Zotero

I’m a huge Zotero fangirl, but there’s one feature that really annoys me: automatic tags. You’re merrily adding articles, only to find that your Tag Selector is bulging with weird descriptors from databases and catalogues. It’s then hard to find the tags you carefully created for yourself. The good news is there’s a simple fix to remove those automatic tags and to prevent them from reappearing. Step 1 - Delete or hide the existing tags In the bottom right-hand corner of your Tag Selector, click the tiny funnel icon. In the pop-up window, uncheck Show Automatic. This hides all those database tags, displaying just those you created yourself. To remove them completely, click Delete Automatic Tags in This Library. Much better! 😅 ...

Around 10 years ago, I wrote a tutorial on using Zotero with Scrivener through the RTF/ODF plugin. This method was fiddly, but ultimately produced live Zotero citations in a Word or LibreOffice document. Unfortunately, since the launch of Zotero 7, this method no longer works. In my previous post, I described a simple Zotero-Scrivener workflow, using the RTF Scan tool. Here, I’ll explain why the more complicated method is no longer working and outline some other alternatives. ...

Although being a 21st-century researcher has its challenges, we are at least blessed with some excellent tools. Scrivener and Zotero are two of the best. This dream team makes it much easier to plan and draft your writing, then add citations and bibliographies in the right format. Unfortunately, the two tools aren’t directly integrated. This means finding workarounds and making compromises. In a pair of blog posts, I’ll explain two approaches - one simple, one more complicated - so you can decide what’s right for you. ...