Upgrade StorageDate of Access field in MLA format
Hi, I have two queries related to the date of access field in MLA 8th ed on Zotero.
i) Zotero automatically registers the date of access for every new entry on the right-hand-side pane in the classic view, but does not record my edits when I try to change the format of this date (unlike the date of publication field). How can I change this format for good for all subsequent entries?
ii) In the bibliography generated, the DoA is left out altogether. I don't know how I can customise MLA style in the style preferences for all entries?
I am not at all familiar with coding, so complete novice speaking here. :/
i) Zotero automatically registers the date of access for every new entry on the right-hand-side pane in the classic view, but does not record my edits when I try to change the format of this date (unlike the date of publication field). How can I change this format for good for all subsequent entries?
ii) In the bibliography generated, the DoA is left out altogether. I don't know how I can customise MLA style in the style preferences for all entries?
I am not at all familiar with coding, so complete novice speaking here. :/
ii) MLA generally doesn't use access dates -- are you sure you need them? If you do, you can find this bit in the style:
<macro name="accessed"><!--using accessed where we don't have an issued date; follows recommendation on p. 53 -->
<choose>
<if variable="issued" match="none">
<group delimiter=" ">
<text term="accessed" text-case="capitalize-first"/>
<date variable="accessed" form="text"/>
</group>
</if>
</choose>
</macro>
and change to
<macro name="accessed"><group delimiter=" ">
<text term="accessed" text-case="capitalize-first"/>
<date variable="accessed" form="text"/>
</group>
</macro>
General instructions here:
https://www.zotero.org/support/dev/citation_styles/style_editing_step-by-step