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Hi, it seems Zotero's APA style for reference type "Hearings" doesn't seem to follow the official APA style guide.
Here are some summaries of how you're supposed to cite a Congressional hearing in APA:
https://guides.library.cornell.edu/citing_us_gov_docs/APA_CongHearings
http://libanswers.walsh.edu/faq/147811
Correct example:
Ru 486: The import ban and its effect on medical research: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy, of the House Committee on Small Business, 101st Cong. 35 (1990) (testimony of Ronald Chesemore).
In Zotero, the contributor (testimonial giver) comes up first, I can't figure out how to get rid of the § symbol, and there's a floating extra comma... I've tried filling in as many fields as I can, and I've tried putting the committee name in the title - I'm not quite sure how I can do this properly. This is what Zotero gives me now:
Allen, M. Sexual exploitation of children over the internet: What parents, kids and congress need to know about child predators. , Pub. L. No. 109–126, § House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 444 (2006).
Here are some summaries of how you're supposed to cite a Congressional hearing in APA:
https://guides.library.cornell.edu/citing_us_gov_docs/APA_CongHearings
http://libanswers.walsh.edu/faq/147811
Correct example:
Ru 486: The import ban and its effect on medical research: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy, of the House Committee on Small Business, 101st Cong. 35 (1990) (testimony of Ronald Chesemore).
In Zotero, the contributor (testimonial giver) comes up first, I can't figure out how to get rid of the § symbol, and there's a floating extra comma... I've tried filling in as many fields as I can, and I've tried putting the committee name in the title - I'm not quite sure how I can do this properly. This is what Zotero gives me now:
Allen, M. Sexual exploitation of children over the internet: What parents, kids and congress need to know about child predators. , Pub. L. No. 109–126, § House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 444 (2006).
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poettliWhich APA style are you referring to?
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saraheliznevSorry I was trying to use APA 6th edition, the default one that comes with a Zotero install.
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bwiernikUnfortunately, CSL currently lacks a “hearing” type, so the Zotero item type Hearing is mapped to “legislation”, which doesn’t really work. Until better support is possible, I recommend using Presentation for such items.
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saraheliznevThank you, that's a good tip!
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