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We use Zotero for citation management! | We use Zotero for citation management! | ||
== Install Zotero == | == Install Zotero == | ||
We recommend installing Zotero on your desktop as well as the "connector" for your browser. You can download the software and browser plugin (for Chrome, Firefox or Safari) from [https://www.zotero.org/ the zotero website]. You'd also want to register for an account if you don't already have one. | |||
If you were using Zotero before, you should upgrade to Zotero 5.0. You will need to download this from https://www.zotero.org because it was released recently and its not in the distributions yet. It's important to be running the new version. This will break support for BetterBibLaTeX but is also fixes most of the bugs that required this in the first place. | If you were using Zotero before, you should upgrade to Zotero 5.0. You will need to download this from https://www.zotero.org because it was released recently and its not in the distributions yet. It's important to be running the new version. This will break support for BetterBibLaTeX but is also fixes most of the bugs that required this in the first place. | ||
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== Group Directory == | == Group Directory == | ||
We have a group directory that we use to collect citations for all shared projects: [https://www.zotero.org/groups/163394/community_data_science_collective the Community Data Science Collective Zotero repository]. The directory is private, so ask a member of the collective to invite you. | We have a group directory that we use to collect citations for all shared projects: [https://www.zotero.org/groups/163394/community_data_science_collective the Community Data Science Collective Zotero repository].. The directory is private, so ask a member of the collective to invite you. | ||
The directory is organized by ''collections'' (visualized), with each folder aggregating citations for a particular project or topic. | The directory is organized by ''collections'' (visualized), with each folder aggregating citations for a particular project or topic. | ||
== Adding and Organizing References == | == Adding and Organizing References == | ||
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===Once you've added a source=== | ===Once you've added a source=== | ||
# '''Once you've added a source, change the title to sentence case.''' You can do this by: (a) ''Right clicking on Title → Transform Text → Sentence Case'' (b) you will then need to capitalize any proper nouns (e.g., Scratch, Wikipedia) as well as anything immediately following a ":". This is important because software like BibTeX/BibLaTeX can change from "Sentence case" to "Title Case" automatically, but not the other way around. APA 6 requires sentence case. | # '''Once you've added a source, change the title to sentence case.''' You can do this by: (a) ''Right clicking on Title → Transform Text → Sentence Case'' (b) you will then need to capitalize any proper nouns (e.g., Scratch, Wikipedia) as well as anything immediately following a ":". This is important because software like BibTeX/BibLaTeX can change from "Sentence case" to "Title Case" automatically, but not the other way around. APA 6 requires sentence case. | ||
# '''Review and revise bibliographic record as-needed.''' This varies a bit by publication type and by the data source you've imported the bibliographic metadata from, but here's a minimal set of details that you should check to make sure have imported correctly: | # '''Review and revise bibliographic record as-needed.''' This varies a bit by publication type and by the data source you've imported the bibliographic metadata from, but here's a minimal set of details that you should check to make sure have imported correctly: | ||
#* Item Type: This should match the sort of thing you're importing, such as a book, journal article, magazine article, | #* Item Type: This should match the sort of thing you're importing, such as a book, journal article, magazine article, blogpost, etc. | ||
#* Title: The title of the piece itself. | #* Title: The title of the piece itself. | ||
#* Authors, editors, translators: Imported metadata is often pretty messy for these. Do your best to make them right. Wherever possible, defer to the apparent preferences/conventions adopted by authors (e.g., capitalization, spellings, name changes, etc.). When names include characters or diacritics that are not part of the English language, do what you can to incorporate the correct, original characters (copy/paste is your friend here). | #* Authors, editors, translators: Imported metadata is often pretty messy for these. Do your best to make them right. Wherever possible, defer to the apparent preferences/conventions adopted by authors (e.g., capitalization, spellings, name changes, etc.). When names include characters or diacritics that are not part of the English language, do what you can to incorporate the correct, original characters (copy/paste is your friend here). | ||
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#* Pages: For periodicals, book chapters, or other selections. | #* Pages: For periodicals, book chapters, or other selections. | ||
