References databank

Trizztein · March 18, 2019

Hello, I would like to know if there is any way I can quickly find the information about any given book that needs to be fed into zotero so I don't have to enter all the information manually in the fields? Any list of books out there where ''referencing data'' is pre-made for a number of books in a given field?

adamsmith · March 18, 2019

I'm not sure I understand the question -- does importing from a library catalog not work? Zotero supports many library catalogs/cataloging systems.

Trizztein · March 18, 2019

Sorry, I have very little experience in the field of research so my wording might seem bizarre or unclear ... Is there a tutorial that explains how to perform this? Importing information from a library catalog about a given reference, that is. This does seem to fit my need.

DWL-SDCA · March 19, 2019

See these helpful guides:

https://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide

https://www.zotero.org/support/getting_stuff_into_your_library

If you still have trouble importing from your library's catalog please consider asking a librarian for help.

adamsmith · March 19, 2019

The library of congress catalog is a good place to try this out. worldcat.org works, too, but metadata quality is much lower.

Trizztein · March 22, 2019

Thank you! I learned about the wand functionality in one of the guides you linked, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for your time.