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IAR in Zotero #290
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I would probably never cite IAR by the editor, even if known. So I would recommend we first systematize all ZSTs with the pattern "IAR1953-54", "IAR1954-55", etc. (I suspect existing ZSTs not following that pattern have hardly been cited in our XML files so far, but it would be best if @michaelnmmeyer could confirm this.) This will allow citing specific volumes without using the generic entry. Next I would cite by page, e.g. The "no name" items are generated by
@michaelnmmeyer: can a rule be formulated whereby in such cases the display shows the abbreviation for the journal in place of "no name"? Since the zotero entries in question do no have an "journal abbreviation" field, some work-around would be necessary. Maybe @manufrancis and @danbalogh have other aesthetically more pleasing solutions to propose. |
@michaelnmmeyer : by the way, in the screenshot just shared, I notice that "bookAuthor" is not adequately represented yet in our display. The Zotero item in question is Brandes1887_01, which exports correctly if I use the personalized CSL: Brandes, Jan Laurens Andries. 1887. “Beschreven steenen.” In Catalogus der archaeologische verzameling van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, by Willem Pieter Groeneveldt, 351–91. Batavia: Albrecht & Co. |
(1) We have about 200 citations of the IAR in our texts. (2) When no author or editor name is available, I propose to fall back to the short title. So we would have e.g.
(3) OK for the display of
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Thanks both of you! So I note that ZST for IAR should be of the type @arlogriffiths @michaelnmmeyer |
ARIE is indeed a pain in the ass. I deal as follows when I need to refer for the same ARIE to a N° in the appendix table and to a § in the detailed notes that follow the appendix tables
Which in display presently gives:
As for Daniel's suggestions for display of IAR and ARIE in bibliography, it is fine for me if indeed |
For the IAR, I propose you just modify the Zotero entries in the screenshot. I will update inscriptions accordingly. For points 1 and 2 of your latest post, I do not see a nice solution. In practice, references vary too much to be expressed in a clear, structured way. In cases like these, it would probably be simpler to use free text. For point 3 of your latest post, I am not sure why you want a full stop after the publisher name. Is it because, in this case, page numbers, etc. are given in @manufrancis @arlogriffiths @danbalogh For citing entries with an abbreviation instead of the usual author+date scheme, I propose we define a
References would look like this:
And entries would look like this:
Note that the shorthand includes a date; the date of publication is not automatically pulled from the relevant entry field. This way, it is possible to use a different numbering scheme (series number, etc.), or to use no scheme at all (abbreviations for referencing canonical editions of certain texts, like |
@manufrancis , I'm afraid your solution to 1 is too apocryphal. Using more than one Apropos of this, I notice that you use "section" while I use "item" to identify the numbered paragraphs/items in (some issues of) ARIE. I prefer item, since these do not seem to be section numbers to me, but I don't mind changing to "section" if that's your strong preference. I think that a projectwide recommendation/rule should be made for this and included either in the Zotero Guide, which already has a paragraph dedicated to ARIE, or in the EGD (where Example 10.4.5.F is specific to ARIE and already includes a general rule). Further, if we will be revising the Zotero records for ARIE to add Shorthand fields, I would like to suggest using "ARIE 1938-39" (analogous to the IAR examples above), rather than "ARIE 1938-1939". @michaelnmmeyer : thanks for your suggestion of Shorthand. From a processing point of view, would this then mean that IF a shorthand is present in the Extra field, then the regular display would be overridden, and the "Desired display" above would be produced instead? Or would the criterion for producing this alternative display be something else, distinct from the presence of a shorthand entry? |
@danbalogh A priori, the shorthand would be used by default if present. That said, we can make this opt-in or opt-out if needed. The |
Either sounds good to me. I just want to understand what we'd need to do in the Zotero records to achieve what kind of display. This must of course also be clearly written up for the Zotero guide. |
@manufrancis , thanks for cleaning up the Zotero entries. On your above points, 2: I have no objection to your use of "item" and "section" for these things, but in my own editions I use "item" for both (entries in the appendix and items of discussion). The numbered parts of the ARIE text descriptions don't really look like sections to me. But as I said above, I don't mind changing to "section" if that's your strong preference. The point is that it would be best if you and I used the same unit when referring to the ARIA, and even better if everyone in the project did that. So if you are sure you want to keep using section for the discussion, let me know, and I'll change to section in my editions. 3: Yes, I meant only the shorthand; I would not want to change the ZST. |
@manufrancis Re point 2: I understand your reasons for preferring "section" and was not asking for further details of why. I just want our practice to be homogeneous. Since my practice so far has been to use "item" for those numbered bits of prose, my question was simply whether you are certain you want to keep using "section" for the same. I'll take this as a yes and change my practice to follow suit; I'll also make a note for myself to recommend this explicitly in the next EGD. On the complex EGD reference, I repeat with emphasis that the encoding you show is wrong, as its meaning is ONE locus which is simultaneously on page 38 AND on page 91 AND in section 59 AND in Appendix B/1938-1939 AND in item 271 - which is impossible. To create a single reference to two items, one specified as (page 38, Appendix B/1938-1938, No. 271) and the other specified as (page 91, section 59), you can only use the non-rigorous free-text mode of referring for which I cited the EGD above: I generally do not think it desirable to start adding idiosyncratic display solutions for specific combinations of bibl elements. But if Michaël says it is indeed easy to create a merged display for the structured bibliographies, so that if two consecutive But what I was speaking about above when I noted that two separate bibl elements can do the job, I meant the kind of unstructured context in my own encoding cited above:
