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kb:given_name_disambiguation [2021/12/10 02:22] – [Why do some citations include first names or initials, and how can I prevent this from happening?] dstillmankb:given_name_disambiguation [2022/01/13 00:41] – [Other Causes] dstillman
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 === Duplicate Items === === Duplicate Items ===
  
-If you have more than one copy of an item and cite both in separate places, Zotero will treat the authors as separate and disambiguate them in the text. You can fix this by merging the items in Zotero, either via the Duplicate Items view or by selecting the items in the main items list, right-clicking, and choosing "Merge Items…", and then clicking the plugin's Refresh button.+If you have more than one copy of an item and cite both in separate places, Zotero will treat the authors as separate and disambiguate them in the text. Within the same library, you can fix this by merging the items in Zotero, either via the Duplicate Items view or by selecting the items in the main items list, right-clicking, and choosing "Merge Items…", and then clicking the plugin's Refresh button. If you’ve cited items from different libraries, use Add/Edit Citation as described in the previous section to identify the associated item for each citation and make sure each one is pointing to the same item in just one of the libraries.
  
 === Disabled Automatic Citation Updates === === Disabled Automatic Citation Updates ===
kb/given_name_disambiguation.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/18 02:17 by dstillman