Synchronise with Zotero
lejon - January 17, 2008 - 11:36
| Project: | Bibliography Module |
| Version: | 5.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Miscellaneous |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
I would like to be able to synchronise the biblio records with Zotero instead of having to delete them all and re-upload a Zotero database.
I would also like to be able to upload the related pdfs.
Is this likely to be possible?
Cheers, it's a really good module so far.
#1
This one is a bit tricky. I am working on a "duplicate detection" system which in theory would only add new entries and thus solve your problem. There was also some talk a while back on the Zotero side of creating an API which would allow it to communicate directly with an external database but I don't know if any progress has been made on that front.
Ron.
#2
subscribing
#3
The duplicate detection system in in the 6.x-dev branch and I'm just working on methods to either skip duplicates or merge them. On merging, then comes the question... merge->left; merge<-right; all fields; some fields... The devil is always in the details :-(
Ron.
#4
subscribing, thx
#5
After a long pause the discussion about the zotero 2.0 server appears to have started up again at http://groups.google.com/group/zotero-dev/browse_thread/thread/4b7e8453b.... There is still now definite information though about the planned API, as far as I can see.
#6
Zotero server sync is now promised for June, see http://www.zotero.org/documentation/development_roadmap. That is probably the point at which we could start thinking about integration with the biblio module. But it all depends on how much developer information the zotero project will release. They have been very bad at communicating with the developer community in the past but are planning to improve.
#7
Zotero sync is in beta now. Perhaps the fact that they're being sued(frivolously and maliciously IMHO) by Thomson will make them eager for new friends, and improve their responsiveness in communication! We can only hope.
#8
subscribing
#9
Zotero has now released the 1.5 beta with the server synchronization for which some of the previous commenters were saying we were waiting.
But I'm a little confused. I want the visitors to my magazine site, www.peaceworkmagazine.org, to be able to click a button and add the citation and the tags into zotero. This is possible from Flickr, Amazon, and many libraries, now. Is this the feature you're requesting, or am I in the wrong thread? If so, I apologize. The Zotero page about exposing metadata is here: http://www.zotero.org/support/make_your_site_zotero_ready.
In Peace,
Sam Diener
#10
If you want to go from Biblio/Drupal to Zotero, then it should already be working. When you visit a biblio page, you should see a little file folder icon on the right side of the address bar. Although having said that and just tested it, I see there is a little bug in the ordering of author names :-( I'll check on that.
#11
subscribing
#12
subscribing
#13
what about file export/import. Zotero has a Zotero RDF export feature which can export its library including its files. Is there any plan to support file export/import.
#14
It should be possible to support Zotero RDF. When is another question, I'm just in the middle of porting to Drupal 7.
Ron.