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--- kb:mendeley_import [2022/12/11 15:35] – [Known Issues] Add link to Mendeley's Shibboleth instructions dstillman
+++ kb:mendeley_import [2022/12/27 16:40] (current) – [Using Mendeley Citations] dstillman
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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 [[#mendeley_database_encryption|encrypting]] the local database. See the [[mendeley_local_import|local import instructions]] for more information.
+===== Using Mendeley Citations =====
+Zotero's Word and LibreOffice plugins can read citations created by Mendeley Desktop and automatically relink them to imported Mendeley items in your Zotero library, so you can continue using the same documents with Zotero.
+Prior to Zotero 6.0.19 (released in December 2022), Zotero could read and use Mendeley citations, but they wouldn't be linked to imported items in your Zotero library. If you imported your Mendeley library using Zotero 6.0.18 or earlier, you'll need to repeat the import process once using Zotero 6.0.19 or later — just select "Relink Mendeley Desktop citations" when starting the importer. (If you've already imported citations using 6.0.19 or later, this option will no longer appear.)
+Citations created with Mendeley Cite are not readable by Zotero.
 ===== Known Issues =====
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   * 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.
-  * Zotero's Word and LibreOffice plugins can read citations created by Mendeley Desktop, so you can continue using the same documents with Zotero and insert additional instances of those citations by choosing from the "Cited" section of the search results in the citation dialog. However, the citations created with Mendeley won’t currently be linked to imported items in your Zotero database. If you need to make changes to an item's metadata, you'll want to use Add/Edit Citation and relink all instances of the citation in the document to the imported item in your library. A future update may allow the plugins to use the imported citations automatically. Citations created with Mendeley Cite are not readable by Zotero.
 ===== Troubleshooting =====