Sudden stop of mass download in google scholar
Hi was happily chugging along using the mass download function in chrome on a google scholar citations page (click the folder and it gives you the option to download all citations on that page) when it just stopped working. I see the "save to zotero" box in the corner when I click the folder icon, I click 'select all', I click "ok" but then nothing happens and instead of populating, the dialog box disappears. I've made sure that connector is on, the translator is updated (sometimes I was getting a message saying translator was having a problem) I've updated Zotero, it's open, I can save citations singularly (i.e. if I'm on a page that has just one item) I've done the check to the link and "zotero is available"... help!
Report ID: 1253718443
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=106&hl=en&as_sdt=400005&sciodt=0,14&cites=3846434904667233521&scipsc=
Report ID: 1253718443
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=106&hl=en&as_sdt=400005&sciodt=0,14&cites=3846434904667233521&scipsc=
Google Scholar begins to reject requests from users it judges to make heavy demands on the system. GS thinks you are a robot. You will need to wait for some time interval (an hour up to a day) before GS will allow you to again use the system.
I said "little to do with" above because the Zotero developers are working on ways to allow Zotero and GS to both play by the GS rules and at the same time reduce the frustration of Zotero users. You didn't specifically say what "mass download" means to you so I don't know if the future GS-Zotero improvements will help in your specific case.
GS is primarily an index and _not_ a literature database. GS allows you to download metadata for the items it lists but it primarily serves to show users links to original material. The metadata downloaded from GS will almost always be less accurate and complete than the metadata you can obtain if you follow the link to the source and get the metadata from there.
Also- not directly zotero-related, but in case you may know... is there another citation access method that functions this way but doesn't "throttle" extensive use? (i.e. if I'm trying to find all the publications that cite a particular document)
In any case- I really appreciate the help!