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  1. Improve the Cite them Right Harvard CSL file to correct errors

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    Ben Elwell commented  · 

    I don't think there is anything stopping anyone from submitting a pull request to the CSL GitHub repo - it would have to be approved and merged by the CSL community maintainers of course. I just don't know how receptive they would be to someone outside the community requesting changes.

    RefWorks seems to offer both their own Harvard Cite them Right style and the CSL version - they produce different results for the same item in RefWorks (e.g. the publisher details for journal articles) so I think that points to an issue in the CSL file. I also examined the file using their Visual Editor, and confirmed that it is set to display this publisher info (conditional excludes have been set for other item types, but not journal articles).

    As I said, I'm no expert in referencing, so I may be misinterpreting some things, but I guess we'll see what progress we make through Ex Libris first (and by we I mean you!) and then see if we actually need to correct the CSL file.

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    Ben Elwell commented  · 

    Thanks Adam.

    I did spend a little time looking at the CSL style, and it does look like there are some issues with it where it doesn't match up with the official Cite them Right guidance.

    The issue that cropped up for us was the display of publisher information for journal articles. Cite them Right claims this should not be included, but the CSL file is set to display it, so there are definitely some issues with the source file.

    I'm no expert on referencing, so just going on issues passed to me from colleagues, but I'm curious how many of the problems lie with the CSL file, and how many are to do with the way Primo is interpreting the style.

    Thanks again for pursuing this with Ex Libris.

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    Ben Elwell commented  · 

    If Ex Libris won't use the RefWorks style, does anyone think there is any mileage in trying to get the CSL file corrected and updated?

    Adam - I'm curious about the response you got from the CSL file maintainer; did they imply that they were not open to changes and corrections?

    In other words, if we made the corrections to the Harvard Cite them Right CSL file and submitted a pull request would it jst be a waste of time? We would love a working citation style too, so I would happy to work with others to try and correct the CSL file.

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