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The Video can be found at [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4 http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4]. | The Video can be found at [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4 http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4]. | ||
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| + | You will need an administrator account on an EPrints repository to do these exercises. [http://demoprints.eprints.org/ http://demoprints.eprints.org/] may be a useful resource, but your own sandbox repository may be better. | ||
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| + | * Modify the default citation style to include the text 'We present for your consideration:' at the start of the citation. | ||
| + | * Make sure the title doesn't show for items of type 'article' | ||
| + | * Render the contents of the abstract at the end of the default citation style, in red text. | ||
| + | * Modify the abstract page to include the text 'Click on an icon below to download a document' just above the documents if there are any. | ||
==More Reading== | ==More Reading== | ||
| + | * [[Citation Format]] | ||
| + | * [[EPScript]], the XML language used in citation styles. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:42, 18 November 2015
Contents
Introduction
Citation styles control how EPrints displays the details of items to users. There are separate styles depending on whether vistors are looking at an individual item or a list of items e.g. the results of a search.
What You Will Learn
- What a citation file does
- What a citation file looks like and how it is constructed
- How to modify a citation file to display new information
- How to include one citation file within another
- Conditional elements in a citation file
What You Should Already Know
- How to change EPrints configuration files
- Basic understanding of XML
Resources
Video
The Video can be found at http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4.
Index
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:12 - what is a citation style?
- 00:37 - How is a citation generated?
- 01:00 - looking at citation template files
- 01:22 - default citation file
- 02:00 - breaking down the citation construction
- 02:30 - describing <choose> tags
- 02:50 - conditional <if> tag
- 02:55 - <print> tag with options
- 03:14 - creating links in citation
- 03:48 - magicstop option
- 04:08 - options based on document types
- 05:11 - Looking at summary page citation style
- 05:50 - incorporating default citation style in summary page
- 06:25 - Modifying the summary page citation style
- 08:00 - looking at result citation style
The Video
Notes, Errata and Additional Information
- EPrints 3.3.14
- Ubuntu 15.04
Test Yourself
You will need an administrator account on an EPrints repository to do these exercises. http://demoprints.eprints.org/ may be a useful resource, but your own sandbox repository may be better.
- Modify the default citation style to include the text 'We present for your consideration:' at the start of the citation.
- Make sure the title doesn't show for items of type 'article'
- Render the contents of the abstract at the end of the default citation style, in red text.
- Modify the abstract page to include the text 'Click on an icon below to download a document' just above the documents if there are any.
More Reading
- Citation Format
- EPScript, the XML language used in citation styles.
