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Import from Zotero or Mendeley

Copy collections, folders or single items from Zotero or Mendeley into a project.

You can import papers from Zotero or Mendeley into any project. It is a one-time copy: later changes in Zotero or Mendeley do not carry over, and notes and annotations stay where they are.

  1. In "Library", choose "Add source" and open the "Zotero" or "Mendeley" tab.
  2. Choose "Connect Zotero" or "Connect Mendeley" and approve access. You return to Mosaic.
  3. Pick a collection or folder, or search: "Search by title, author, DOI, or keyword" in Zotero, "Search by title, author, journal, or DOI" in Mendeley.
  4. Tick the items you want, then choose "Add N sources" (Zotero) or "Add N papers" (Mendeley).

Items already in the project are greyed out and marked "In the library". The files attached to an item stay in Zotero or Mendeley; Mosaic looks for an open-access PDF of each paper, and you can attach your own copy afterwards. If some items fail, you see how many, for example "Could not add 2 of 5 sources."

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