Custom Item Types

kinsham
Zotero has a number of pre-defined items types, e.g. journal article, report, thesis etc. There isn't a type for e.g. user manual. Is there a mechanism to create a new type, perhaps derived from an existing one?
  • adamsmith
    no there isn't -- might happen in the long run, but it's complicated because it involves all parts of Zotero -- syncing, citation styles -- so certainly not within, say, a year or so.
  • dstillman
    (It's a goal for this year, actually — but it can't happen until after Zotero 5.0, which we're still working on, and which may be in beta for a while. So I'd say certainly not within the next 6 months, but possibly in the latter part of the year if we're lucky.)
  • brandonus4005
    It would really be awesome to allow the users to create a custom item type. Items come to mind:

    Standard
    Video
    Podcast
    etc
  • adamsmith
    FWIW, Video recording and Podcast already exist and Standard will likely happen with the next major version. Custom item types may still happen, but they have lots of challenges even when they do (e.g. they can't be addressed in standard citation styles so people would need to code their own)
  • rescribano82
    I really need "Project" item :
    - Project name
    - Project code
    - Director
    - Abstract
    - Institutions
    - Participants
    - Funding
    - Starting time
    - Ending time
    - ...

    Now I am using a "Statute" as a project.

    Other useful item would be "Standard" (like ISO, ASME, ASTM, DIM, etc)
  • adamsmith
    I don't see "project" happening. That doesn't really seem like a bibliographic item type to me. Standard likely will as per the above.
  • 1cat1
    I`d like to add the item type "exhibition" to the wish list. Anyway time to say Thank you for having created Zotero. It`s such a great tool! I couldn`t work without it any more ...
  • cappagy
    yes, I am also interested in having "exhibition catalog": this is really missing from the drop down menu. cheers
  • lb939
    Assessment would be a good category, allied health professionals will need to cite them fairly regularly.
  • Denis Bitouzé
    Any news about "a mechanism to create a new type, perhaps derived from an existing one"? Would be nice in order to correspond with the BibLaTeX's item types.
  • mraxilus
    To add to the preference discussion: I'd rather just force type for all my references as I don't use most fields.
    Something like: title, author, date accessed/added/modified, publication/web platform, URL, DOI.

    That would basically cover everything in my library with enough information to retrieve it in the future unambiguously.
    Which is the point of a bibliography.

    I'm not a fan of false busy work by choosing the perfect item type, and completing every available field.
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