[Feature request] Add new items to library via DOI directly via Word Processor Integration

ZoterUser53

Hi everyone,

for adding new citations to my manuscript that are not yet part of my library, I keep alt-tabbing between my Zotero app and Word processor. Thus, I wanted to propose adding the "magic stick icon" (add entry via identifier) directly in the Word Processor Integration so that you can add a new citation to both the document and your library without using the Zotero app itself.

What do you think?

aborel

I'm curious about the workflow... how do you find these DOIs while you are writing?

ZoterUser53

I have a second monitor with a browser to find papers and their DOIs. Adding a citation using Zotero Connector is way more intrusive and click-intensive than just copy-pasting the DOI.

aborel

"Adding a citation using Zotero Connector is way more intrusive and click-intensive than just copy-pasting the DOI."

Really? I would think the exact opposite, adding through the connector is just 1 click, instead of :
1. select the DOI
2. copy
3. paste into the relevant form field
(maybe one more button click or Return key press)

This is a honest question. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something?

adamsmith

(I don't think there's much of a chance of adding this to the word processor add-in -- it'd just be too much going on there: either it'd overload the interface, or, if you just allowed adding by DOIs from the search bar, would confuse search & add item functionality in potentially problematic ways).


In case that's helpful, the connector can be triggered via a configurable keyboard shortcut.