# schema terms and labels

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/schema-terms-and-labels/388>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [December 4, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/schema-terms-and-labels/388 "2007-12-04T14:02:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Julian\_Onions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Julian\_Onions](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Julian_Onions)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/schema-terms-and-labels/388/1 "2007-12-04T14:02:52Z")

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Some minor modifications I hope.

Please could we have the modifier plural=true/false on the label. A number  
of journals have the designator “ed.” regardless of the number of editors. I  
think I’ve seen one the other way with “eds.” given for even one editor.  
Similar “tran.” even for multiple translators.

Please could we have “edition” as a term, as whatever the result of the  
other discussion I think it will be needed.

Other terms I keep trying to get accepted  
"Available at"  
“Available from”  
(or maybe “available” + existing “at” and “from” but that might not bridge  
languages?)  
“internet”  
“cited”  
“online”

Julian.

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**Author:** ![Elena\_Razlogova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Elena\_Razlogova](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Elena_Razlogova)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/schema-terms-and-labels/388/2 "2007-12-04T15:43:51Z")

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A related question:

I’m trying to decide what is to be done with relating zotero items “letter,”  
“email,” and “instant message,” to CSL’s “personal communication”. Which  
option would be better:

1. Add some programming in Zotero which would populate “genre” variable (if  
empty) in CSL with Zotero item type for “e-mail” and "instant message"  
before processing CSL, plus add term “letter” to CSL necessary for  
formatting bibliographic entries for letters where no “type” of letter  
issued.

[if “item type”=“letter” & “type”=""]  
George Creel to Colonel House, 25 September 1918, Edward M. House Papers,  
Yale University Library. [citation]  
Creel, George. Letter to Colonel House. 25 September 1918. Edward M. House  
Papers, Yale University Library. [bibliography]

[if “item type”=“letter” & “type”=“telegram”]  
George Creel to Colonel House, telegram, 25 September 1918, Edward M. House  
Papers, Yale University Library. [citation]  
Creel, George. Telegram to Colonel House. 25 September 1918. Edward M. House  
Papers, Yale University Library. [bibliography]

[if “item type”=“e-mail”]  
George Creel to Edward House, email, 25 September 2007.

[if “item type”=“instant message”]  
George Creel to Edward House, instant message, 25 September 2007.

1. In revising item types for hierarchical structure, leave only “letter” as  
item type and have the user type in “e-mail” or “instant message” in the  
"type" field. Then we’ll still need the term “letter” but no Zotero  
programming will be necessary.

Is option 1 possible? Which one is better?

Thanks,  
Elena

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**Author:** ![Simon\_Kornblith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Simon\_Kornblith](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Simon_Kornblith)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/schema-terms-and-labels/388/3 "2007-12-04T20:10:42Z")

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This should be the “verb-short” form, but it looks like for  
translators, it’s “trans,” where it should be “tran.” Easy to fix  
without a schema change.

I have absolutely no objections to adding additional terms.

Simon

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/schema-terms-and-labels/388/4 "2007-12-04T22:04:23Z")

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Julian Onions wrote:

> Some minor modifications I hope.
> 
> Please could we have the modifier plural=true/false on the label. A  
> number of journals have the designator “ed.” regardless of the number of  
> editors. I think I’ve seen one the other way with “eds.” given for even  
> one editor. Similar “tran.” even for multiple translators.
> 
> Please could we have “edition” as a term, as whatever the result of the  
> other discussion I think it will be needed.
> 
> Other terms I keep trying to get accepted

Julian – I’ve added you as a developer with SVN access, so feel free to  
add these on your own.

If you need help on the schema modification, let me know.

Bruce

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**Author:** ![Elena\_Razlogova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Elena\_Razlogova](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Elena_Razlogova)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/schema-terms-and-labels/388/5 "2007-12-05T02:46:12Z")

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> Julian Onions wrote:
> 
> > Some minor modifications I hope.
> > 
> > Please could we have the modifier plural=true/false on the label. A  
> > number of journals have the designator “ed.” regardless of the  
> > number of  
> > editors. I think I’ve seen one the other way with “eds.” given for  
> > even  
> > one editor. Similar “tran.” even for multiple translators.
> > 
> > Please could we have “edition” as a term, as whatever the result  
> > of the  
> > other discussion I think it will be needed.
> > 
> > Other terms I keep trying to get accepted
> 
> Julian – I’ve added you as a developer with SVN access, so feel  
> free to  
> add these on your own.

Bruce–  
Can you also add “interview” and “letter” as terms (see my previous  
messages for why they are needed)? Right now I’m using text values to  
get around these in Chicago.  
Thanks,  
Elena