diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/item_local.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/item_local.js
index aad142451..16a3fe539 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/item_local.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/item_local.js
@@ -707,9 +707,15 @@ Zotero.Translate.ItemGetter.prototype = {
 			}
 		}
 		
+		// add URI
+		returnItemArray.uri = Zotero.URI.getItemURI(returnItem);
+		
 		return returnItemArray;
 	},
 	
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves the next available item
+	 */
 	"nextItem":function() {
 		while(this._itemsLeft.length != 0) {
 			var returnItem = this._itemsLeft.shift();
diff --git a/translators/Bibliontology RDF.js b/translators/Bibliontology RDF.js
index 50768ea23..9a5700d50 100644
--- a/translators/Bibliontology RDF.js	
+++ b/translators/Bibliontology RDF.js	
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ Type.prototype.addNodeRelations = function(nodes) {
  */
 Type.prototype.createNodes = function(item) {
 	var nodes = {};
-	nodes[USERITEM] = "#item_"+item.itemID;
+	nodes[USERITEM] = (item.uri ? item.uri : "#item_"+item.itemID);
 	
 	// come up with an item node URI
 	nodes[ITEM] = null;