Automatic import of entries into biblio module

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edwinksl@mit.edu

Is it possible to automate the import of BibTex entries from databases (such as Google Scholar and PubMed) into the biblio module?

1/9/14

csgiles@mit.edu

Yes it is! First, make sure you activate the Biblio module associated with the citation format you'll be using (People -> Modules).

Explore the configuration options (Configuration -> Content Authoring -> Biblio Settings) to make sure the settings suit your needs first. (I found the defaults were fine for the site I worked on.)

Then use Biblio's data import feature (Configuration -> Content Authoring -> Biblio Settings -> Data Import).

I tried this on one site so far, using a plain text list of PubMed IDs, and found it worked really well.

1/10/14

edwinksl@mit.edu

Thanks for the suggestion! I have tried this before, but this will still not automatically update the biblio module when the databases are updated: I will still have to manually import the BibTex entries every time I want to do an update of the publications in the biblio module.

7/21/14