zotero @ zero
amy posted this August 26th, 2010 | filed under: 2.0 fun, general, inspire me! | Tags: zotero | 2 comments »this week i nuked my zotero library.*
that library was created in 2006 when i was starting my MLIS – and all the zigzagging that involves, and then it went on to follow me through my first year as a liaison librarian (and the ZOMG WHAT AM I DOING I DON’T KNOW ANYTHINGness), and now my current gig (and the OHAI ROADMAP-LESS JOB).
basically, it was out of control.
- i would use it to track items that i needed for both personal (home-buying information, health information for friends n’family, the awesome exploits of friends, etc), and professional reasons (research, professional development, future-thinking things that get my bass thumping).
- the “to read” folder was filled with 100+ items that i, ummm, was never going to read.
- the folders were a disaster and i didn’t use tags to it was 39 kinds of chaotic.
so now i am rebuilding it from scratch. and i am relieved. i’m sure it will again get bloated and out of control, but for now, i feel more efficient with it. and i have vowed to use the notes feature to scribble things to myself, and to make better use of folders and tags.
and to always be a fan of zotero, because it really has made oh-so-much of my life easier.
*errrr, i backed it up first, then nuked it. i ain’t no dummy.
I stopped using Zotero because I spent most of my time in Google Chrome. I also realized that I didn’t need all the functionalities it offered.
These days, I mostly use Evernote for stocking stuff, and Instapaper for stuff I want to read later.
I totally need to do this with my delicious account. I have 520 tags. Yipe.
I was afraid to nuke it all, but now I’m inspired by your courage.