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Implementing the COinS HTML widget for Zotero

ContextObjects in Spans (COinS) is a means of placing bibliography metadata within HTML text. Zotero and other programs use COinS to extract this metadata from web pages to archive and manage bibliographic information. The COinS HTML widget prepares the metadata of items in the Search Results display or Item Detail display according to the COinS standard. In this format, Zotero and other programs can extract the data from Portfolio. The widget can be used for both the Search Result display or Detail display without the need for revision.

To implement the COinS HTML widget

Choose Displays.

Choose either Search Result Displays or Detail Displays.

For each Search Result or Detail display you want to add the COinS widget to, choose the Configure HTML Widgets option .

Double-click the COinS Metadata widget in the Available list to move it to the Selected list.

Choose OK.

Choose Refresh Cache.

After you have added the widget to a display, if you find that not all of the fields are available to the citation manager, try doing the following:

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Navigate to HTML Widgets > Edit COinS Metadata HTML Widget, then make sure all of the fields you want to have are listed in the Selected list. These are the default fields:

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Author

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Edition

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First Title value, for Searching

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ISBN

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ISSN

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Publication Date

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Publisher

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Series Title

Note: If you add any fields that are not included in this list, you will also need to add them to the list in the custom JavaScript box. When you add a field, use the field's Entry Code in the list.

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Navigate to Search Configuration > Search Fields, then for each field you want to include, choose Edit Search Field, and select Can be used on the Search Result Display, Can be used on the Detail Display, or both.

Note: Be aware that each field you add can make searches a little slower for patrons.