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--- locate [2012/05/28 16:45] – [Managing Lookup Engines] rmzelle
+++ locate [2023/07/27 01:50] (current) – [Library Lookup] dstillman
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   * **View File/PDF/Snapshot** - open the files/PDFs/snapshots of the items
   * **View Online** - look up the items online, using its URL, DOI, or child link's URL
-  * **Open in External Viewer** - as "View File/PDF/snapshot", but opens outside of Firefox (Zotero for Firefox only)
   * **Show File** - locates the files/PDFs of the items on your computer
   * **Library Lookup** - looks up the items in your library of choice using OpenURL
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 ===== Library Lookup =====
-If you select the Library Lookup option, Zotero will try to locate your items in an online library catalog, so you can track down a physical or online full-text copy of the resource. By default, Zotero uses the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenURL|OpenURL]] service of [[http://www.worldcat.org/|WorldCat.org]], but you can specify a different OpenURL resolver (e.g., the OpenURL resolver of your local university library) in the [[preferences/advanced#openurl|Advanced tab]] of the Zotero [[preferences]].
+The Library Lookup option lets you locate items in an online library catalog so you can track down a physical or online full-text copy of the resource. You'll need to select your library's OpenURL resolver from the [[preferences/advanced#openurl|Advanced tab]] of the Zotero [[preferences]].
+If your library's resolver isn't in [[/support/locate/openurl_resolvers|Zotero's OpenURL resolver directory]], you can enter the address manually. Most university libraries provide their OpenURL resolver address on their websites.
 ===== Managing Lookup Engines =====
-The Manage Lookup Engines… option opens the Article Lookup Engine Manager window, which allows you to enable/disable, reset, or remove installed lookup engines. Additional lookup engines can be installed via the 'Add "... Lookup"' entry that appears in the Locate menu when visiting a webpage that [[/support/dev/creating_locate_engines_using_opensearch|specifies a lookup engine via OpenSearch]].
+The "Manage Lookup Engines…" option opens the Article Lookup Engine Manager window, where you can enable/disable lookup engines, remove installed lookup engines, or reset your installed lookup engines to the defaults.
+It is not currently possible to add new lookup engines using through either the Zotero desktop client or the browser Connector extensions. To add new lookup engines, you must edit the ''engines.json'' file located in the ''locate'' folder in your [[zotero_data|Zotero data directory]]. Lookup engines can be added to this file using JSON syntax specifying an [[/support/dev/creating_locate_engines_using_opensearch|OpenSearch lookup engine]]. A more user-friendly way to add lookup engines will be added in a future version.
+An ''engines.json'' file with a variety of useful lookup engines is available from [[https://github.com/bwiernik/zotero-tools]]. To use this file, download it and place it in the ''locate'' folder in your [[zotero_data|Zotero data directory]] (replacing the version of ''engines.json'' that is already present). You can remove unwanted engines from the "Manage Lookup Engines…" in the Zotero Locate menu.
+===== Public Library Lookup Engines =====
+A repository of thousands of local public library Lookup Engines (as well as engines for some universities and commercial databases) is available from [[http://egh.github.io/zotero-lookup-engines]].