Upgrade Storagechicago footnotes repeat citation
Hi,
I should start by saying I am more used to using APA with Zotero. But my current work needs Chicago with a preference for short notes for repeat citations. But I am finding the full notes to be the only setting that gives the original citation in full. I need the original citation in full and then part of the title when it is a repeated reference.
Zotero takes out author's first name on the original citation if I use note rather than full note and a few other errors.
Is the only way to get shortened titles on repeat citations to do so manually?
I should start by saying I am more used to using APA with Zotero. But my current work needs Chicago with a preference for short notes for repeat citations. But I am finding the full notes to be the only setting that gives the original citation in full. I need the original citation in full and then part of the title when it is a repeated reference.
Zotero takes out author's first name on the original citation if I use note rather than full note and a few other errors.
Is the only way to get shortened titles on repeat citations to do so manually?
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adomasvenChicago (full note) will automatically format repeat citations in short-form. You might need to hit Refresh in Zotero tab if you have disabled automatic citation updates to see that.
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SmithSaskiaWhere I am confused is that according to what I have read on Chicago a second citation requires a shortened title but zotero gives the full title, unless there is no page number mentioned on the subsequent citation
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adamsmithZotero uses whatever is in the short title field of the item as the short title. If it's empty it falls back to the full title. The short title gets set automatically on most imports as the full title minus the subtitle, but you can obviously customize it.
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SmithSaskiaThanks. Surely the short title would be the title before the : and Zotero gives the full title on Chicago notes. I think I might have to customise, I need closer to the Chicago notes than full notes, but with the author's first name, which Chicago notes does not do, but Chicago full notes does.
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adamsmithAgain, for Zotero, the short title is what's in the "Short Title" field. It definitely uses the short title for subsequent notes in the full note style.
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SmithSaskiaI figured out the issue, because I normally work with APA, I have gotten into the habit of not filling in the short title field on Zotero, which I now need. In the absence of a short title entry it fills in the title field.
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adamsmith(I did try to say exactly that above, FWIW)