Multiple authors in Worldcat
For some reason, when I click on the "book" icon to save a cite from UW Worldcat, Zotero (2.0b4) is only picking up the first author. What's up with that? Is there some pref I've missed?
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So in the case of WorldCat, Zotero doesn't offer any particular advantages over EndNote (which is too bad, because i use worldcat a lot!), but at least it's not any worse (as it would have been if we had to manually enter all the secondary authors and editors if we were stuck with COinS). So, it's not the end of the world! Zotero lives yet again!
(of course, it would be wonderful if WorldCat could fix this glitch, but hey,...)
How do I set Zotero "to default" in this respect?
Thanks!
"Use Zotero for Downloade RIS/Refer files" checked in the general tab of the preferences.
Then in Worldcat you click "Cite/Export" and in the pop up "Export to EndNote" - Zotero will automatically get the reference.
I've become quite unhappy with Worldcat in a number of ways, btw. - bibliographic data is often bad and inconsistent - wherever possible I'd suggest using Library of Congress instead. See e.g. here, where they have the same book 5 times with all different authors, inconsistent years of publication etc.
http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=the+state+back+in&qt=results_page
that's obviously Zotero unrelated, just as a general warning.
LoC works fine with Zotero, no need to use workarounds.
Thanks. Now, when I click "export," I get a Firefox dialogue box saying "You have chosen to open DirectExport which is a: application/x-endnote-refer . . . What should Firefox do with this file?" The options are "Open with [Browse] or Save File." Zotero is not an option in the [Browse] box. If I choose "Firefox," I get the text of a script in the Firefox window above Zotero.
Hmmmm. I'll try LoC.
You triple checked that you have the option checked in the preferences?
As you indicated, LoC works fine.
but you're better of with LoC anyway.
Many thanks!