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--- duplicate_detection [2012/03/18 14:44] – [Duplicate Detection] dstillman
+++ duplicate_detection [2017/11/12 19:53] – external edit 127.0.0.1
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+<html><p id="zotero-5-update-warning" style="color: red; font-weight: bold">We’re
+in the process of updating the documentation for
+<a href="https://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-5-0">Zotero 5.0</a>. Some documentation
+may be outdated in the meantime. Thanks for your understanding.</p></html>
 ====== Duplicate Detection ======
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 ===== Finding Duplicates =====
-Clicking on the "Duplicate Items" collection in your library, or right-clicking the library in the left column and selecting "Show Duplicates" will show the items Zotero thinks are duplicates in the center column.
+Clicking on the "Duplicate Items" collection in your library or right-clicking the library in the left column and selecting "Show Duplicates" will show the items Zotero thinks are duplicates in the center column.
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-Zotero considers items to be duplicates when they share the same title.
+Zotero currently uses the title, DOI, and ISBN fields to determine duplicates. The algorithm will be improved in the future to incorporate other fields.
 ===== Merging Duplicates =====
 In the "Duplicate Items" collection, select an item in the center column. Zotero will automatically co-select the other items that it thinks are duplicates. Click the "Merge n Items" button in the right column to merge the items.
-You can also select a group of two or more items //of the same item type// anywhere in your Zotero library, right-click and select "Merge Items..." from the context menu.
+You can also select a group of two or more items //of the same item type// anywhere in your Zotero library, right-click, and select "Merge Items..." from the context menu.
-Merges are automatically recognized by the [[word_processor_integration|word processor plugins]], and don't affect your automatically generated citations and bibliographies.
+Merges are automatically recognized by the [[word_processor_integration|word processor plugins]] and don't affect your automatically generated citations and bibliographies.