Editing CommunityData:Zotero (section)

== Tips and Tricks ==

* In Zotero, folders are not like traditional folders. They are like tags. Do not add things if they are already there!
* Holding down the <tt>Option key</tt> (macOS), <tt>Ctrl</tt> key (Windows), or <tt>Alt</tt> (Zotero 6)/<tt>Ctrl</tt> (Zotero 7) key (Linux) is extremely useful! It will show you which folders the selected item is in!
* When you're done adding a bunch of things, look at the ''Duplicate'' pseudo-folder underneath the ''Community Data Science Collective'' folder.
* Do not download the [https://github.com/beloglazov/zotero-scholar-citations Google Scholar add-on]. This adds citation data to the "extra" column for all papers in Zotero which shows up in some types of reference lists and is a huge pain to undo.
** If you had already imported something from Google Scholar, it is usually easier to find the publication online again and re-import the information using the browser connector than to find and input the missing information manually.
* Note that every time you import a new publication, you will automatically scroll to the newly-added citation. If you are updating information for many citations, keep track of the order so that you don't miss any as you add new citations!
* Zotero allows you to customize what columns of information are shown if you click on the small grid-like icon in the top right of the citations pane (next to the default paperclip icon that shows whether a citation has any attachments). It may be helpful to add columns such as Year or Extra (to make it easier to identify citations that need to be fixed).