corrections to dutch (nl-NL) APA references

bibliography web page references in dutch (nl-NL) are styled as:

<author>. (<date_year>[[, <date_month>] <date_day>]). <title>. Verkregen <accessed_month> <accessed_day>, <accessed_year>, van <url>

* the term 'Verkregen' is a bit strange and old-fashioned translation for 'Retrieved'. it is more common [1] to use 'Geraadpleegd op', though there is no official dutch translation of APA style, yet (AFAIK).

* date components in dutch are always ordered 'day month year', without comma, and lowercase [2]. examples:

<auteur>. (29 augustus 1965). [...]

for...

<author>. (1965, August 29). [...]

...in english, and...

[...] Geraadpleegd op 29 augustus 1965, van <url>

...for...

[...] Retrieved August 29, 1965, from <url>

...in english.

[1] see, for example (nl): Wikipedia. Sjabloon:Citeer web. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjabloon:Citeer_web

[2] see (nl): Wikipedia. Datum (dagtekening). http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datum_(dagtekening)
  • edited January 9, 2013
    Both of these issues could be relatively easily solved by creating a custom Dutch version of APA. When we rely on the automatic style localization of the default (English) APA style, things get slightly trickier:

    * the term "retrieved" is sometimes used in APA without a date, e.g. in English: "retrieved from <url>"
    We could use "geraadpleegd", which would give "Geraadpleegd van <url>" and "Geraadpleegd <date> van <url>"

    * APA requires that disambiguating year-suffixes are placed after the year in full dates, e.g. "2002a, January 5". It's possible to code this in CSL, but not without making it impossible to use localizing dates.
  • yes, i tried http://editor.citationstyles.org/, but couldn't find how to translate terms, there. should that be done directly, in a text editor?

    i agree that...

    <date_year>[year_suffix][[, <date_day>] <date_month>]

    ...for the publication date is easier to read - even in dutch, but is there a reason why the retrieved date can't be...

    <accessed_day> <accessed_month> <accessed_year>

    ...in dutch?
  • yes, better. thanks!
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