diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # citeproc changelog
 
+## 0.3.0.8
+
+ * In parsing abbreviations JSON, ignore top-level fields
+   besides "default" (#57), e.g. "info" which is used in Zotero's
+   default abbreviations file.
+
 ## 0.3.0.7
 
   * Remove check for ASCII in case transform code.
diff --git a/citeproc.cabal b/citeproc.cabal
--- a/citeproc.cabal
+++ b/citeproc.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       2.2
 name:                citeproc
-version:             0.3.0.7
+version:             0.3.0.8
 synopsis:            Generates citations and bibliography from CSL styles.
 description:         citeproc parses CSL style files and uses them to
                      generate a list of formatted citations and bibliography
diff --git a/src/Citeproc/Types.hs b/src/Citeproc/Types.hs
--- a/src/Citeproc/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Citeproc/Types.hs
@@ -1608,12 +1608,8 @@
   deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
 
 instance FromJSON Abbreviations where
-  parseJSON (Object v)   =
-    Abbreviations <$>
-      (parseJSON (Object v) >>= maybe
-         (fail "abbreviations lacks a default key")
-         return . M.lookup ("default" :: Text))
-  parseJSON _            = fail "Could not read abbreviations"
+  parseJSON = withObject "Abbreviations" $ \v ->
+    Abbreviations <$> v .: "default"
 
 instance ToJSON Abbreviations where
   toJSON (Abbreviations m) =