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- | === How should I enter names in Zotero? === | ||
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- | There are three things to know about names in Zotero (" | ||
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- | - Creator types; | ||
- | - Field mode; and | ||
- | - Name-part parsing. | ||
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- | Each of these topics is covered below. The first two are very simple. The third is more complicated, | ||
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- | == Creator types == | ||
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- | Each name field has a label to its left, which is actually a button. Clicking on it will open a list of possible *creator types* for the current item type. You can change the type of an individual creator by clicking on its label and selecting from the list. | ||
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- | == Field mode == | ||
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- | There is a small square icon to the right of each name (just before the **(+)** and **(-)** buttons used to add and remove creators). Clicking on the square icon will toggle the name between // | ||
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- | * In single-field mode, the field content is not parsed when generating citations. ((In the Multilingual Zotero (MLZ) variant of official Zotero, single-field names are parsed into subunits by splitting the field on pipe (" | ||
- | * In two-field mode, the field is parsed to (even) smaller parts when generating citations. Two-field mode should ordinarily be used for personal names. //This includes Asian names!// The CSL processor in Zotero can correctly format names in a variety of languages, ((Chinese and Japanese names will render correctly in official Zotero. Names in some languages (Khmer and Myanmar being two examples) are not yet handled correctly by official Zotero; users with special requirements may wish to explore Multilingual Zotero (MLZ), which is able to apply precise name formatting rules across all language domains.)) and across all citation styles; but this flexibility requires correctly entered data. It is not a good practice to " | ||
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- | == Name-part parsing == | ||
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- | In two-field mode, personal names are parsed into five separate parts for formatting purposes. Here they are, with a brief explanation of each: | ||
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- | * //Family name:// The family or clan name of an individual is the primary " | ||
- | * The family name of "Sam Spade" is " | ||
- | * The family name of " | ||
- | * The family name of " | ||
- | * //Given name:// This refers to an individual' | ||
- | * The given name of "Sam Spade" is " | ||
- | * The given names of " | ||
- | * The given name of " | ||
- | * //Dropping particle:// Dropping particles, a feature of some European names, are descriptive elements that are placed between the given and the family name when written in " | ||
- | * In " | ||
- | * In "Jean de La Fontaine", | ||
- | * // | ||
- | * Articular | ||
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