Upgrade StorageAdding "Call Number" to bibliography output
hi all,
- i have been using zotero for a while now, it is beautiful. thank you, developers.
- i use Chicago Manual of Style (Full Note with Bibliography) for creating bibliographies as reading lists. however, i would like to add the call number to the bibliography output format [as the first field, even before author last name], so that the items in produced bibliography lists would have call numbers [easing the way to find it in the library stacks.]
- i tried to modify the csl file (.xml) for the Chicago Manual of Style (Full Note with Bibliography) style. it is indicated in the csl syntax summary page that number is not a mapped variable. i guess i have to create a macro for call number and map it to number variable. however, i have no xml experience and [no-offense, but] the csl documentation page does not offer enough explanation for less than knowledgeable people. so, my attempts to modify Chicago Manual of Style (Full Note with Bibliography) style failed miserably.
- i searched the forums, but could not find satisfying info/solution.
- i would appreciate more experienced and knowledgeable guys' help.
best,
tarihci
- i have been using zotero for a while now, it is beautiful. thank you, developers.
- i use Chicago Manual of Style (Full Note with Bibliography) for creating bibliographies as reading lists. however, i would like to add the call number to the bibliography output format [as the first field, even before author last name], so that the items in produced bibliography lists would have call numbers [easing the way to find it in the library stacks.]
- i tried to modify the csl file (.xml) for the Chicago Manual of Style (Full Note with Bibliography) style. it is indicated in the csl syntax summary page that number is not a mapped variable. i guess i have to create a macro for call number and map it to number variable. however, i have no xml experience and [no-offense, but] the csl documentation page does not offer enough explanation for less than knowledgeable people. so, my attempts to modify Chicago Manual of Style (Full Note with Bibliography) style failed miserably.
- i searched the forums, but could not find satisfying info/solution.
- i would appreciate more experienced and knowledgeable guys' help.
best,
tarihci
You can either follow these directions:
http://www.zotero.org/support/dev/citation_styles/style_editing_step-by-step
and add <text variable="call-number" prefix=". "/>
as the fourth line from the bottom, i.e. between
<text macro="access" prefix=". "/>
and
</layout>
or you can see if you find this easier:
http://steveridout.com/csl/visualEditor/
"Download the style you want to edit to your computer, and open it in a (plain) text editor like Notepad on Windows, TextEdit on Mac OS X (select “Make Plain Text” under “Format”), or gedit in Linux. "
Of course, I know how to download the style, which I did. But I don't know how to open it once I've downloaded it. Where is the file stored?
Thanks in advance,
Right-click on the style in the style repository and select "Save link as..." - then save it wherever you want.
* installed styles are in the "styles" folder in your Zotero data directory: http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data but while there's no risk of seriously breaking things, I wouldn't recommend messing with them there.
One final question: how do I keep the author-date style and the author-date (library list) file? It asked me if I wanted to update the style, when actually I wanted to add the new one to sit alongside the original one?
TIA,
I tried to follow the steps described above, but I am stuck because I intend to edit the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations style - I can't find
"as the fourth line from the bottom, i.e. between
and
"
I am not an advanced user, I need to clarify. I know Zotero well, but I don't readily understand programming languages.
Thank you very much for your availability