Tag column + Ebook Item Type

marionmoutal · November 20, 2023

Hello,

I would like to know if it is possible to add a Tag column in Zotero? If not I think it would be super useful.
I am also wondering why the Ebook type does not exist. In the lab I am working in, we have a big digital library that we want to import in Zotero and when doing research on a specific book, it would be more efficient to know if it is a physical or a digital item.

Thanks for your help.
Looking forward to hearing your opinion.

bwiernik · November 20, 2023

1) An item can have many tags, so it doesn’t make as much sense for their to be a Tags column as it does for fields where there is only one value like Title.

2) I would suggest using the Call Number field for storing this distinction. There isn’t a conceptual or citation need difference between book formats that would otherwise justify making the 2 types of book formats different types.

jazow · November 23, 2023

This plugin allows this, nested tags, and more:
https://github.com/MuiseDestiny/zotero-style

Let me know if you need any help setting it up.

I posted a picture of it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/zotero/comments/181ojwf/a_plugin_that_allows_tags_as_a_column/