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Bash can be a lifesaver!

I had a problem with citations in Zotero. Whenever I added a citation to my paper, sometimes the references got corrupted. I had to correct them manually.

Finally, I decided to solve this problem. While searching for a solution, I saw Richard's solution (https://bsky.app/profile/rmcelreath.bsky.social/post/3knkqvogwbc25) and decided to write a Bash script to automate this approach.

Now, I can get a corrected BibTeX file via this tiny Bash script.

https://gist.github.com/mehmetgoktug/58d0501d0d2f3e3c94c5109c6be9f0ad

#bash #zotero #bibtex

#GSOC2026 is nearly over, and thanks to Hancong, you can now collbaborate with #Zotero users on the same #LIbreOffice document.
He also worked on various other improvements, like support for footnote citations for #CSL styles and support for tracking changes mode.
You can already try it in the latest dev version and soon in the new beta!

Read more in the blog post:

https://blog.jabref.org/2026/08/15/Improved-LibreOffice-Intergration/

#opensource #java #javafx #citations #bibliography #bst #texlaTeX

Bibliography interoperability is mostly a mirage.
There is no shared canonical model for bibliographic data: BibTeX, CSL-JSON, CFF, RIS, and others encode overlapping but incompatible views of the same reality.
Every converter is just a heuristic translator. We’ve optimized tools, not the model itself. Every ecosystem re-implements the same edge cases, calls it innovation, and ships the same mistakes again.

#citations #bibtex #biblatex #csl #zotero #citeproc #pandoc

(The currently disabled plugin is #zotxt, by the way. So if like me you're in the rather niche intersection of plain-text enthusiasts and #Zotero users, this may be a problem. Or not: After #OrgMode got native citation support with an Emacs-native #CSL processor, I don't depend on zotxt anymore, but there are edge cases where I'd still like to be able to. Hopefully it will be adapted to the new architecture.)

@unmurcianoenbcn Son de esas preguntas que odio pero no me resisto a responder 😅... Nunca puedo decir uno y nada más: #Firefox (últimamente #Waterfox), #TiddlyWiki, #Thunderbird, #Zotero, #LibreOffice, #KRDC, #JClic, #eXeLearning, #DeltaChat, #gmusicbrowser, #Krita... ¿Ves? Imposible responder con uno.

[Boîte à outils du chercheur] Utilisateur de #Zotero, vous voulez faire évoluer un style bibliographique CSL ? Lisez le dernier billet du blog #Zotero Francophone "Bonnes pratiques pour la création d’un style CSL" https://zotero.hypotheses.org/5302
💡 Besoin d'aide ? Contactez les Services aux Chercheurs BDL => https://www.bibliotheque-diderot.fr/acces-rapides/formulaires-de-contact/contacter-les-services-aux-chercheurs
#ZoteroTips #CSL #outils #tools #ReferenceManager

[Zotero] 📢 nouveau billet du blog #Zotero Francophone : "Bonnes pratiques pour la création d’un style CSL" https://zotero.hypotheses.org/5302
Des bonnes pratiques à mettre en œuvre si l'on ne trouve chaussure à son pied parmi les +10000 styles #CSL 😉
#bibliography #CSLstyles #coding #referencemanager

Zotero how-to guide.

I'm hoping that @MustaqBilalPhD can crosspost to Mastodon his great bird app thread on Zotero citation management software. A how-to guide. #medicalwriters #medicalcommunication #sciencewriters #STEMtools #Zotero