'Save to Zotero' (DOI) cannot save multiple PDFs appear in library search results
Hi, I am a novice of bibliographic software, and recently learn to use Zotero. I watched the video introduction and tried to download the results of 200+ citations+PDFs from my library search (in Business Source Complete). I changed the preference first to save attachments from browser. But I found two non productive steps in my process, not sure if I misunderstand the Zotero functions or what.
1. I got only the citations downloaded into Zotero library and no PDFs. The way I managed to save the PDF is to open the PDF of each article and download the file into Zotero.
2. I scrolled through 30 pages of 200+ articles and saved to Zotero page by page (the citations but not PDFs), and found in some occasions no all the articles appear on the selection list for saving.
Could anyone help? I don't know how to write scripts but hope something can be done to improve the process of collecting articles for my research.
1. I got only the citations downloaded into Zotero library and no PDFs. The way I managed to save the PDF is to open the PDF of each article and download the file into Zotero.
2. I scrolled through 30 pages of 200+ articles and saved to Zotero page by page (the citations but not PDFs), and found in some occasions no all the articles appear on the selection list for saving.
Could anyone help? I don't know how to write scripts but hope something can be done to improve the process of collecting articles for my research.
Zotero just picks up DOIs displayed on the page and imports them from CrossRef, the central DOI repository. That also explains why some items weren't displayed: They didn't have a DOI displayed on the page.
What's a URL exactly as you see it for a search results page on business source complete?
The URL is from our school library, is this what you are asking for?
eb.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/bsi/resultsadvanced?sid=dcaaadf2-0872-4b84-8bc5-658db2560878%40sessionmgr11&vid=37&hid=9&bquery=(TX+("knowledge+network*"))+AND+(TX+("R%26D"))&bdata=JmRiPWJ0aCZjbGkwPUZUJmNsdjA9WSZjbGkxPVJWJmNsdjE9WSZjbGkyPVBaNyZjbHYyPUFydGljbGUmY2xpMz1QVDgzJmNsdjM9KFBUK0FjYWRlbWljK0pvdXJuYWwpJmNsaTQ9Rk0mY2x2ND1ZJnR5cGU9MSZzaXRlPWJzaS1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d
I have been going through forum and instructions for help in installation, downloading PDFs, etc. I use Firefox 23.0.1, just installed Zotero 3 days ago.
Just 20 mins ago I was checking out bookmarklet
https://www.zotero.org/downloadbookmarklet
and dragged the button to the Firefox bookmark toolbar, but not sure what to do with it next.
I think I should be able to fix ebscohost for your school's set-up, let me have a look.
1. When I right click to view PDF in the middle Zotero window, it opens a page with the following URL but nothing can be read. If I click 'show file', it opens an explorer window with the PDF along with Zotera cache and info.
zotero://attachment/232/
I realise that each article has a folder in Zotero storage, is this correct?
2. If I export a collection (export files), my colleague will import and see exactly the same storage folders in his Zotero. Alternatively, I copy the PDFs out from individual Zotero storage folders and upload them into dropbox or some cloud server (for those who might not use Zotero).
Appreciate your comment.
However, I'm not sure why that matters. If you export your collection _with_ attachments, then the attachments will re-import correctly attached to each item (and properly placed in their corresponding directories). I'm guessing that you're trying to export your collection _without_ attachments and share the attachment directory via Dropbox or something similar. This will not work. If you want to share a collection with attachments, your best bet is using Zotero groups, which would be done through Zotero servers.
I will check out the group sharing thing, plus experimenting with iPad (bookmarklet), etc. Am truly excited about using Zotero to gain productivity in research!
Thanks so much to both and all the support.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/bsi/resultsadvanced?sid=d976fc9e-6ddd-4c64-b5dd-e45af0e2ff5f%40sessionmgr4004&vid=17&hid=4104&bquery=TI+corporate+venture+investment&bdata=JmRiPWJ0aCZjbGkwPUZUJmNsdjA9WSZjbGkxPVJWJmNsdjE9WSZ0eXBlPTEmc2l0ZT1ic2ktbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl
My firefox browser is 32.0.3, firefox Zotero client.
Thank you for your help.
Edit: you can verify this by trying to attach the file manually. "Attach Stored Copy" should be grayed out.
I also discovered a new thing, that the five selected files have been downloaded to my Window "downloads" folder as ContentServer.asp(number), and I then went to right click the item in Zotero pane to attach new file (which also points to the ContentServer.asp in my 'Downloads' folder) but an unknown error occurred.
What does this mean?
Thanks again for your quick response.
I will perform the Debug log now. Thanks.
I view the Error report via Zotero gear, and it shows a lot of search dates stuff and java script thing, the Report ID is this 66227417.
Hope you find something. Thanks.
Thanks so much again.
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/bsi/detail/detail?vid=12&sid=a1fc0aa8-c925-46e0-8817-097258441dc4%40sessionmgr113&hid=101&bdata=JnNpdGU9YnNpLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=bth&AN=89549055
Before diabling the two extensions, I could save the item with PDF in Zotero pane's My Library but not Group Libraries. After diabling, I could not save the item in My Library with the attached PDF anymore. So I don't understand why Pdf cannot be downloaded at all. I used to be able to do that just two weeks ago.
Hope my message above is clearer. Thanks.
You have just given me a hint. So I checked if I could view the pdf file in firefox from our varsity library link. Instead of displaying the file in the browser, it downloaded a copy as ContentServer(number) in my Window 'downloads' folder. This has nothing to do with Zotero, but I now wonder if a Pdf cannot be displayed, then Zotero will not be able to download it as an attached file to the item in Group Libraries.
Still, this does not explain why before I disabled Zotfile, it worked for Zotero My library and not Group Libraries.
Another thing is I have an outdated Adobe Acrobat, which probably caused the file display problem in browser. I shall try to get help and fix this tomorrow morning. I will test the Zotero download after that.
If there are other things I should take note, please let me know. Thank you again for your help. Have a good night.
I first tried saving a file to a different group library and it worked. So I checked each group library setting and realized there is such thing as "File Editing -- NO group library storage ". The group library that has been giving me trouble turned out to have this option checked! I wonder if this setting is default. I would imagine that if "private' is checked, 'File editing' should have default automatically set to 'Group admin' or 'Group member'.
Anyway, I am feeling good now as I have learned a few Zotero things a long the way.
Thank you all again!