How to: Export Records from the Library Catalog into Zotero

Great news for all of our Zotero users -- you can now export records from the library catalog into Zotero  (see the detailed instructions below).  If you experience any problems, have questions, or would like assistance with using Zotero, stop by the library, call 597-4302, or email askalibrarian@wofford.edu.

To add items to your Zotero library from the catalog, follow these steps:

1.  Open the catalog in a Firefox browser (with Zotero installed).


2.  Search the catalog and select the items that you would like to add to Zotero by clicking the checkbox underneath the icons in individual records:




3.  Continue adding items as you revise and run new searches in the catalog.  You will see that the catalog is keeping track of the items you have selected:




4.  When you are ready to add the items to Zotero, select "Export to Zotero" in the "(select an action)" dropdown menu:




5.  A window will pop up asking what you would like to do with the file.  In the "Open with" dropdown menu, select Mozilla Firefox (skip to step 7).  If you do not see Mozilla Firefox as an option, select "Other...'"




6.  If you selected "Other...", a new window will appear asking you to select a program.  Select "Firefox" and click OK.  If you do not see Firefox, you will need to click the Browse button to locate Firefox on your computer (call 597-4302 or email askalibrarian@wofford.edu, if you need help).




7.  You should now see "Firefox" in the "Open with" field.  Click OK.




8.  A new tab will open with a text file.  In the address bar of Firefox you will see a file icon.  Click on this icon to send the records into Zotero:




9. You will see the items from your list in the catalog being saved in Zotero:




10.  When the "Saving Item..." window disappears, close the tab with the text file and you will be back on the library's catalog page:




11.  If you are planning to continue searching and adding items to Zotero, clear the items you just added to Zotero from your list by clicking the "Clear" link:




12.  Congratulations!  You have added items from the catalog to your Zotero library.

If you experience any problems, have questions, or would like assistance with using Zotero, stop by the library, call 597-4302, or email askalibrarian@wofford.edu.