Problem syncing with group library

JMGreyber · February 6, 2018

Hi everyone! I imported a very large library from EndNote to my Zotero standalone. I need to make this library available to a group I created on my browser-based Zotero, but I can't get the references to show up in my group library. Am I missing something? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Gurdas_Sandhu · February 6, 2018

Please also tell us what version of Zotero you are using. The current version is 5.0.34

When you imported the references in Zotero Standalone, are they in "My Library" or in the said library under the category Group Libraries? If the references are only in My Library, then you need to add them to the group library. You can do this by drag-drop. Also, check if you have sync set up correctly in Preferences.

JMGreyber · February 6, 2018

Thank you so much! I did figure that out and now can see my library.

One other question that you could perhaps answer. Can you use the browser version of Zotero to add/manage citations and build bibliographies in a Word document? I use Zotero standalone for that, but the group with whom I shared the Zotero library may not have access to the standalone version of Zotero. Would they be able to add citations from the broswer version of Zotero?

Thanks,
Jennifer

adamsmith · February 6, 2018

One other question that you could perhaps answer. Can you use the browser version of Zotero to add/manage citations and build bibliographies in a Word document?

Essentially no. You can add items by hand and via the connector (though you have to install that) to the browser version, but you can't effectively manage them (e.g. determine which collection they're saved to). And while you can generate citations in some selected styles from the browser, those just copy to the clipboard and there's no Word integration.