Embed Zotero bibliography within a web page

Guillaume Larocque
Hi, I would like to find a way to embed a Zotero bibliography into a website that would be automatically updated when I add items to the bibliography. I have looked into feed parsers but I can't seem to be able to generate a classical list of references from the Atom or RSS feed.

What I would like is to have a simple list of references such as

References

Smith, J. and Doe, P. 2010. Effects of standardization practices on global markets. Bogus Journal of Economy. 3(2):341-350. (link)

Does anyone have any idea how to make this work?

Thanks,

G
  • fcheslack
    Take a look at the format=bib or content=bib options under http://www.zotero.org/support/dev/server_api
    along with the style parameter.
  • Guillaume Larocque
    This looks great but I have no idea how to write a request like this. Could someone provide an example request?

    Thanks!

    G
  • fcheslack
    edited January 20, 2011
    https://api.zotero.org/users/10150/collections/HBGGGSZE/items?format=bib&style=apa

    https://api.zotero.org/users/10150/collections/HBGGGSZE/items?content=bib&style=apa&limit=5
  • Guillaume Larocque
    edited January 20, 2011
    This looks great! How do you find your GroupID or UserID?

    EDIT: Ok, I have found my USERID, but I can't find the GroupID.
    EDIT 2: Never mind, I figured it out from the RSS feed.

    This is really awesome!
  • Guillaume Larocque
    edited January 20, 2011
    The only thing that appears to be missing with this would be a way to make the urls clickable and to give the link to the zotero page of the entry for publications. Also, it would be nice to be able to change the font, font size, etc.
  • dstillman
    The API might provide an option to auto-link URLs in the future.

    The Zotero page is available as rel=alternate in the Atom feed, though you'd have to script that manually on your end.

    Styling is up to you via CSS.
  • Guillaume Larocque
    For the styling, I have to insert the zotero library into a wordpress document. I'm really not an expert in webdesign, but the easiest way I found to do this is to insert it into an <iframe> or <embed> object. CSS styling in that case is not exactly straightforward. Does anyone have a better suggestion on how to do this?
  • ajlyon
    If you're using Wordpress, you can just embed it using any of the hundreds of RSS/Atom feed plugins/widgets that are available.
  • KlausR
    Just wondering why format=bib or content=bib would not work with "Item Type = Presentation". The Zotero-Server always anwers "An error occurred".
  • dstillman
    KlausR: Better to start a new thread for this sort of thing, but can you provide an example URI? It's fine if it's a private library.
  • KlausR
    Thanks @Dan, it's working now anyway.

    I love Zotero!
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