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Zotero at Temple

Add Temple Libraries' link using OpenURL

Get quick access to full-text articles by using our OpenURL

Step 1: Open Preferences

Open up your Zotero preferences. 

  • For MacOS, Preferences is under the Zotero tab. You might have "Settings" instead of Preferences.

MAC zotero with Preferenes selected

  • For Windows, Preferences is the last item under the Edit tab.

Windows with preferences selected

Step 2: Go to Advanced and the OpenURL box

In your Zotero preferences, click on the "Advanced" tab.  You should be within the first General tab. Toward the middle, there is a section for "OpenURL". (The image below is for MacOS, but Windows will have the same setup.)

Step 3: Copy and paste in URL

  • Leave the dropdown menu set to "Custom".
  • In the "Resolver" field, copy and paste this URL: https://temple-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/openurl/01TULI/TULI?
  • Leave "Version" set to "1.0".

 

Step 4: Set Zotero Connector (browser extension) to automatically download PDFs

  • Access and Go to Zotero Connector preferences
    • Firefox: Right-click on the Zotero save button and choose Preferences
    • Chrome: Right-click on the Zotero save button and choose Options
    • Safari: Right-click on the page background and choose “Zotero Preferences”
    • Edge: Right-click on the Zotero save button and choose "Extension Options"
  • Under the heading "Save to Zotero.org, you may have an "Authorize" button, and if so, click on Authorize and accept the default.
  • The default have checks for both "Automatically take snapshots when saving items" and "Automatically download associated PDFs and other files when saving item."
    • Notes:  We recommend that you automatically download PDFs, but if you do not want to do this, uncheck "Automatically download associated PDFs and other files when saving item."
       
  • Under Automatic File Importing, if not checked, check "Import BibTeX/RISRefer files into Zotero."

Zotero Preferences

More information on Zotero Connector preferences

Updated 9/21/2023