manuscript sources

ClioBrNl
Hello everyone,

I tried to find references on this subject, to no avail.
How can I use Zotero to catalog manuscript primary sources? So far I found nothing...

Thank you for any help!
Cheers,
Lucia
  • adamsmith
    You'd have to say a bit more about what sort of functionality you're after. "catalog primary sources" can mean all sorts of things. What do you need/want Zotero to do?
  • ClioBrNl
    Thank you for your reply. I my apologies for writing so fast...
    Primary sources require different form of citation and notes then secondary literature.
    For primary sources I need Archive Name, collection name, reference number, inventory number and document number.
    and url if the document is digital.
    For example, for a Dutch primary source, the reference would be "Resolutions of the States Generaal", Dutch National Archive, collection Staten Generaal, reference number 1.01.02, inventory 3150, fol. 792r - 793r.
  • adamsmith
    Zotero has fields for Archive (i.e. Dutch National Archive) and Location in Archive (i.e. all the rest (collection Staten Generaal, reference number 1.01.02, inventory 3150, fol. 792r - 793r)

    Depending on what exactly you cite, you can also include the folio numbers directly in the individual citation.

    We'll likely be adding a field for collection in the future, but beyond that archives vary too much too helpfully capture information in detailed fields.

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