Does a Reference Type called "Review" make any sense?

[Philologist]

I have just created a new Reference Type called "Review".

Is there a way to search for or create a smart group for all reviews, if the references do not contain the word "review" in the Keywords field? I just want to see at a glance all the reviews.

If that is not possible, then maybe the idea to create a separate Reference Type for reviews was not so good at all. After all, reviews are mostly just "Journal articles". So I'm beginning to wonder, does it have any advantage to enter reviews into a special Reference Type called "Review" instead of just using the type "Journal article"? If that's the case, then I would always have to enter "review" as a keyword, I suppose.

[Jon]

There is already a reference Type named Review.

Jon
Sonny Software

[brianogilvie]

Is there a way to search for or create a smart group for all reviews, if the references do not contain the word "review" in the Keywords field? I just want to see at a glance all the reviews.

You can use an SQL/RegEx search to do this. If you're using the default Review reference type, your query should be:

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[type]=15

If you're using your custom one, then look at the list of reference types and count how far down it is; the first reference type (Artwork, unless you have changed it) is number 0.

I do this with a couple of reference types where I find it useful to get a quick overview of everything.

[Jon]

Good point about SQL Search.

Note that you can also use Find (Command-F) or a saved normal smart search and use Type as a search parameter.

Jon
Sonny Software

[Philologist]

There is already a reference Type named Review.

Indeed, I can see that now. (Blushing). Seems I really got mixed up, because I have found no way to sort the Reference Types list in the Preferences.

I am also not sure what the type "Artwork" is supposed to mean. I guess it can't mean a book about art, because a book with Picasso's paintings is just a book, and should be entered as such. Therefore I assume it means paintings and other artifacts, maybe for people who are organizing an exhibition, as an example. Is that correct?

Anyway, since I won't be trading art, I changed the type to "Kinderbuch" (= children's book), because I needed to enter a few books for children. Now the Reference Types list starts with "Kinderbuch", and I can find no way to sort or rearrange the list. Did I miss something?

I also created a type called "CD/DVD" which is the last in the list and was originally Unused 3. Does this make any sense? Or is the type "Audiovisual material" supposed to cover that?

I also created a type called "Television" for important material that was on the television, and I might need to quote later. Does this make sense? Please let me know if I'm on the right track.

Thank you

[Jon]

The Types you create should make sense to you, not necessarily anyone else. How you use them is up to you.

The Type list is NOT sorted. Bookends does treat some Types differently from others, so it has to know what they are. Since it can't rely on the name (which you can change), it uses the position in the list. Therefore, whatever is in position 9 (0-based list) is always treated as s Journal Article, no matter what you name it.

Jon
Sonny Software

[Philologist]

You can use an SQL/RegEx search to do this. If you're using the default Review reference type, your query should be:

Code: Select all

[type]=15

Excellent! Thank you very much.

[Philologist]

Note that you can also use Find (Command-F) or a saved normal smart search and use Type as a search parameter.

Great! I'm really beginning to love this program.