Cannot add DOIs with reference-book type

dunning

When adding an item using a DOI, Zotero (5.0.32) will not accept anything with the `reference-book` (i.e. encyclopedia entry) type. For example, https://doi.org/10.1093/odnb/9780192683120.013.19839 and https://doi.org/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00192562, which both resolve, come up in Zotero with the 'could not find a record' error. Similarly, visiting https://search.crossref.org/?q=alexander+neckam&type=Reference and attempting to save the DOIs using the browser extension will not work.

CrossRef support clarify that `reference-book` is intended to be used for an entire encyclopedia or the like, whilst `reference-entry` is intended for an individual encyclopedia article. Much of the problem, then, is really with the metadata, but nonetheless `reference-book` entries shouldn't be coming up as not found.

I would further suggest that `reference-entry` be imported as an encyclopedia article rather than a book chapter.

adamsmith

could we get some sample DOIs, please?

dunning

I put the addresses in, but the system deleted them all. See the original bug report on GitHub:

https://github.com/zotero/zotero/issues/1395

dunning

(It seems that the forums will not display a web address if it is in angle brackets; you may want to get that fixed.)

bwiernik

The forum parses HTML tags (in angle brackets), which is why your URLs didn’t display. It is not standard to show URLs or DOIs in angle brackets.

adamsmith

thanks, we'll add reference_book. I'm not convinced about changing reference_entry, though -- it's going to be imperfect either way, but e.g. the Cochrane entires ( http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD002966.pub3/abstract ) are all categorized as reference_entry and I think it makes more sense (and does little harm) to treat them as book chapters. For your field, that's also in line with the Chicago Manual's advice to treat academic encyclopedias like edit books.