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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
  
Citation Styles in EPrints
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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.
  
==Video==
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==What You Will Learn==
  
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* What a citation file does
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* What a citation file looks like and how it is constructed
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* How to modify a citation file to display new information
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* How to include one citation file within another
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* Conditional elements in a citation file
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==What You Should Already Know==
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* How to change EPrints configuration files
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* Basic understanding of XML
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==Resources==
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=== Video===
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The Video can be found at [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4 http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4].
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====Index====
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=00m00s 00:00 - Introduction]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=00m12s 00:12 - what is a citation style?]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=00m37s 00:37 - How is a citation generated?]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=01m00s 01:00 - looking at citation template files]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=01m22s 01:22 - default citation file]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=02m00s 02:00 - breaking down the citation construction]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=02m30s 02:30 - describing <choose> tags]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=02m50s 02:50 - conditional <if> tag]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=02m55s 02:55 - <print> tag with options]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=03m14s 03:14 - creating links in citation]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=03m48s 03:48 - magicstop option]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=04m08s 04:08 - options based on document types]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=05m11s 05:11 - Looking at summary page citation style]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=05m50s 05:50 - incorporating default citation style in summary page]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=06m25s 06:25 - Modifying the summary page citation style]
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* [http://youtu.be/MywQE6o6Za4?t=08m00s 08:00 - looking at result citation style]
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==== The Video====
 
<youtube>MywQE6o6Za4</youtube>
 
<youtube>MywQE6o6Za4</youtube>
  
==Notes==
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====Notes, Errata and Additional Information====
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* EPrints 3.3.14
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* Ubuntu 15.04
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==Test Yourself==
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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.
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* Make sure the title doesn't show for items of type 'article'
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* Render the contents of the abstract at the end of the default citation style, in red text.
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* 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.
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==More Reading==
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* [[Citation Format]]
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* [[EPScript]], the XML language used in citation styles.

Latest revision as of 16:42, 18 November 2015


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


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