It required about 5 hours to bring the 426 referenced items into the Zotero database and verify that each item was correct. I discovered Zotero and found that (even the early versions) worked better than Reference Manager. I tried to convert to EndNote but was not successful. I had to find a new citation management tool. At the point that I was completing my final draft, Reference Manager failed me. I had used Reference Manager for writing since before it was a DOS program. I began my doctoral thesis using Reference Manager. You may need to fall back on one of the back-up files if you make an error that can't be easily fixed. Save your document throughout the editing process using a new filename with each save (filename-A.doc, filename-B.doc, etc.). If both lists match, delete the old inert one. When all citations have been replaced, verify that the new reference list contains all the items (and in the same order) as in the old one. Additions should be made only after all edits have been done and you have confirmed that your new reference list is the same as your old one. Do _not_ add any new citations while editing. You don't need to verify the reference list each time but only after you have replaced several citations. Go through your document replacing each inert citation with a Zotero citation. If not, verify that you are using the desired style. Compare the first items in your old reference list with that in the new one. The Zotero verson of your feference list will begin here.Ĭlick the button to make a bibliography for the working copy (with live Zotero citations). Using the working file, insert a blank page after the last page of your reference list.
Mark the citation on your printed copy to indicate that it has a live Zotero field code. Highlight and delete each citation and immediately replace it by inserting the citation using Zotero. Using the printed copy as a reference, edit the citations one-by-one. This is the copy you will edit using Zotero.
Open the new copy of the renamed document without field codes. Physically mark (dog ear the page, use a sticky or paperclip) the beginning of your reference list. Make another copy (with a new file name) of the document without field codes. It is much less work if you have a numeric style.įor safety, be sure that you have saved copies of your document with and withour the EndNote field codes. If items that were cited in your thesis are now in Zotero (and are correct), this is less work than you expect.
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