In the (structured) secondary bibliography, these would still have to be listed as two separate references. |
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@manufrancis It is feasible, but I agree with Dániel that a free text reference would be preferable. If you have several cases like this, we can find a solution together. |
@manufrancis: I must correct myself on one detail. It had escaped my memory that for this kind of non-rigorous reference, we have agreed to no longer use |
@danbalogh @michaelnmmeyer |
I didn't have time to follow all of this discussion, but I did see that @danbalogh requested an addition to ZG. Since Axelle's departure, I no longer know whom I am supposed to be collaborating with for maintenance of the ZG. @manufrancis : this is a subject for our next AG. |
The shorthand solution doesn't work yet, right? I have just made Zotero entry JA1908_01 and encoded a bibliography entry as follows:
with "Shorthand: JA 1908" in Extra. display: |
I've added a comment in the ZG with reference to this thread. I cannot suggest even a draft of what should be added, because this Shorthand will need integration with the present ZG recommendation/rule of including the short title in the extra field (to be deprecated, I guess), and because this discussion does not seem to be finished. |
@arlogriffiths The "shorthand" thing is not implemented yet. I will annotate the Zotero guide, but I need some time. |
thanks, take your time. |
I added support for shorthands and modified the IAR entries accordingly. Now we have e.g.: In the second case, I find it undesirable to have the editor name at the beginning of the field. The following looks more natural:
But it is not possible to determine automatically which editors/authors names should be pushed forward in the entry, we would need an extra option for this. |
Earlier you said,
So why not stick with that? Does somebody need the editor/author name to be "pushed forward"? Or why did the alternative in youd screenshot (with Ghosh before the title) arise? I think extra options should be avoided unless absolutely necessary, and the format with "Edited by" (preferable imo to "Ed. by") after the title could be used in all cases where a shorthand is present in the Extra field. |
I have in mind journal articles, books, etc., that have authors, but no editors. In this case, it might seem more natural to have the author name at the beginning. Compare e.g.:
But OK for your solution. |
It was not "my solution" but quoted from what you had proposed earlier on. In my opinion, shorthand should definitely not be applicable to journal articles, and to books only for a given definition of "book". I thought the shorthand was introduced to handle journal-like serial publications. I have no idea what RAC means, but I am strongly against using any kind of shorthand for an article in EI. If this is the explicit wish of a PI, then I wash my hands of it. It's all the same to me. |
I may have muddied the waters with my attempt to use Shorthand to handle an authorless item from the Journal asiatique: “Chronique : XVe Congrès international des Orientalistes. — IIIe Congrès de l’histoire des religions. — Varia.” 1908. Journal Asiatique 10e série, 12: 312–38. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k932739]. But I don't think Shorthand should come into question for any itemType:journalArticle item that has an explicitly identified author and date, as is the case in Michaël's examples
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This is implemented now. See e.g. http://dharmalekha.info/texts/INSPallava00402. There is no documentation yet. |
I see there: To my mind the display (with "By Anonymous") is not yet satisfactory. Now I see that it must be due to "anonymous" having been entered in the Zotero entry itself: There is nothing in ZG to sanction this use of "anonymous". Do I have everyone's permission to remove any such cases from our Zotero groub library? @michaelnmmeyer : will the bit with "By ..." disappear in display if there is no author/editor etc. field with any contents? |
@arlogriffiths Yes, the "By ..." will disappear. Generally speaking, the "Author" field should be empty whenever none is given. It is the job of the bibliography processor to add "Anonymous" or "No author", etc. |
The shorthand feature is now documented, under ZG §4.15 Extra. |
Thanks a lot Michael. I have searched for "anonymous" in our Zotero Group library and cleaned up a number of cases. @danbalogh and @manufrancis : can I leave it to you to make any necessary modifications in the following three items? Anonymous. 1847. “Translation of the Inscription in the Nagarjuni Cave, given in Plate X. of the Present Volume.” Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16: 594–96. ———. 1894. “Obituary Notices: Major-General Sir Alexander Cunningham.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, New Series, , 166–77. Rajavelu, S. 2008. “Recent Discoveries near Mamallapuram.” In Airāvati: Felicitation Volume in Honour of Iravatham Mahadevan, edited by anonymous, 177–90. Chennai: Varalaaru.com. |
Done for Rajavelu, S. 2008. |
Done for Nagarjuni Cave and the Cunningham Obituary. |
Thanks. So I presume this can now be closed. Feel free to reopen if I am wrong. |
@arlogriffiths
How should we zoterise IAR?
There are issues with known editor and issues without.
And there is also a generic Zotero entry for the journal.
See here the different short titles.
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