Stephen Eglen <s.j.eg...@damtp.cam.ac.uk> writes: > There was a mail-thread lastyear about zotero and integration with org. > Now that there is an alpha release of 'org-standalone' > http://www.zotero.org/blog/2011/02/ > > has anyone looked at whether this helps integrate org and zotero? > > I've not yet switched to a pdf manager (they're all stuffed into a > folder, with a few subfolders, and the only meta-data is in the > filename!), so I'd appreciate hearing what others to do to look after > their pdfs. Mendeley is a possibility too (although syncing between > machines is a must, and Mendeley doesn't offer that yet.)
One option is to manage metadata in org-mode itself, relying on org-attach to store and preserve links to the pdf files. Bibtex source blocks can used to store bibliographical data for each pdf. I find the combination of emacs-w3m, google scholar, and org-mode to be an easier and more transparent way to manage bibtex data than an indirect route via Zotero or Mendeley. But I also prefer to edit all my bibtex data by hand. :) Recoll is great for indexing. I have a mess of spaghetti code I use to pull recoll results into a temporary org outline. I can then open the relevant files using org links. I'd be happy to share it if anyone is interested. Best, Matt
