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    • CommentAuthormlisle
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2008
     
    We are involved in a grant project where we are trying to locate and preserve digital copies of fragile online records of news events. We will have 20-30 librarians locating these files and saving them locally using Zotero.

    The challenge we’re running in to is the difficulty associated with sharing Zotero databases across several users. I have been closely following the forums/roadmap and am interested in the new features included in version 2.0 that will enable users to share Zotero databases with other users.

    It appears that the shared Zotero databases will be stored on Zotero servers.

    Due to security concerns, we’re curious if there will also be a way to share on a local network in version 2.0. Or, has a 3rd party plugin been developed along those lines? Does anyone have any ideas and/or guidance for our situation?

    Thanks!
    Matt
    • CommentAuthorsean
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2008
     
    Zotero will soon offer the ability to store and sync attachments in user-defined storage (i.e. WebDAV) while keeping item metadata synchronized via the Zotero server. Would this configuration meet your needs? If not, could you perhaps elaborate on your concerns? We're committed to protecting the security and privacy of all of our users and would like to learn more about your needs.
    • CommentAuthorRintze
    • CommentTimeJul 22nd 2008
     
    I assume the "user-defined storage" options will also include storage on local or network drives?
    • CommentAuthormlisle
    • CommentTimeJul 23rd 2008
     
    Sean,

    Thanks for your reply. User-defined storage (WebDAV) would be nice... I'll echo Rintze's question, might that also include local or network drives?

    Our concerns deal with the subject matter we are collecting, not the security and privacy offered by Zotero (we trust you). This news release of the grant describes the project in a bit more detail - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/about/news/bridgeway_grant.html.

    Out of curiosity... any plans to also allow us to store and sync metadata in user-defined storage?
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    I assume the "user-defined storage" options will also include storage on local or network drives?

    Could you clarify the request here? Zotero already stores files via the filesystem—whether those files are stored locally or on a network is up to you.

    Out of curiosity... any plans to also allow us to store and sync metadata in user-defined storage?

    We've discussed the possibility of offering the syncing of notes to user-defined storage in addition to attachments, since notes might contain information that users or organizations might want/need to keep on their own networks.
    • CommentAuthorRintze
    • CommentTimeJul 23rd 2008
     
    My request was about sharing/syncing files, instead of the storage of files within a local copy Zotero. Within my research group, files are mostly shared via network drives, instead of via any WebDAV solutions. In this setting, it would be easiest, if I wanted to share the files I collected in Zotero with other Zotero users, if I could just appoint a network drive for sharing/syncing purposes.

    In my turn, I would like to echo mlisle's remark. Due to the confidential nature of the work in my research group (most research is performed in collaboration with industry, and we want to avoid giving away research leads), we would like to keep the information we collect as private as possible. This also extends to metadata, as even the specific collections of papers we collect could reveal our research focuses.
    • CommentAuthorRintze
    • CommentTimeJul 23rd 2008
     
    I just thought of another case were the ability to sync files via local storage would be very handy. Imagine that you have prepared a Zotero collection at home with 500 MB worth of files. If you then want to sync that collection with your Zotero installation at work, and you don't have a (speedy) internet connection, it would be very convenient if you could sync your files (and perhaps also the metadata) via a USB thumb drive or other portable storage.
    • CommentAuthorsean
    • CommentTimeJul 24th 2008
     
    In addition to WebDAV, we're also now moving toward allowing for the specification of a local or networked storage location to synchronize attached files. Thanks for the suggestion. We do not have any immediate plans to develop and distribute a local Zotero server for the local synchronization of metadata.
    • CommentAuthormlisle
    • CommentTimeJul 28th 2008
     
    Sean,

    That's great! Any chance that will be included in 2.0?

    re: Metadata - I'm guessing we'll still have the option to export the metadata from the zotero servers to a local location. That true?

    Thanks again...
    • CommentAuthorpesho
    • CommentTimeAug 2nd 2008
     
    I would like to echo Rintze's comment about the need for confidentiality. I am in a similar situation where we do research in dug development. I can imagine other people from the medical and legal fields also will have concerns about privacy and confidentiality with the data (even the metadata) stored on remote servers controlled by third party. I hope the zotero developers will consider allowing local installation of the Zotero server.
    • CommentAuthorspaetz
    • CommentTimeOct 15th 2008
     
    While I trust you Zotero guys, I would like to echo the need for syncing libraries (and not just attachments/notes) to a local location (be that webDav or a local server). Some areas just won't be able to use Zotero for legal or research policy related reasons. (I know I would have a hard time convincing my boss to let the library be stored outside the University network, although I might convince him in the end)

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