Upgrade StorageHow to update reference metadata in Zotero
Hi Zotero community,
Is there a way to update reference metadata in Zotero, similar to Mendeley/EndNote's "Update Details" function? In Mendeley, I could select multiple references → right-click → "Update Details" to refresh metadata from online sources.
I’ve tried right-clicking in Zotero but don’t see an equivalent option. Am I missing something, or is this feature not natively supported? If not, are there plugins/workarounds?
Thanks for any guidance!
Simon
Is there a way to update reference metadata in Zotero, similar to Mendeley/EndNote's "Update Details" function? In Mendeley, I could select multiple references → right-click → "Update Details" to refresh metadata from online sources.
I’ve tried right-clicking in Zotero but don’t see an equivalent option. Am I missing something, or is this feature not natively supported? If not, are there plugins/workarounds?
Thanks for any guidance!
Simon
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/373682/#Comment_373682
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/72336/feature-request-update-or-force-recheck-of-metadata
The recommanded workaround is to import the item again and merge it with the existing item in your library. Importing a new item is very efficient in Zotero, so this workaround is working nicely while waiting for the feature in Zotero.
See the different ways of adding items in Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/support/adding_items_to_zotero
I was using Mendeley for some time before coming back to Zotero. Updating the metadata in Mendeley was necessary due to the bad quality of the metadata produced. I do not need to think about it anymore, as the quality of the metadata is very good directly when adding new items in Zotero.