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====== Retrieve PDF Metadata ====== | ====== Retrieve PDF Metadata ====== | ||
+ | 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' | ||
- | [[/support/ | + | 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/general|General pane]] of Zotero preferences.) |
- | Users new to Zotero may find the prospect of importing all their data somewhat daunting. Zotero can import bibliographic data in a wide variety of formats, but what of PDFs? Many researchers find themselves managing a massive collection of PDFs, possibly with another program designed only for that purpose or through their own methods. Zotero makes it a breeze to import these PDFs, which takes much of the pain out of switching. | + | {{https:// |
- | Zotero can take PDFs of scholarly papers and query the Google Scholar database | + | If Zotero can find a match for the PDF, it will create |
- | //While this feature can greatly facilitate importing large existing libraries of PDFs, the imported | + | If you're not happy with the metadata saved for the PDF, you can right-click on the new parent item and choose Undo Retrieve Metadata to leave the PDF as a standalone attachment for further manual processing. |
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+ | Zotero should retrieve high-quality metadata for most academic PDFs. While it can sometimes extract basic information (title, author) from other documents, you shouldn' | ||
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+ | **Note: | ||
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+ | ==== How It Works ==== | ||
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+ | The Retrieve Metadata feature uses a Zotero web service to find item metadata. The Zotero client sends the first few pages of text from the PDF to the web service, which uses a variety of extraction algorithms and known metadata from Crossref, paired with DOI and ISBN lookups, to build a parent item for the PDF. The Zotero lookup service doesn’t require a Zotero account and doesn’t log any data about the content or results of searches. |