When adding a book into my EndNote library, a metadata field called "Short Title" is available. What is the definition of this field and its intended usage?
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A short title is an abbreviated reference that is used when a lengthy reference citation must be repeated. It serves as a "nickname" in subsequent citations of the same document, providing better readability.
There are numerous specifications for what a short title is supposed to contain and how it should be formatted. Endnote, itself, does not define what goes in that field. Like the word processor, it just provides the capability to create a document following any style standard. Publishers and universities specify the particular standard they want followed. The peer-reviewed journals of the major professional societies, like AMA and APA, have their own style manuals. The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago Press), is a popular one. Even Microsoft and the US Government Printing Office have their own style manuals.
If you are going through the work of preparing a document with formal references using Endnote, it is likely that the document will need to meet the specifications in some prescribed style manual. Base what you put in the short title field on the specifications in the required style manual.
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