand off to Jane to add new methodology explanation by June 15).

It would be nice to have a slot for uploading/pasting a call for papers or submission guidelines, but I suspect that can just be done as another citation with an attached document. It would also be nice to have integrated email so that it was easy to send out group emails with any updates.

ps. I understand that I can use Zotero to synch up my citations. I assume this also extends to any documents attached to those citations?

]]> By: Investigations of a Dog » Zotero 2.0: Social Bookporn http://www.dancohen.org/2009/05/14/zotero-20-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Investigations of a Dog » Zotero 2.0: Social Bookporn Mon, 18 May 2009 09:28:40 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=657#comment-3569 [...] needed one. Now it looks like Zotero is going to fill the gap. Zotero 2.0 is now in beta, and Dan Cohen has given a rundown of the new features. Users will get a personal page on the Zotero site allowing [...] [...] needed one. Now it looks like Zotero is going to fill the gap. Zotero 2.0 is now in beta, and Dan Cohen has given a rundown of the new features. Users will get a personal page on the Zotero site allowing [...]

]]> By: Dan Cohen http://www.dancohen.org/2009/05/14/zotero-20-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-3567 Dan Cohen Sun, 17 May 2009 17:42:24 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=657#comment-3567 @Jonathan Yes--see the Zotero home page, where the grayed-out "recommendations" is to come. @Jonathan Yes–see the Zotero home page, where the grayed-out “recommendations” is to come.

]]> By: Jonathan Rochkind http://www.dancohen.org/2009/05/14/zotero-20-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-3558 Jonathan Rochkind Fri, 15 May 2009 13:13:05 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=657#comment-3558 Nice! So, with stored citations on a central server -- do you have any plans to investigate data-mining "people who stored this also stored that" type services? Nice!

So, with stored citations on a central server — do you have any plans to investigate data-mining “people who stored this also stored that” type services?

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