Importing/exporting Zotero RDF results in loss of fields
When I exported my bibliography, I chose Zotero RDF (including attachment and notes). Then, after reimporting on another drive, and opening in Zotero, all <Publication>, <Volume>, <Numéro> (in French) fields were lost.
My bibliography includes over 3000 references... so manual editing would be a nightmare.
I've opened the RDF file in a text editor, and the fields that correspond to <Publication>, <Volume> and <Numéro> seem to be there. See the example below.
How can I recover the lost fields in my reimported bibliography?
EXAMPLE OF AN ENTRY IN THE RDF FILE
<bib:Article rdf:about="#item_5786">
<z:itemType>journalArticle</z:itemType>
<dcterms:isPartOf>
<bib:Journal>
<dc:title>Int J Palliat Nurs</dc:title>
<prism:volume>15</prism:volume>
<prism:number>10</prism:number>
</bib:Journal>
</dcterms:isPartOf>
<bib:authors>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>Gielen</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>J.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>van den Branden</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>S.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>van Iersel</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>T.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>Broeckaert</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>B.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
</rdf:Seq>
</bib:authors>
<link:link rdf:resource="#item_5787"/>
<dc:subject>2013-04-24-1426</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>attitude-opinion</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>infirmière</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>PAD dementia</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>palliatif</dc:subject>
<dc:title>Flemish palliative care nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia: a quantitative study</dc:title>
<dcterms:abstract>AIM: To adequately measure the attitudes of Flemish palliative care nurses toward euthanasia, and assess the relationship between these attitudes and demographic factors and the (perceived) influence of experience in palliative care on death anxiety. METHOD: An anonymous questionnaire was sent to all nurses (n=589) employed in palliative care in Flanders, Belgium: 70.5% of the nurses (n=415) responded. RESULTS: A majority of the nurses supported the Belgian law regulating euthanasia but also believed that most euthanasia requests disappear as soon as a patient experiences the benefits of good palliative care. Three clusters were discovered: staunch advocates of euthanasia (150 nurses, 41.1%); moderate advocates of euthanasia (135 nurses, 37%); and (moderate) opponents of euthanasia (80 nurses, 21.9%). An absolute opposition between advocates and opponents of euthanasia was not observed. A statistically significant relationship was found between the euthanasia clusters and years of experience in palliative care, and (perceived) influence of experience in palliative care on anxiety when a patient dies. CONCLUSIONS: Flemish palliative care nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia are nuanced and contextual. By indicating that most euthanasia requests disappear as soon as a patient experiences the benefits of good palliative care, the nurses applied a 'palliative filter' a standard procedure in the case of a euthanasia request.</dcterms:abstract>
<bib:pages>488–497</bib:pages>
<dc:date>2009</dc:date>
<dc:description>undefined
Oct
Flemish palliative care nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia: a quantitative study
1357-6321 (Print)
1357-6321 (Linking)
20081721
Gielen, Joris
van den Branden, Stef
van Iersel, Trudie
Broeckaert, Bert
England
International journal of palliative nursing
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2009 Oct;15(10):488-97.
Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Religion and World View, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium. Joris.Gielen@theo.kuleuven.be
NLM
eng</dc:description>
</bib:Article>
<z:Attachment rdf:about="#item_5787">
<z:itemType>attachment</z:itemType>
<rdf:resource rdf:resource="files/5787/Gielen et al. - 2009 - Flemish palliative care nurses.pdf"/>
<dc:title>Gielen et al. - 2009 - Flemish palliative care nurses.pdf</dc:title>
<dcterms:dateSubmitted>2013-10-21 16:19:32</dcterms:dateSubmitted>
<dc:identifier>
<dcterms:URI>
<rdf:value>http://content.ebscohost.com/pdf23_24/pdf/2009/GHF/01Oct09/44935557.pdf?T=P&P=AN&K=2010465362&S=R&D=rzh&EbscoContent=dGJyMMvl7ESeqK84zdnyOLCmr0uep7BSr6+4SrGWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPGusUu0qLVKuePfgeyx44Dt6fJJ</rdf:value>
</dcterms:URI>
</dc:identifier>
<link:type>application/pdf</link:type>
</z:Attachment>
My bibliography includes over 3000 references... so manual editing would be a nightmare.
I've opened the RDF file in a text editor, and the fields that correspond to <Publication>, <Volume> and <Numéro> seem to be there. See the example below.
How can I recover the lost fields in my reimported bibliography?
