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| kb:given_name_disambiguation [2022/08/28 09:38] – [Why do some citations include first names or initials, and how can I prevent this from happening?] dstillman | kb:given_name_disambiguation [2024/08/23 01:50] (current) – [Other Causes] dstillman |
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| ===== Why do some citations include first names or initials, and how can I prevent this from happening? ===== | ===== Why do some citations include first names or initials? ===== |
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| Sometimes you'll see Zotero produce citations like "(J. Doe, 2004)" even though your citation style normally only shows the author's last name ("Doe, 2004"). In these cases, Zotero is disambiguating different authors according to the rules of your selected citation style. This is generally what you want it to do, and if you think otherwise, you should carefully review your style's requirements. (APA style, for example, requires exactly this sort of disambiguation.) | Sometimes you'll see Zotero produce citations like "(J. Doe, 2004)" even though your citation style normally only shows the author's last name ("Doe, 2004"). In these cases, Zotero is disambiguating different authors according to the rules of your selected citation style. This is generally what you want it to do, and if you think otherwise, you should carefully review your style's requirements. (APA style, for example, requires this sort of disambiguation.) |
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| Disambiguation can also occur, however, if a certain author is inconsistently named in your Zotero library. For example, Zotero treats the names | Disambiguation can also occur if a certain author is inconsistently named in your Zotero library. For example, Zotero treats the names |
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| * Jeff Smith | * Jeff Smith |
| === Deleted Items === | === Deleted Items === |
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| If you've made sure that the author's name is formatted consistently in Zotero, one or more of your items may be pointing to an item that you've deleted from Zotero. When this happens, Zotero uses metadata embedded in the document instead. To check whether an item is still linked to your Zotero library, click on the citation, click Add/Edit Citation, click the blue bubble in the citation dialog (red bar, not classic), and look for an "Open in [Library]" button at the bottom of the popup. If the button doesn't appear, the citation is no longer linked to Zotero, and you will need to delete the citation and reinsert it, being sure to select from the appropriate library in the citation dialog search results. | If you've made sure that the author's name is formatted consistently in Zotero, one or more of your items may be pointing to an item that you've deleted from Zotero. When this happens, Zotero uses metadata embedded in the document instead. To check whether an item is still linked to your Zotero library, click on the citation, click Add/Edit Citation, click the blue bubble in the citation dialog (red bar, not classic), and look for an "Open in [Library]" button at the bottom of the popup. If the button doesn't appear, the citation is no longer linked to Zotero, and you will need to delete the citation and reinsert it, being sure to select from the appropriate library rather than the "Cited" section in the citation dialog search results. |
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| | If you're having trouble finding the relevant citations, it may help to [[kb:word_field_codes|display Word field codes]] and search for the title or author in the field code. Each citation's field code will include a ''uris'' field with a URL like ''%%http://zotero.org/users/6/items/WDLWGFMA%%''. If two URLs don't match, those are pointing at different items. Follow the steps above to identify or reinsert a citation from your library and then make sure that all similar citations in the document match the URL from that citation. |
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| === Duplicate Items === | === Duplicate Items === |
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