Code importing with text in UCL library catalogue (Explore)

jl3464
Hi, UCL recently migrated to a new library catalogue and keeps changing the way it works. Perhaps this is why the following issue comes up. When I search for a specific book by title or author and then import the reference into Zotero, it imports code around the search criteria I used. So, for example, if I searched for J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye by author, this is what I would see in the Zotero author field: J. D. <span class="searchword">Salinger</span> (Jerome David)

I am using the Firefox Zotero extension 4.0.12 on a Mac.

Thanks!
  • aurimas
    URL for the library?
  • jl3464
    http://ucl-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do
  • aurimas
    Ugh, their metadata export appears to "highlight" your search words, which, IMO, doesn't make any sense. We're working on improvements to the Primo translator. This should be fixed by the end of the weekend.
  • adamsmith
    All newer Primos do that now. Don't know why, but as aurimas says, this should be covered by a fix we have in the work.
  • jl3464
    Great, thank you. I know that the BL (British Library) is on the same or very similar system, but their things seem to import fine: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?mode=Advanced&vid=BLVU1&tab=local_tab
  • adamsmith
    I believe that's primo 3 (BL) vs. primo 4 (UCL)
  • adamsmith
    A translator fix is now up. Your version of Zotero will automatically update within 24hs, or you can update manually using the "Update Now" button in the "General" tab of the Zotero preferences.

    Any further problems let us know & thanks for reporting
  • knut_knab
    Hi - the translator fix did a good job getting rid of the highlighting code; Thanks.

    But it seems to have caused problems for primo sites that have opted for having titles link to the online resource, instead of to the DetailsTab that seems to be required in the translator (?).
    The problem appears in the results list only, where online resource records' title is a link, not to the full view of the record. Also not on physical items, whose titles are not links.
    Pleas see the following search: http://rex.kb.dk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlSearch.do?institution=KGL&vid=KGL&loc=local,scope:(KGL)&group=GUEST&query=any,contains,pnas&langPref=en_US
    This results list contains records of several types - and trying to import them from the list succeeds only for physical item ones.
  • aurimas
    edited September 19, 2013
    Thanks for reporting. This should work better now. You will still not be able to import some items (particularly, items that have multiple versions and no Details link), but at least those items should not prevent other items from importing.

    Edit: Sorry, also meant to say that you can update the translator as per instructions in adamsmith's post.
  • knut_knab
    Thanks; very good. And expedient!
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