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  • Well, my university's default search used to use their in-house software. Now their default search box goes to EBSCO and apparently EBSCO has access to their entire catalog, including availability data. So I searched my university's catalog throug…
    in EBSCO Host Comment by alphapapa October 16, 2012
  • Adam, thanks for your reply. In this case I'm using my university library's catalog search, which they seem to have contracted with EBSCO for. I understand that EBSCO isn't returning data in compliance with the RIS spec, but capitalization is …
    in EBSCO Host Comment by alphapapa October 16, 2012
  • Update: I tried capturing 20 items. It took a long time, but they finally appeared. But there are some duplicate items. And worst of all, like I said, all of the books were captured as journal articles, so the metadata is useless. Ok, worse …
    in EBSCO Host Comment by alphapapa October 16, 2012
  • I'm having the same problem. When I try to import 50 search results from EBSCO (Zotero showing the folder icon in the address bar), after I choose the items and click OK, nothing seems to happen. Sometimes the red-bordered box appears for a while,…
    in EBSCO Host Comment by alphapapa October 16, 2012
  • adamsmith, I wish you wouldn't assume that I intended an arrogant or insulting tone just because I said I was surprised that such a feature didn't already exist. I was simply emphasizing the importance of the idea. Written words lack facial ex…
    in Page Numbers Comment by alphapapa December 7, 2011
  • I must say, such a rude reply does not behoove the Zotero project. Out of two forum posts I've made suggesting improvements, I've received two replies of the "submit a patch, genius" variety. 2 for 2. Here's a few things for you to think abou…
    in Page Numbers Comment by alphapapa December 7, 2011
  • I'm a bit befuddled as to why this feature has been left out. When taking notes for writing a paper, it's essential to know what page of a resource you're taking notes on--when it comes time to cite it, you must have the page number! It seems obvi…
    in Page Numbers Comment by alphapapa December 7, 2011
  • I see. It'd be nice if that were documented on the known issues pages. :) I'm not an extension developer, but I suspect that if Zotero captured the page by copying the HTML the browser already has, like ScrapBook does, instead of downloading …
    in New York Times (NYTimes, NYT) captures blank snapshot Comment by alphapapa December 2, 2011