Multiple Sources Citation: Style Harvard Reference Format 1

Hanna1211
Hi,
I have a problem with the citation styles. I use the Harvard reference format 1.
If I have multiple sources with the same first name, the citation style puts in the Initials of the author :(
How can I disable that? Or what can I do to change it?

I get:
(H. C. Hsu et al. 1996; Grindstaff et al. 1998; H. C. Hsu et al. 1999)
I want:
(Hsu et al. 1996, 1999; Grindstaff et al. 1998)

Thanks!
  • RintzeRintze
    http://www.zotero.org/support/kb/given_name_disambiguation
  • Hanna1211
    Thanks for the quick reply. I also thopught about that ZOTERO sees the same person (H C Hsu) as distinct individuals.

    I checked my library before i posted my problem :(

    The author are consistently named in my Zotero library.
    What else can I do?? Normally...Zotero should recognize the entry as the same person.
  • adamsmith
    there are only two ways first names can appear in a citation
    1. The one Rinze points to
    2. The author is input in one field mode - i.e as H. C. Hsu instead of Hsu, H.C.

    It's one of these two.
    Try using Chicago (author-date). If the initials go away it's 1.

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