spehhhhh / zotero-memento

Zotero extension that combats link rot by archiving webpages and journal articles.

zotero-memento

To Install

Go to RELEASES and follow the instructions there. If that doesn't work then follow the instructions below.

Download this repo as .ZIP and extract. Then, go INTO the folder zotero-memento-master and compress the files INSIDE that folder (not the folder itself) into a .ZIP file. Change the extension of this newly created .ZIP file to .XPI. In Zotero, click Tools > Addons. Then press the Gear in the top-right corner, select "Install Add-Ons", and select the .XPI file. Restart Zotero to let the extension take effect.

Archiving a Webpage AUTOMATICALLY

Zotero Archive automatically saves pages added to your library through the Browser Connector to multiple internet archives (Internet Archive, archive.is, archive.today, etc.) It conveys the archival information to the user in the following ways:

• Saves the URL of the archived version of the item in the Internet Archive to the "Extra" field.
• Attaches a note with an anchor tag to the archived resource to the item.
• Attaches the ORCID profiles of the authors to the item. These can be accessed by clicking the dropdown menu to view the notes and attachments.
• This only works for resources saved from websites that support the Signposting standard. More info can be found at http://signposting.org/

How to Archive Webpages MANUALLY

Once you save an item to the library via the Browser connector, a success popup indicates that all of the actions above were attempted. On an error, you could manually archive an item by right-clicking on a selected item, clicking on "Archive this Resource", and choosing an archive to push to.

Translators

In chrome/content/scripts/, you will find a folder named translators, which contain a number of export translators. Each of these translators is based off of an existing translator in Zotero, with the addition of two more properties:

• a URL to an archived version of the resource
• the datetime that the resource was archived

To download each of these translators, search for the "Zotero" folder in your system (it should contain a "translators" subdirectory). Drag each of the translators from the extension into Zotero > translators. When prompted to replace the translators click "Replace", and you're done!

Currently, there are 5 translators that export your library to

• BibLaTex
• MLA
• Robust Links (listed under HTML Snippet; more information can be found about Robust Links at http://robustlinks.mementoweb.org/)
• Bookmarks
• Wikipedia Citation Template