Importing Bibliographic Information in ZORA

For each publication you record in ZORA, you will need the bibliographic data. These vary depending on the publication type. To make things easier, bibliographic information can be imported from other databases.

If publications are recorded in PubMed, the bibliographic information available there can be imported into ZORA using the PubMed ID.

For all publications that have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), the existing bibliographic information can be imported.

The reference management software Citavi is available to all UZH employees. The software and installation instructions can be obtained from the Citavi website of the UZH Central IT Services.

Many literature databases and publisher websites offer the possibility to export bibliographic information in BibTeX format.

There are different approaches to this: Partially, the file is displayed in the browser in BibTeX format so that it can be copied and pasted into the import field of ZORA (import of a single publication). Partially, a text file is an output in BibTeX format, which can be saved and imported into ZORA (import of multiple publications possible).

Please consult the import of multiple publications via a saved text file using the example: Web of Science. Please note that you are in the database 'Web of Science' and not  'All databases'.

The metadata of one or more publications can also be imported from EndNote into ZORA.

In EndNote (version 9):

1. It is best to create a personal EndNote library with those publications that shall be imported to ZORA.
2. Chose output style: Menu > Edit > Output Style > Open Style Manager > select EndNote Export.
3. Menu > File > Export
4. Save the exported data file as a text file (.txt).

In EndNote (version X2 and above):

1. It is best to create a personal EndNote library with those publications that shall be imported to ZORA.
2. File > Export
3. Save the exported data file as a text file (.txt). Then chose in the save dialogue as output style the EndNote export.
4. Save the file on your computer.

In ZORA:

1. Manage deposits > import items
2. EndNote tagged > Import
3. Import more than one item
4. Deposit the saved txt. File
5. Import items
6. The individual items still have to be edited and deposited according to ZORA specifications.

The bibliographic data of one or more publications can also be imported into ZORA using XML.

For one or more publications, you need to create an XML text file according to the specifications described in the file 'zora_xml_import_format-2019'. Please contact us for the latest version of the XML format.

In ZORA:

1. Manage deposits > Import from XML
2. Import more than one item
3. Search XML file > import items
4. The individual items still have to be edited and deposited according to ZORA specifications.

zora_xml_import_format-2019 (PDF, 102 KB) (Version March 2019)

Samples:

ZORA_Sample_Journal_Article (XML, 9 KB)
ZORA_Sample_Newspaper_Article (XML, 4 KB)
ZORA_Sample_Scientific_Publication_in_Electronic_Form (XML, 3 KB)
ZORA_Sample_Working_Paper (XML, 8 KB)
ZORA_Sample_Edited_Scientific_Work (XML, 7 KB)