Upgrade StorageNot grabbing PDF from EBSCO PsychINFO
Recently I’ve been having issues getting Zotero to automatically download PDFs from EBSCO PsycINFO. This seems to happen most often when the PDF is not hosted directly by PsycINFO, but instead is provided through a linked publisher or database (e.g., Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, ProQuest, etc.).
In these cases, the Zotero Connector imports only a webpage snapshot or link, and does not automatically retrieve the PDF. Since many PsycINFO records link out to external publishers, this happens fairly frequently.
Here is a URL showing a specific example of the issue:
https://research-ebsco-com.byu.idm.oclc.org/c/w2m2q6/search/details/ek3srbgp75?db=psyh&limiters=None&q=depression&searchMode=boolean
Debug ID: 83668646
Currently, the only way I can get the PDF to attach automatically is by clicking through to the publisher’s site first and then saving from there. It would be much more convenient if Zotero could retrieve the PDF directly from the PsycINFO record when access is available.
In these cases, the Zotero Connector imports only a webpage snapshot or link, and does not automatically retrieve the PDF. Since many PsycINFO records link out to external publishers, this happens fairly frequently.
Here is a URL showing a specific example of the issue:
https://research-ebsco-com.byu.idm.oclc.org/c/w2m2q6/search/details/ek3srbgp75?db=psyh&limiters=None&q=depression&searchMode=boolean
Debug ID: 83668646
Currently, the only way I can get the PDF to attach automatically is by clicking through to the publisher’s site first and then saving from there. It would be much more convenient if Zotero could retrieve the PDF directly from the PsycINFO record when access is available.
I just tried a few other searches using Psych Info to see if the original problem was resolved and it was able to pull in the pdfs of many more articles but there are still some cases where it is not working.
Here are some specific instances that still didn't work:
- https://research.ebsco.com/c/w2m2q6/search/details/id4gtqyy4n?db=psyh&limiters=None&q=depression and sleep quality&searchMode=boolean
- https://research.ebsco.com/c/w2m2q6/search/details/o4luyp43ob?db=psyh&limiters=None&q=depression and sleep quality&searchMode=boolean
- https://research.ebsco.com/c/w2m2q6/search/details/w3bqc2e6ir?db=psyh&limiters=None&q=depression and sleep quality&searchMode=boolean
Here is the Debug ID for the first article listed: D1715839756
If needed I can also provide a debug ID for the other articles as well.
I do appreciate the fix though, originally I was able to pull in about 10-30% of the attempted pdfs from PsychInfo using the Zotero connector and now I am able to pull in about 70% which is an incredible improvement.