Abstract :
This research aimed to analyze the utilization, inhibiting and supporting factors, and the efforts to optimize the Zotero application in managing references to scientific papers. This research used a qualitative approach and was conducted on 40 students of the Language and Literature Education Study Program, Universitas Negeri Makassar. Data collection was carried out by observation, questionnaire, and interview techniques. Data analysis was carried out by adopting an interactive analysis model consisting of four activity streams, namely data collection, reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the use of the Zotero application made it easier to manage references, have a digital library, ease writing citation, and efficient. The inhibiting factors including students are not accustomed to using applications, the installation process, synchronizing files, integrating, and adding citations to Microsoft Word. Furthermore, supporting factors, including computer skills, mastery of paper writing techniques, noncommercial Zotero applications, ease of storing, converting, and editing metadata. Optimization efforts are carried out by providing supporting facilities such guidebooks-video tutorials, citation manuals, and WhatsApp groups.
Keyword :
use of Zotero; inhibiting and supporting factors; optimization of Zotero; references to scientific papers