The Second “Preview” Release of Zotero 1.5

Zotero is releasing a second beta version of their upcoming 1.5 edition. The biggest enhancement for 1.5, introduced in the first preview release, is the ability to sync Zotero information between computers.

The second preview adds attached files to that functionality, but only if you have a WebDAV account (or server).Unless someone is providing you with a WebDAV service (iDisk, online storage, etc), WebDAV is not the easiest of protocols to set up.

Another, perhaps more important, new feature is the ability to automatically download (from Google Scholar, I think) PDF metadata. This is yet another way Zotero makes organizing and locating files easier. If you have a stack of PDFs on your computer, many of which probably have non-descriptive filenames, this feature is for you. You can see this feature in action here.

A more thorough list of features, and a download link, can be found here.

Related Nerdlets posts:

• Free Office Software: OpenOffice 3.0 Released!
• Zotero: An Introduction, now with SBL support
• Zotero Supports 1100 Bibliographic Styles
• Zotero 1.5 Preview Released
• Why Open Source?

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