Zotero reference checker

jouke.postma

The zotero servers by now should have many references stored that are manually corrected (the translators often make minor errors like wrong case letters, name formatting errors, missing journal abreviations etc.). Other users could benefit from these manual corrections if zotero would have a 'fix it' button which, once clicked, would allow the user choose from a set of near identical but more complete or possibly better formatted references.

Goal: less manual formatting of references

ajlyon

My impression is that Zotero is being more cautious about data segregation among users, in contrast to a certain other service that does something like what you suggest. It would of course be great to have such a metadata repair service, but it would likely have to be opt-in.