![]() ![]() It also does not affect articles that you've copied into multiple folders. It does so on the "My Library" level it doesn't locate duplicates in individual folders. To help you get these out of your library, Zotero will automatically find duplicates for you. When you export sources from multiple databases, you will frequently end up with duplicate copies of the same source. You should now see the imported sources in your Zotero. When you hit Next again, Zotero will import these sources into a new folder that has the same title as your file. ![]() Even if you plan to move these into another folder, creating a new folder when importing is recommended so that you can easily review what you've just added. Zotero will confirm that you want to create a new folder ("collection") for these imported sources. Choose the file from your computer it's probably in your Downloads if you didn't specify another location. When asked Where Do You Want to Import From?, choose A File, and click Next. Open your Zotero desktop program, click on the library that you want the folder to be in (either your personal or a group library), and then click on File from the top menu, and then select Import. nbib file should be saved to your computer. Choose Citation manager, then choose from the drop-down box if you'd like All results or All results on this page. Click Create File. For this example, I will be exporting from PubMed.įrom your search results page in PubMed, click on the words Send To located just beneath the search box. Every database's export process looks different. The first step is to export a file from your database that is readable by a citation manager. Zotero allows you to import a file of as many sources as you want that you've saved from a database. This free tool is perfect for students and teachers, but also for anyone looking to keep track of important information found on the Web.For some projects, you may be capturing so many sources from a database that it would be more convenient to batch export all of your search results than to save them one by one or even page by page with the web connector. You also can add notes on the side of the page, much as you would with hard-copy research. The highlighter tool is a handy addition for noting key sections in saved Web pages. We were able to add notes and even attach Word and Excel documents to specific items in the collection folders. Once we got going, we were quickly adding entire pages, specific text, and taking snapshots of Web material to organize into collections. You can definitely cut down your learning curve by taking advantage of the tutorial. We spent some time trying to figure out the program it's not immediately intuitive. A three-paned screen takes up half of your browser screen, but you can choose to display it under your browser window or expand it to take up the entire screen. Zotero's user interface can be activated by either a hot-key combo or by clicking on the status-bar icon. Keep all of your online and offline citations and notes nicely organized, just allow yourself some extra time to get the hang of this Firefox add-on. ![]()
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