Is it possible to add specific biblatex fields into a zotero entry?

pwillaime

Hi,

I'm using Zotero as reference manager and I export (convert) time to time all my references to a bib file which I can use when I write in LaTeX. The references are converted into biblatex format.

I would like to add a biblatex specific fields to some entries in Zotero. For example, biblatex introduces some "related entries" options[1]. I'm using these options and I want to add such fields into Zotero. Of course, I can modify the .bib file generated by Zotero but if I do that, the modification will be lost every time I convert all my references from zotero to the bib file (I'm using Better bibtex to do that automatically (https://zotplus.github.io/better-bibtex/index.html)

Is there a way to add biblatex specific fields in Zotero in order to use these fields after the exportation in biblatex?


[1] for example:

@Book{key2,
...
related
= {key3},
relatedtype = {translationof},
...
}
@Book{key3,
...
related
= {key2},
relatedtype = {translatedas},
...

noksagt

That's not possible with the stock Zotero, which tends to make design decisions to make it a good general purpose reference manager (BibTeX-isms are of no use to people using the Word extension, for example). It is likely possible to get this through Better BibTeX.

pengyun04

Hi,

Could you tell me how to copy the citation keys of selected files in Zotero to the clipboard? I use ctrl-c, but it does not work.

I use win7 and VIM.

adamsmith

just install better bibtex, linked to right above, which implements that.

pengyun04

adamsmith, thanks for your reply.

I have installed the better bibtex, but I don't know how to use it.

I can see the citation key on the info pane after click a reference item. Then I want to copy the citation key to the clipboard, but press ctrl-c, it does not work. And press shift-ctrl-c, the clipboard is the whole citation, it is not I want.

I want to copy the the citation keys of selected multiple references to the clipboard.

adamsmith

see the answers here: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/56394/feature-get-bibtexkey-from-entry/#Item_7 (that's btw. why we ask that you don't post the same question twice in different places; just gets confusing for everyone involved).

pengyun04

Ah, I am sorry... I didn't realize that...

Thanks for your kindly reply.

emilianoeheyns

@pwillaime you can add your own fields using Better BibTeX: https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex/wiki/Customized-Exports#add-your-own-biblatex-fields

Questions about Better BibTeX are better handled at https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex/issues, as I don't come here often.