sync zotero to notion to level-up your academic research | awesome notion plug-in | 2022 tutorial

→ Sync Zotero to Notion
→ Notion for Academic Research
→ Step-By-Step Tutorial
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A MASSIVE thank you to Temi Lasade-Anderson, a friend and fellow PhD researcher on Instagram who first made me aware of the Notero plug-in, and whose content/research you can find more about at the links below:

Here are the online resources that helped me set up Notero, which I also re-link in the step-by-step tutorial down below:

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Installation & Set-Up
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00:00 - 02:20 - Introduction
02:20 - 04:40 - Some Brief Context for What I'm Sharing from Zotero into Notion + Why
04:40 - 06:30 - Step One | Notion Database + Notion Internal Integration Token
06:32 - 06:43 Step Two | Create the Database in Notion
06:44 - 07:10 - Step Three | Create the Connection Between Zotero and Notion
07:10 - 07:45 - Step Four | Finding the Database ID
07:45 - 08:23 - Step Five | Download the Notero Plug-In and Install
08:24 - 09:11 - Step Six | Set the Notero Preferences
09:12 - 10:10 - Some Limitations to Notero

2. Set up the database in NOTION to which you want to direct the Zotero database information. I used an existing database for this exact purpose, which you can find at this link and also another template in this article here. NOTE: Read this article for exact details as to how to configure the database should you wish to set one up yourself.

3. Link the Notion database to the Integration Token. You do this by going to the Share button on the database page in Notion. Click invite, and you should see your recently-created Integration key. Select it to provide access to it.

5. The final step in the Notero preferences is to select the folder in Zotero which you wish to sync into Notion.

THE ABOVE IS A SUMMARY OF THE FULL TUTORIAL.
The full tutorial is available as an article at the following link.

I hope it proves useful to you! Please share your experiences with Notero in the comments below, click the like/subscribe button if this tutorial was valuable :)

Hugs from NYC,

Holly
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✨ FAQ ✨

What type of content do you make?
I started off with Study With Me videos, then the channel evolved with some PhD Vlogs/Advice Videos, and then I started to document a little bit of my cancer journey... So now I make an unequal amount of all three :)

How old are you?
I'm 31 in theory, but thanks to cancer/the pandemic putting life on hold for a couple of years, I genuinely only feel about... 26?!

Where are you based?
I'm Irish, and a PhD student at an Irish university but I am currently in MANHATTAN, BABY!!!!!

What type of cancer are you getting treatment for?
Stage IV oesophageal adenocarcinoma

What drug are you on?
An immunotherapy drug, called Nivolumab (Opdivo)

What type of PhD research are you carrying out?
Historical research into records of children's musical culture in Ireland

Which university are you carrying out your PhD research at?
All Hallows, College, Dublin City University

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[SrslyFly]

For anyone not finding Integration in invite, I got this reply from Notion:

Hi James,
Stephen here. Thanks for your patience as this was escalated to me.
Recently there has been a change to how you share pages with internal and public integrations.
Now, via the triple-dot (...) menu in the top right of a page, you will see Add connections and from there you can add the integration you need.
For more information on what's changed you can consult our Help Center article here.
Kind regards,
Stephen

[Whimsical_Artist]

You’re the research goddess! Thank you soo soo much. Saved me 5 lives. Just a new update in the share button- I clicked the … three buttons and found ‘connections’, then hovered over that button and found my integration! And in the last stage I selected the papers I wanted to sync from Zotero to notion and rightclicked and chose ‘sync to notion’. It took me atleast 2 hrs to figure it all out, but finally did it. I am in time crunch. Glad I did it. Thank you!!

[juliakravchenko]

This was the most straightforward, cleanest, clearest tech/software tutorial I have ever experienced. Thank you so much for making this

[rnbwdrm]

Oh my goddess!!!! You are an actual angel! I have just spent literally hours attempting to do this myself, with absolutely no success and lots of frustration and self-doubt haha... and in desperation I started to look for tutorials on YouTube, I watched multiple!!! Finally found yours, and this has miraculously worked for me! I did have to do the workaround you provided in the comments - I'm just so so grateful. I have actual tears of gratitude and relief in my eyes. Than you so very much Holly - you have a lifelong subscriber in me <3
P.s I adore your energy :)

[maritsegbo]

Thank you, this was just what I needed! I just made a few changes to my own quite extensive literature database, and miracles started to happen thanks to your brilliant step by step turtorial 🙌I'm so happy I didn't have to transfer everything into a new database. The journey of PhD fellowship applications can begin

[juanitamartin]

Do I use Notion? No. Do I use Zotero? No. Am I going to watch this entire thing anyway because of your charm, warmth and relatable personality? ABSOLUTELY.

Do you know if it works with Mendeley as well?

[MarianneHMiettinen]

I got stuck in the last phase: I saw the green check mark in Zotero next to the files I wanted to sync, but then just wasn't seeing the items in Notion. So, what I did, I highlighted all the items in the synced file and then left-click to see the drop-down, and chose "Sync to Notion" and that worked!! Thank you for the vid!

[abc-eyld]

This is going to be so helpful, I'm doing my PhD in exercise science with a concentration on bowling ... I can finally sync up my data properly.

[bedhead-studio]

Subbed within the first few minutes. Production on point.

[Cassie]

Hi, first time watcher and within the first minute of the video I became a subscriber. I Love you aesthetic ! And the way you explain the information was so informaative. Looking forward to fallowing you and seeing the rest of your videos.

[jlstrick]

Fantastic video and workaround!! I am just now getting serious about using Notion for my teaching and geo ed and edtech related work. This is a life saver! I found it very helpful to have both your video and the ReadME document available while I was doing this. I also messed up on the original database sync (forgot to duplicate the Notero database with all of the correct properties) and was able to easily create a new one. Once I removed the #notion, it re-synced with no problem!! I know you made this a few months ago, but this is what I love about YouTube! Stuff you need is waiting for you to find it...and when you are ready, the 👩🏻‍🏫 will appear 😉! Thank you!!

[c.catlover]

Best wishes on your fight with cancer. I just finished treatment for breast cancer. I am hoping it does not come back. Thanks for the video.

[martinrothwell]

First video I have seen of yours and truly just great content - thank you :D

[MeghanaKuppa]

Thank you so so much for this tutorial! So easily executable, and nicely cuts the clutter. 🙌🏽

[eniola]

For those confused at the very last step as to why their files arent syncing,

Where she moves all the files from the "Untitled" folder to the folder she has selected to sync ("Transfer Exam Literature..."); that moving of all those files is what makes all the files start to sync (the step she shows us as happening real time)

[mdawg]

Love ya stuff Holly, you've almost convinced me to leave endnote and go to Zotero!

[heatherbiedermann]

Thank you Holly Jane! I was so excited to see this and after a bit of tinkering, I got it to work. This will help me so much with my own doctoral research. Woo-hoo! Hey, I'm also a stage 2a cancer patient in a doctoral program. This was really great to see other people going through the same thing I am. You are inspiring to me. Have a great week :)

[jahidoyon]

Thank you very much for explaining it so nicely...
It surely looked frightening. But I have managed to integret the plugin quite easily following your instructions.
It shall be sooo useful! Really appreciate your effort.

[katjastrophe]

Thank you so much for this video; i was so puzzled by the online description because i also prefer to learn new stuff through Videos 😊🙌 I really like how you did that! Also the fixed comment helped me with a Problem i had.Have a nice day; greetings from Sveta from Germany 🇩🇪

[sllaveq]

Second video of yours, I find really helpful. Got me subscribed! Thank you!