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+ | Users new to Zotero may find the prospect of importing all their data somewhat daunting. Many researchers already have a large collection of PDFs that they' | ||
- | ====== Retrieve | + | To use this feature, simply drag your existing PDFs into your Zotero library or use the "Store Copy of File" or "Link to File" options from the add new item menu (green plus sign). By default, Zotero will automatically retrieve metadata for each PDF, create an appropriate parent item, and rename the associated file based on the metadata. (You can disable these automatic functions in the [[preferences/ |
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+ | If Zotero can find a match for the item, it will create a full Zotero item with the available data and attach the PDF. If it can't, it will leave the PDF as a standalone attachment, allowing you to add a parent item [[adding_items_to_zotero|from the web or by identifier]] and drag the PDF onto it. If all else fails, you can right-click on the PDF, choose Create Parent Item, and manually enter metadata for the item. | ||
- | [[/ | + | Zotero should retrieve high-quality metadata for most academic PDFs. While it can sometimes extract basic information (title, author) from other documents, you shouldn' |
- | Users new to Zotero may find the prospect of importing all their data somewhat daunting. | + | **Note:** While this feature can greatly facilitate importing large existing libraries of PDFs, it **is not** the best way to add items to your library in general. Items can be imported faster by using the Zotero |
- | Zotero can take PDFs of scholarly papers and query the Google Scholar database for matches. The most straight-forward way it does this is by matching up an embedded Digital Object Identifier (DOI), but that's far from necessary. If Zotero finds the PDF in Google Scholar, it creates a new library item for the paper, downloads the bibliographic metadata from and attaches the original PDF to the new item. Begin by dragging your existing PDFs into your Zotero library or use the "Store Copy of File" option from the add new item menu (green plus sign). Once they appear in the middle column, select the ones for which you wish to retrieve metadata. Right click on them and select " | + | ==== How It Works ==== |
- | //While this feature | + | The Retrieve Metadata |