[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Customizing generated citations for archival components

[Majewski, Steven Dennis (sdm7g)]

Just to note that if you don’t want to deal with modifying the default behavior with a plugin, you could also use the API to generate prefercite notes with your desired format, as those have priority over constructing one from the display string. 
( url and timestamp are always added to the end of the citation. )

Changing the code is probably the simpler solution, but in some cases it may be more manageable to change the data. 

— Steve. 


> On Jul 30, 2018, at 12:58 PM, Tang, Lydia <ltang5 at lib.msu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> My repository would like to tweak the data fields and the formatting of the fully generated citations. Does anyone know how to do that? I assume it would be in an en.yml file, but apparently there are three en.yml files and my IT person is not sure where to look. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Full description of our issue below:
> 
> Current behavior on a sample citation:
> Brooks, Marshall. Harry Smith, An Appreciation, 1936-2012<tel:1936-2012>. The Smith collection, . Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections. http://as.lib.msu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/24677 Accessed July 11, 2018<calendar:T2:July%2011,%202018>.
> 
> A translation of the data fields:
> [File title]. [Collection Title], . [Repository]. [Archival Object URI] [Date accessed]
> 
> What we’d like instead is added and bolded:
> [Archival Object title], [Instance Information (Box/Folder number)], [Collection title], [Collection identifier (such as MSS 212)], [Repository]. [Archival Object URI] [Date accessed]
> Ideally,  we'd also like the citation to be formatted with commas instead of periods as well.
> Also, what are other ways repositories have editing their en.yml files? We're just getting started in customizing and I wanted to get some ideas.
> Thanks all!
> Lydia
> 
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