EXAMPLE OF AN ENTRY IN THE RDF FILE
<bib:Article rdf:about="#item_5786">
<z:itemType>journalArticle</z:itemType>
<dcterms:isPartOf>
<bib:Journal>
<dc:title>Int J Palliat Nurs</dc:title>
<prism:volume>15</prism:volume>
<prism:number>10</prism:number>
</bib:Journal>
</dcterms:isPartOf>
<bib:authors>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>Gielen</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>J.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>van den Branden</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>S.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>van Iersel</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>T.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>Broeckaert</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenname>B.</foaf:givenname>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
</rdf:Seq>
</bib:authors>
<link:link rdf:resource="#item_5787"/>
<dc:subject>2013-04-24-1426</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>attitude-opinion</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>infirmière</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>PAD dementia</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>palliatif</dc:subject>
<dc:title>Flemish palliative care nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia: a quantitative study</dc:title>
<dcterms:abstract>AIM: To adequately measure the attitudes of Flemish palliative care nurses toward euthanasia, and assess the relationship between these attitudes and demographic factors and the (perceived) influence of experience in palliative care on death anxiety. METHOD: An anonymous questionnaire was sent to all nurses (n=589) employed in palliative care in Flanders, Belgium: 70.5% of the nurses (n=415) responded. RESULTS: A majority of the nurses supported the Belgian law regulating euthanasia but also believed that most euthanasia requests disappear as soon as a patient experiences the benefits of good palliative care. Three clusters were discovered: staunch advocates of euthanasia (150 nurses, 41.1%); moderate advocates of euthanasia (135 nurses, 37%); and (moderate) opponents of euthanasia (80 nurses, 21.9%). An absolute opposition between advocates and opponents of euthanasia was not observed. A statistically significant relationship was found between the euthanasia clusters and years of experience in palliative care, and (perceived) influence of experience in palliative care on anxiety when a patient dies. CONCLUSIONS: Flemish palliative care nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia are nuanced and contextual. By indicating that most euthanasia requests disappear as soon as a patient experiences the benefits of good palliative care, the nurses applied a 'palliative filter' a standard procedure in the case of a euthanasia request.</dcterms:abstract>
<bib:pages>488–497</bib:pages>
<dc:date>2009</dc:date>
<dc:description>undefined
Oct
Flemish palliative care nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia: a quantitative study
1357-6321 (Print)
1357-6321 (Linking)
20081721
Gielen, Joris
van den Branden, Stef
van Iersel, Trudie
Broeckaert, Bert
England
International journal of palliative nursing
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2009 Oct;15(10):488-97.
Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Religion and World View, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium. Joris.Gielen@theo.kuleuven.be
NLM
eng</dc:description>
</bib:Article>
<z:Attachment rdf:about="#item_5787">
<z:itemType>attachment</z:itemType>
<rdf:resource rdf:resource="files/5787/Gielen et al. - 2009 - Flemish palliative care nurses.pdf"/>
<dc:title>Gielen et al. - 2009 - Flemish palliative care nurses.pdf</dc:title>
<dcterms:dateSubmitted>2013-10-21 16:19:32</dcterms:dateSubmitted>
<dc:identifier>
<dcterms:URI>
<rdf:value>http://content.ebscohost.com/pdf23_24/pdf/2009/GHF/01Oct09/44935557.pdf?T=P&P=AN&K=2010465362&S=R&D=rzh&EbscoContent=dGJyMMvl7ESeqK84zdnyOLCmr0uep7BSr6+4SrGWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPGusUu0qLVKuePfgeyx44Dt6fJJ</rdf:value>
</dcterms:URI>
</dc:identifier>
<link:type>application/pdf</link:type>
</z:Attachment>
But why are you using Zotero RDF to transfer so many items? Are you migrating a library? If so, see http://www.zotero.org/support/kb/transferring_a_library Perhaps you are trying to share your data with someone else? In which case you should use groups http://www.zotero.org/support/groups
http://www.zotero.org/support/kb/transferring_a_library
Gosh! I should have thought about simply copying/pasting my Zotero folder... It's basically what I'll do right now!
Solved.
The issue is that I have one library A and one library B. Library A is on computer One and library B is on computer 2.
I want to add all references contained in library B to library A, and keep library A. Therefore, I just cannot simply copy/paste the Zotero folder from computer Two to computer One, since that would erase my library A.
Advices?
I suppose I can't only copy the "locate", "storage", "styles" and "translators" folders. The sqlite file must be essential, right?
This would not be perfect, but workable...
Why not use Zotero sync? That's designed for that purpose. Syncing of the database is always free.
You can then copy over the contents of the storage folder for the attachments.
http://www.zotero.org/support/kb/merging_libraries
This solution depends on RDF import/export, which is the cause of my problem!
You should merge by syncing as per adamsmith's suggestion. Disable file syncing, upgrade your Zotero storage, or use WebDAV to sync files. http://www.zotero.org/support/sync#file_syncing
You can then copy over the contents of the storage folder for the attachments.
If I simply copy/paste the storage folder, will the item ID be kept in the process? Will there be conflict with the other, already existing library?
I'm still not sure why you're against using zotero.org to sync
Edit: err. sorry, you're not. misread
1. Sync both libraries with Zotero (with file sync disabled)
2. Copy over the contents of the storage folder
Step 2 does nothing without step one.
You're also doing this all at a bit frenzied pace - take some time to read & digest the various suggestions, maybe read the sync documentation etc. Then decide what you want to do, if you unsure if it'll work, just ask.