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If for some reason you're not able to perform a direct online import, it's possible to import from a local Mendeley database by installing an old version of Mendeley Desktop from before Mendeley began [[# | If for some reason you're not able to perform a direct online import, it's possible to import from a local Mendeley database by installing an old version of Mendeley Desktop from before Mendeley began [[# | ||
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+ | ===== Using Mendeley Citations ===== | ||
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+ | Prior to Zotero 6.0.19 (released in December 2022), Zotero could read and use Mendeley citations, but they wouldn' | ||
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+ | Citations created with Mendeley Cite are not readable by Zotero. | ||
===== Known Issues ===== | ===== Known Issues ===== | ||
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There are a few issues to be aware of when importing from Mendeley. | There are a few issues to be aware of when importing from Mendeley. | ||
- | * To import PDF highlight and note annotations, | + | * If your Mendeley |
* It’s not possible to directly import group libraries. To import items in group libraries, copy the group items to a collection in your Mendeley library before importing. You can then create a Zotero group and drag imported collections or items to that group. | * It’s not possible to directly import group libraries. To import items in group libraries, copy the group items to a collection in your Mendeley library before importing. You can then create a Zotero group and drag imported collections or items to that group. | ||
* Mendeley allows any field to be added to any type. When importing into Zotero, if a field isn’t valid for a given item type, the field is placed into the Extra field. When possible, those will be used automatically in citations (e.g., Original Date), and future versions of Zotero will automatically convert those to any real fields that become available. | * Mendeley allows any field to be added to any type. When importing into Zotero, if a field isn’t valid for a given item type, the field is placed into the Extra field. When possible, those will be used automatically in citations (e.g., Original Date), and future versions of Zotero will automatically convert those to any real fields that become available. | ||
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===== Troubleshooting ===== | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||