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MSOlsen · 05-01-2013, 11:56 AM

I have a large number of professional journals and magazines, and I'm having some difficulty with Titles in the Metadata.

Generally, I place the name of the periodical in the 'Series' box and enter the volume & issue in the 'Number' box (e.g Vol 12, issue 8 => 12.8). As for the issue date, I always use the earliest listed and place that in the 'Published' box, entering the 1st when a day is not given and Jan 1st when only a year is given. This works well for organizing the individual periodicals, Volumes, and Issues; however, it leaves me at odds as to what to place in the 'Title' box. All of them have multiple articles, and most of them don't have a unique title for a given issue.

A suggestion for a future feature:
It would be nice to have drop box where we could indicate the type of print publication (e.g. book, periodical, or web page), and for multiple 'article' titles in a similar way to the author field (e.g. for a periodical: 'Series' would be the publication name, 'Title' would be for each article, and 'Number' would represent volume and issue). This would also be handy for collected works, anthologies, etc.

05-01-2013, 11:56 AM	#5
MSOlsen SSG (ret), US Army Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Device: Adroid Tablet & Phone	Great suggestions all I have a large number of professional journals and magazines, and I'm having some difficulty with Titles in the Metadata. Generally, I place the name of the periodical in the 'Series' box and enter the volume & issue in the 'Number' box (e.g Vol 12, issue 8 => 12.8). As for the issue date, I always use the earliest listed and place that in the 'Published' box, entering the 1st when a day is not given and Jan 1st when only a year is given. This works well for organizing the individual periodicals, Volumes, and Issues; however, it leaves me at odds as to what to place in the 'Title' box. All of them have multiple articles, and most of them don't have a unique title for a given issue. A suggestion for a future feature: It would be nice to have drop box where we could indicate the type of print publication (e.g. book, periodical, or web page), and for multiple 'article' titles in a similar way to the author field (e.g. for a periodical: 'Series' would be the publication name, 'Title' would be for each article, and 'Number' would represent volume and issue). This would also be handy for collected works, anthologies, etc.