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kb:item_types_and_fields [2019/02/16 23:09] – [Additional Item Types and Fields] rmzellekb:item_types_and_fields [2019/10/27 13:26] – Updated tips on enter media creator role labels. bwiernik
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 To label directors, leave the main Zotero field blank (or enter the names as Contributor) and enter the director names using ''Director'' in Extra. See [[#citing_fields_from_extra|Citing Fields from Extra]] below.  To label directors, leave the main Zotero field blank (or enter the names as Contributor) and enter the director names using ''Director'' in Extra. See [[#citing_fields_from_extra|Citing Fields from Extra]] below. 
  
-All Creator roles (Director, Producer, Scriptwriter, etc.) can also be labelled by entering the names using the default ''author'' role for the item (//Performer// for Audio Recording, //Podcaster// for Podcast, and //Director// for Film, Radio Broadcast, TV Broadcast, and Video Recording) and adding the appropriate labels in parentheses after the authors' first names or last names as appropriate for your citation style—e.g., MacNaughton || Ian (Producer) for APA style. Note that the labels will be rendered verbatim in citations; enter abbreviated terms (e.g., "Prod.") here as needed.+All Creator roles (Director, Producer, Scriptwriter, etc.) can also be labelled by entering the names using the default ''author'' role for the item (//Performer// for Audio Recording, //Podcaster// for Podcast, and //Director// for Film, Radio Broadcast, TV Broadcast, and Video Recording) and adding the appropriate labels in parentheses after the authors' first names or last names as appropriate for your citation style—e.g., MacNaughton || Ian (Producer) for APA style. Note that the labels will be rendered verbatim in citations; enter abbreviated terms (e.g., "Prod.") here as needed.  
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 +If the style uses initials for author first/given names, rather than full names (e.g., APA style), if the label contains multiple words (e.g., "Executive Producer" or "Writer & Director"), Zotero will abbreviate the words of the label after the first. To avoid this, type a "Word Joiner" character (Unicode U+2060, printed here between quotes: "⁠") on either side of each space in the label.
  
 See also [[/support/kb/media_creator_roles|Media Creator Roles]] See also [[/support/kb/media_creator_roles|Media Creator Roles]]
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