Sort bibliography and fix author problem

Hey there,

I finally finished my project and now want to add my bibliography I used CMS 17 (note).

Now when I do that, I stumble upon a number of problems.

1) I have no idea how it is sorted, I'd like it to be sorted by type, and each type alphabetically by author.

2) You can't distinguish one citation from another, because the space isn't different. Can I change that without pressing enter after every line?

3) Sometimes, authors are shown as "---------", sometimes their Names are shown. I just want it to be the author, when there is an author, and none, when there isn't.

4) Finally, it sometimes shows when I entered a webpage, sometimes it doesn't. How do I fix that, so that it shows every time?

Let me just add, that I have zero experience with coding, or even editing styles in Zotero, yet I hope somebody can help me with my problems.

Thanks in advance <3
  • Almost all the things you mention as "problems" are actually just Chicago style:
    Bibliographies are sorted by author, then by title. If the same author appears in multiple, subsequent bibliography entries, they are substitute with the em dashes (———), and access dates fro webpages are only given when no publication date is available.

    Are you sure you want to change those things and why?

    For the spacing, that should work. Typically switching to a different style and back fixes the formatting of the bibliography, which should be indented and have one line between entries..
  • First of all, thank you. That explains a lot to me.

    The most important thing I'd like to change is the sorting of the bibliography. My faculty requires for sources to be sorted by type, then by author and then by title. If possible, I would also change that, the date when I visited a webpage is shown with every source.

    The first is the most important since it is required.

    Thanks in advance.
  • edited March 8, 2023
    Type sorting can be achieved.
    See here for a recent description how to achieve this where internet sources are last to appear ("Z"):
    https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/427805/#Comment_427805
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