import problems with "Umlaute"

Gitty K · January 31, 2008

I've posted this here before, but didn't get much feedback (see: http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/2039/import-from-endnote-umlaute/#Item_3)

When importing my endnote6 libarary German "Umlaute" (öäü) are not recognized. This is independent of the format I use for exporting my library in endnote, particularly it also happens with BibTex, mentionioned in previous post as a possible solution.

I wonder if I need to change some setting in Firefox perhaps, although it (generally, but with very few exceptions) displays websites with Umlaute correctly

Thanks for your help.

Matthias · January 31, 2008

Gitty K, could you post a sample file (e.g. in RIS format) with a few records, as you've exported them from Endnote? This might help to debug your issue.

Gitty K · January 31, 2008

sure, here is first a RIS sample, below you'll find some BibTex refernces

TY - BOOK
AU - Amendt, G.
PY - 1989
BT - Natürlich Anders. Zur Homosexualitätsdiskussion in der DDR
CY - Köln
PB - Pahl-Rugenstein
ID - 60
ER -

TY - BOOK
AU - Aresin, L.
AU - Bach, K.
AU - Günter, E.
PY - 1986
CT - Psychosoziale Aspekte der Homosexualität
CY - Jena
PB - Veröffentlichung der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaAresin, L.
AU - Bach, K.
AU - Günter, E.
ID - 62
ER -

TY - JOUR
AU - Beaudin, C.L.
AU - Chambré, S.M.
PY - 1996
TI - HIV/AIDS as a chronic disease: emergence from the plague model
SP - 864-706
JF - American Behavioral Scientist
VL - 39
IS - 6
ID - 274
ER -

TY - JOUR
AU - Blattert, B.
AU - Rucht, D.
AU - Rink, D.
PY - 1995
TI - Von der Oppositionsgruppen der DDR zu den neuen sozialen Bewegungen in Ostdeutschland
SP - 397-422
JF - Politische Vierteljahresschrift
VL - 36
IS - 3
ID - 64
ER -

here's a Bibtex reference

@book{
Author = {Amendt, Günter},
Title = {Natürlich Anders. Zur Homosexualitätsdiskussion in der DDR},
Publisher = {Pahl-Rugenstein},
Address = {Köln},
Year = {1989} }

@book{
Author = {Foucault, Michel},
Title = {Der Wille zum Wissen. Sexualität und Wahrheit Band 1},
Publisher = {Suhrkamp},
Address = {Frankfurt am Main},
Year = {1997} }

@book{
Author = {Elias, Norbert},
Title = {Über den Prozeß der Zivilisation. Zweiter Band. Wandlungen der Gesellschaft. Entwurf zu einer Theorie der Zivilsation},
Publisher = {Suhrkamp Taschenbuch},
Address = {Frankfurt am Main},
Volume = {2},
Year = {1997} }