Zotero Group as default library for Zotero Connect

kevinlaws
How do I set a Zotero Group Library as the default library to save items to via Zotero Connect? I'm setting up a non-technical group to do research together, and the idea of training them to remember to copy items they save to their own library into the Group library is daunting and would never happen properly. But I can set up all their browsers to default to saving into the Group Library except I can't find that option. Is there a way to do this, either in setup on the Desktop client or in the Zotero Connect Chrome app?
  • kevinlaws
    Nevermind, figured it out. You open the Zotero app and leave it open with the group library you want as a target selected as the current library. Zotero Connect will save to whichever library is currently selected.
  • dstillman
    edited July 21, 2025
    To be clear, there's no copying involved either way. The Zotero Connector's save popup lets you choose what library or collection to save to. That can be changed even after the popup closes by clicking on the save button again, as long as they haven't left the page.

    If they click on My Library or some other collection in Zotero, or the selection otherwise gets reset, the Zotero Connector will start saving elsewhere, so you still need to instruct them to save items to the group library. The proper way to do that is from the save popup.
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