#* Date: This is also often a little weird in the metadata. Should match the publication date used by the publication. For books and journals, year alone is enough. For everything else, there should be a ''yy/mm/dd'' (or whatever format) entry. | #* Date: This is also often a little weird in the metadata. Should match the publication date used by the publication. For books and journals, year alone is enough. For everything else, there should be a ''yy/mm/dd'' (or whatever format) entry. | ||
#* DOI: (Digital Object Identifier): Ensure that there's a DOI for your entry if it's available. In general, this applies to journals and conference proceedings. Some publishers and conferences (like AAAI publications which publishes ICWSM) do not have DOIs but these are extremely rare. If your publication does not have a DOI, it needs to have a URL because APA 6 requires one or the other... which brings us to: | #* DOI: (Digital Object Identifier): Ensure that there's a DOI for your entry if it's available. In general, this applies to journals and conference proceedings. Some publishers and conferences (like AAAI publications which publishes ICWSM) do not have DOIs but these are extremely rare. If your publication does not have a DOI, it needs to have a URL because APA 6 requires one or the other...which brings us to: | ||
#* URL: Web addresses should reflect canonical sources (publisher websites, institutional repositories, pre-print servers, etc.) to the extent possible. Personal websites are fine if that seems like the best option (i.e., there's not an archival version anywhere else). Sometimes URLs include DOI information and, if DOI metadata was missing otherwise, you should extract DOIs in this way. | #* URL: Web addresses should reflect canonical sources (publisher websites, institutional repositories, pre-print servers, etc.) to the extent possible. Personal websites are fine if that seems like the best option (i.e., there's not an archival version anywhere else). Sometimes URLs include DOI information and, if DOI metadata was missing otherwise, you can and should extract DOIs in this way. | ||
#* Publisher: According to [http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/01/the-generic-reference-where.html APA 6 style] we should drop common words like "Press," "Publisher," "Inc." as well as first names (i.e., just Wiley, not John Wiley Inc.) | #* Publisher: According to [http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/01/the-generic-reference-where.html APA 6 style] we should drop common words like "Press," "Publisher," "Inc." as well as first names (i.e., just Wiley, not John Wiley Inc.) | ||
#* Place: [http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/01/the-generic-reference-where.html APA 6 style] requires "City, State" within the USA and "City, Country" outside. So, it's "New York, New York" for the ACM and "Cambridge, UK" for University of Cambridge Press. | #* Place: [http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/01/the-generic-reference-where.html APA 6 style] requires "City, State" within the USA and "City, Country" outside. So, it's "New York, New York" for the ACM and "Cambridge, UK" for University of Cambridge Press. | ||
# '''Remove anything in the "Extra" field''' unless it's something you want to be printed every time. Sometimes things like "ⓒ JSTOR" sneaks in. | # '''Remove anything in the "Extra" field''' unless it's something you want to be printed every time. Sometimes things like "ⓒ JSTOR" sneaks in. | ||
# '''Make sure that there's a clearly named PDF attached.''' You can attach | # '''Make sure that there's a clearly named PDF attached.''' You can attach PDF's by: ''Right-click on the item → Add attachment → Attach Stored Copy of File.'' One the PDF is uploaded, you should rename the PDF to ''Name-YYYY-Short_title.pdf''. After your bibliographic record is cleaned up and accurate, you can do this by: ''Right click on PDF → Rename File from Parent Metadata'' | ||
# '''Ensure that there aren't extraneous files attached.''' Just delete anything that doesn't look critical or useful. | # '''Ensure that there aren't extraneous files attached.''' Just delete anything that doesn't look critical or useful. Keep in mind that anything attached will show up in fulltext searches which can be a reason to either leave something or remove it depending on what it is. | ||
== Tips and Tricks == | == Tips and Tricks == | ||
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* When you're done adding a bunch of things, look at the ''Duplicate'' pseudo-folder underneath the ''Community Data Science Collective'' folder. | * When you're done adding a bunch of things, look at the ''Duplicate'' pseudo-folder underneath the ''Community Data Science Collective'' folder. | ||
* Do not download the [https://github.com/beloglazov/zotero-scholar-citations Google Scholar add-on]. This adds citation data to the "extra" column for all papers in Zotero which shows up in some types of reference lists and is a huge pain to undo. | * Do not download the [https://github.com/beloglazov/zotero-scholar-citations Google Scholar add-on]. This adds citation data to the "extra" column for all papers in Zotero which shows up in some types of reference lists and is a huge pain to undo. | ||
== Exporting == | == Exporting == | ||
