OK, here’s what I’ve decided on CSL:
- the new date-config:
I’m thinking there’s actually a fairly small number of formats, and I
can add them all as options. If you agree with this, let me know what I
ought to add.
-
I had toyed with the notion of removing the current year and
month-day elements, and allowing an attribute on date, so that you’d
have:
For now, I’ve decided against the change.
So here’s what the complete required layouts for the APA style now look
like. Let me know if you all have any feedback, as I’m going convert
some other styles to the new representation before releasing/announcing
anything.
<reftype name="book">
<author alternate="editor"/>
<year>
<prefix> (</prefix>
<suffix>) </suffix>
</year>
<title font-style="italic">
<suffix>.</suffix>
</title>
<editor/>
<publisher-place/>
<publisher>
<prefix>:</prefix>
</publisher>
</reftype>
<reftype name="chapter">
<author/>
<year>
<prefix> (</prefix>
<suffix>) </suffix>
</year>
<title>
<prefix>, </prefix>
</title>
<title relation="container" font-style="italic">
<prefix font-style="normal">, In </prefix>
</title>
<title relation="series">
<suffix>.</suffix>
</title>
<publisher-place/>
<publisher>
<prefix>:</prefix>
</publisher>
<pages>
<prefix>, </prefix>
</pages>
</reftype>
<reftype name="article">
<author alternate="container-title"/>
<date>
<prefix> (</prefix>
<suffix>) </suffix>
</date>
<title/>
<title relation="container" font-style="italic">
<prefix> </prefix>
<suffix>, </suffix>
</title>
<title relation="series">
<suffix>, </suffix>
</title>
<volume/>
<issue>
<prefix>(</prefix>
<suffix>)</suffix>
</issue>
<pages>
<prefix>, </prefix>
</pages>
</reftype>
Bruce