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Knowledge4Zotero

Knowledge management for Zotero!

Quick Start Guide

Install

  • Download the latest release (.xpi file) from the Releases PageNote If you're using Firefox as your browser, right-click the .xpi and select "Save As.."
  • In Zotero click Tools in the top menu bar and then click Addons
  • Go to the Extensions page and then click the gear icon in the top right.
  • Select Install Add-on from file.
  • Browse to where you downloaded the .xpi file and select it.
  • Restart Zotero, by clicking restart now in the extensions list where the Zotero PDF Translate plugin is now listed.

Introduction

Note: an atomized note including a point, or a method described in a paper, or your thoughts while reading the paper, or anything else you drew from a paper.

A note in Zotero looks something like this (below), with quote sentences and your own thoughts.

Knowledge: Simply, knowledge = notes.

Knowledge Workspace: a place to manage your notes in a hierarchical outline.

Usage

Set a new knowledge

After the plugin installtion, click the menu on the top panel to "create new knowledge workspace" to set a new knowledge.

Or, switch the main knowledge to another existing knowledge

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Add note to knowledge

select some sentences you interested (1) and add to pdf annotation (2);

put some thoughts when you are reading these sentences and add to the certain place of knowledge (3 - 5);

Add an existing note to your knowledge

Manage your knowledge

Open your main knowledge

manage your notes after you added from pdf annotation

Backlinks

Go back to the paper from your knowledge (bi-directional links or backlinks).

Click the note and Zotero link, back to the paper when you need (this is my favorite part).

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Outline mindmap

Click the switch outline mode to see the mindmap

Click the button again to switch outline mode

Development & Contributing

This add-on is built on the Zotero Addon Template of zotero-pdf-translate.

Disclaimer

Use this code under AGPL (open source required). No warranties are provided. Keep the laws of your locality in mind!

Part of the code of this repo refers to other open-source projects within the allowed scope.