get library from doc file
Hi,
I wrote a scientific article more than a year ago, containing all the citations and the bibliography at the end (made with Zotero). I then have a doc file that contains all the informations I need. However I changed computer and my zotero library is now empty. Can I "scan" the doc file and get a library back in zotero ?
Many thanks and sorry if that has already been answered elsewhere.
I wrote a scientific article more than a year ago, containing all the citations and the bibliography at the end (made with Zotero). I then have a doc file that contains all the informations I need. However I changed computer and my zotero library is now empty. Can I "scan" the doc file and get a library back in zotero ?
Many thanks and sorry if that has already been answered elsewhere.
Did you regularly sync from your old computer to your Zotero online library? If so, logging into your account and syncing from your new computer should bring your library back.
If you didn't sync and you still have live Zotero field codes in your document, report that here and someone will offer suggestions. {See Juris-M}
If you do not have a document with field codes, all is not lost -- but, alas, much is lost. There are software scanners that can read from your document and (by educated guessing) attempt to put your references in a format that can be imported into Zotero. I have very limited success with this. At best each record required a lot of editing.
Many thanks again.
Thierry
There is no way to extract a document-specific list of references from your greater zotero library unless you have somehow tagged or categorized them manually.
I thought that when I ran out of space even metadata were not synced.... ARRRRG !
Many thanks for your help guys !!!
Thank you for this thread! I am having the exact same problem. New computer, migrated apps, but the data (library) did not come with it. I had time to wipe my old computer before realizing. Is there any chance that I have a file lying around somewhere among my documents that I also migrated, that could contain the library?
If not, what options do I have to/how do I import references from the field codes directly from my article?
Many thanks!