Upgrade StorageZotero Connector metadata on CABI Digital Library
Dear Zotero team,
I am contacting you regarding Zotero Connector behaviour on our platform (CAB Direct content now hosted at https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/, migrated in 2022).
We have tested the latest Zotero version and Connector and observed:
• On database record pages in the CABI Digital Library, the Connector saves a webpage snapshot with limited metadata (URL, access date, screenshot). E.g., https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20250519640
• On chapter / full text content pages on the same platform, the Connector captures full metadata correctly. E.g., https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/ab.2026.0017
• RIS export from the platform imports correctly into Zotero with full metadata.
• The Connector works as expected (full metadata capture) on external sites such as PubMed, Nature, Researchgate, and publisher journal sites.
We are aware there was a CAB Direct translator created in 2017, cf. https://github.com/zotero/translators/blob/master/CABI - CAB Abstracts.js. Since the platform migrated in 2022, we are unsure whether:
1. The existing translator is still intended to support our database record pages, or
2. A new / updated translator would be needed for the current platform structure.
When hovering over the Connector icon on our pages, we typically see both:
– “Save to Zotero (snapshot)”
– “Save to Zotero (Atypon journals)”
This suggests the platform is recognised, but item-level metadata may not be detected for some record types.
Could you please advise whether we should open or update a translator issue for this site?
Kind regards,
Lucia Zoppi
CABI
I am contacting you regarding Zotero Connector behaviour on our platform (CAB Direct content now hosted at https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/, migrated in 2022).
We have tested the latest Zotero version and Connector and observed:
• On database record pages in the CABI Digital Library, the Connector saves a webpage snapshot with limited metadata (URL, access date, screenshot). E.g., https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20250519640
• On chapter / full text content pages on the same platform, the Connector captures full metadata correctly. E.g., https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/ab.2026.0017
• RIS export from the platform imports correctly into Zotero with full metadata.
• The Connector works as expected (full metadata capture) on external sites such as PubMed, Nature, Researchgate, and publisher journal sites.
We are aware there was a CAB Direct translator created in 2017, cf. https://github.com/zotero/translators/blob/master/CABI - CAB Abstracts.js. Since the platform migrated in 2022, we are unsure whether:
1. The existing translator is still intended to support our database record pages, or
2. A new / updated translator would be needed for the current platform structure.
When hovering over the Connector icon on our pages, we typically see both:
– “Save to Zotero (snapshot)”
– “Save to Zotero (Atypon journals)”
This suggests the platform is recognised, but item-level metadata may not be detected for some record types.
Could you please advise whether we should open or update a translator issue for this site?
Kind regards,
Lucia Zoppi
CABI
I'll also note that the first DOI (10.5555/20250519640 ) doesn't appear to be a valid DOI, and that could be another cause of problems).