Zotero can't parse AAAI archival page

leahperl · January 23, 2017

I clicked the zotero button on the website below, and it resulted in a malformed entry. Instead of saving the paper metadata and downloading the PDF, zotero stored a web page snapshot. The paper does not appear to have a DOI, so I can't use the "add by identifier" feature in the zotero standalone interface.

The best way I've found to add it is:
1. click "How to cite this item"
2. select "BibTex" in the dropdown
3. copy text
4. in Zotero, import from clipboard
5. download the PDF separately and add it to zotero

Is there any reason zotero can't parse AAAI archival pages like it can parse most archival pages? Can it be updated?

http://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/AAAI/AAAI15/paper/view/10000

adamsmith · January 23, 2017

That page works for me. On what browser are you?

leahperl · January 23, 2017

chrome Version 53.0.2785.116 (64-bit)
Zotero connector version 4.0.29.11
Zotero standalone version 4.0.29.10

adamsmith · January 23, 2017

(*$@#)(! frames -- The chrome extension doesn't find the metadata on the page, which is embedded in a frame. Nothing simple I can think of that we can do about this right now.

leahperl · January 23, 2017

haha silly aaai, frames are so 1999!

Understanding the problem is helpful. I found a frame-related trick that works here:
1. view page source
2. find the URL of the primary frame and navigate to it
3. click zotero button (it works as expected)

Still not optimal, but better than my previous method in this case since the link to the primary frame was obvious. Do you think the next version of the chrome extension will be able to support frames?