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| - | It is important to understand that items can belong to multiple collections and sub-collections. Adding an item to multiple collections **does not duplicate** the item. In this sense, collections are more like photo albums or music playlists than folders in your computer filesystem. Just as a single photo can be added to more than one album or single song can be added to more than one playlist, a single item in a Zotero library can be added to multiple collections. | + | It is important to understand that items can belong to multiple collections and sub-collections. Adding an item to multiple collections **does not duplicate** the item. In this sense, collections are more like music playlists than folders in your computer filesystem. Just as a single song can be added to more than one playlist, a single item in a Zotero library can be added to multiple collections. |
| The library root—“My Library” for personal libraries or the group name for group libraries—always shows all items in the library, and items are duplicates only if they appear multiple times in that view. | The library root—“My Library” for personal libraries or the group name for group libraries—always shows all items in the library, and items are duplicates only if they appear multiple times in that view. | ||
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| ====Adding Items to Collections==== | ====Adding Items to Collections==== | ||
| - | New items are automatically saved into the collection selected at the time. For example, to save an item to a specific collection when importing using the [[getting_stuff_into_your_library# | + | New items are automatically saved into the collection selected at the time. For example, to save an item to a specific collection when importing using the [[adding_items_to_zotero# |
| To add existing items in your library to a collection, select them in the center pane and drag them onto the collection in the left pane. By default, the items will be added to the new collection but won't be removed from their original location. | To add existing items in your library to a collection, select them in the center pane and drag them onto the collection in the left pane. By default, the items will be added to the new collection but won't be removed from their original location. | ||