Yosep Yuswanto Tri Ananda 

Prodi Teknologi Hasil Perikanan, Politeknik Negeri Nunukan

Samsidar

Prodi Teknologi Hasil Perikanan, Politeknik Negeri Nunukan

Abdul Rohman Nasrudin 

Prodi Teknologi Hasil Perikanan, Politeknik Negeri Nunukan

Samuel Partogi Hasudungan Sinaga 

Prodi Administrasi Bisnis, Politeknik Negeri Nunukan

Ilham 

Prodi Administrasi Bisnis, Politeknik Negeri Nunukan

Misdar Alamsyah 

Prodi Teknik Sipil Infrastruktur Perkotaan, Politeknik Negeri Nunukan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/instem.v1i2.478

ABSTRACT 

The lack of skills to identify, determine, and manage sources to be included is a phenomenon often experienced by students. Now, researchers can manage their reference sources electronically using cloud-based software, one of which is Zotero. This activity was carried out focusing on managing references using the Zotero application. The target of this training is the final semester students of the Fishery Product Technology of Nunukan State Polytechnic who are preparing for the preparation of the final project. Initial observations showed that students experienced difficulties related to reference management. This training uses a participatory approach. The stages carried out are preparation, implementation, and closing. The preparation is used to design materials and teaching materials. The implementation stage was divided into two sessions. After being described of the material, the speaker with the participants practiced using the Zotero. Zotero’s practice starts from the installation process to create a bibliography. The participants were instructed to follow directly every step exemplified by the speaker. Participants can directly ask if they have difficulty following the instructions. The implementation of the training was conducive and most participants were able to participate well. Participants were able to apply citation-making in scientific papers and were able to follow directions with enthusiasm. Based on the response questionnaire, 80% stated that the Zotero training was very helpful for students to manage the references used in the preparation of the final project.

Keyword: Reference management, zotero, scientific paper.