Upgrade StorageInquiry on Private Group Creation and Visibility under Zotero Institutional Subscription
Under the institutional plan, may individual members still create “Private Groups”?
If yes, do institutional administrators have any ability to view the member list, library items, or file attachments in those private groups?
Can an institution disable the creation of private groups or enforce global visibility of all groups via the admin dashboard?
When a member leaves the institution, how is ownership of—and access to—any private groups they created transferred or retained?
If yes, do institutional administrators have any ability to view the member list, library items, or file attachments in those private groups?
Can an institution disable the creation of private groups or enforce global visibility of all groups via the admin dashboard?
When a member leaves the institution, how is ownership of—and access to—any private groups they created transferred or retained?
Yes they can create private groups
No you can't block this
No one not in the group has the ability to view them
Ownership of the group is with an account -- they keep ownership if they leave the institution (though they will need to make sure to have sufficient storage for attached files or eventually lose the ability to sync them)