I suppose

Robert Loutzenhiser
I suppose it is way to late to ask if zotero could be programmed to use multiple containers, each a separate library able to be linked to a separate database so that we can load up different projects without having them become mingled together into one. This would also solve the problem of keeping the shared project database separate from personal files.
  • fbennett
    You can run separate Firefox profiles, which gives you the same effect:

    http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+profiles
  • bdarcus
    What's wrong with using separate collections for each project?
  • fbennett
    Mea culpa.

    Bruce has the better advice; there is something wrong with my suggestion to run separate Firefox profiles, actually. If you have Firefox 1 and Firefox 2, say, each will have a completely separate database. If you write a document using Firefox 1, and then want to include a citation from Firefox 2, it's an awkward process of export and import to move the data across, plus your document will only recognize citations from the FF that was used to write it. So if there is overlap in the content of your databases, and after getting some distance into a project you decide to switch to the other database, you would have to reselect each citation individually.

    If that sounds a bit complicated ... it is. :/ Separating work using collections is the way to go.
  • Robert Loutzenhiser
    actually i was thinking wider then that . what if protect one is totally separated from project two and both are collaboration projects. now protect one does not want to share the links, etc with project 2 and vice versa.

    how do you keep the databases for both projects from loading to the other?
  • sean
    @Robert: Our upcoming architecture for collaboration with group collections should meet your needs nicely. Each group collection can exist in isolation from the others, so if User A has access to collections 1 & 2, and User B only has access to collection 2, User B will have no idea what's in collection 1, etc.
  • Robert Loutzenhiser
    Thx Sean for that info. It sounds really great. Any idea when we might see that being implemented?
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