[Feature] Create reference to the parent item for notes that do not come from a PDF

[DonnaCoxBaker]

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Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Zotero Version: 6.0.27
• Plugin Version: 1.0.4

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Why do you need this feature? A clear and concise description of why you need this feature. I am finding Better Notes a wonderful way to handle research plans. As I make a statement of fact in the Main Note, I can then add links to every note that provides evidence to support the point I'm making.

As I add these links in the Main Note, I need to know the parent item to which each note containing evidence is attached. This creates the footnote, in essence. While the notes coming out of PDFs put an in-text reference, we don't have that for notes that come from other sources--a note attached to a book item, for example. A link back to the parent would be helpful, also.

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When a note link is embedded into the Main Note, a statement is added to the bottom, that says "Referred in" and gives a link to the Main Note. Could an additional reference be made here to the parent item to which a note is attached? Preferably, it could be a bibliographic reference like:

SOURCE: Ancestry.com. 2004. “1900 United States Federal Census.” Year: 1900; Census Place: Lamar, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 37; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240037.

Create a link on the word SOURCE to jump to the parent item, for quick access. If the note is freestanding and has no parent, it could say:

SOURCE: None

If, for some reason, the bibliographic reference cannot be embedded into the note, at least a title, linked to the parent item, would be very helpful.

Anything else?

[windingwind]

Could an additional reference be made here to the parent item to which a note is attached? Preferably, it could be a bibliographic reference like:

Yes, that's possible. We use the note template [QuickBackLink] to customize the back link. I'll look into that when I have time.

[DonnaCoxBaker]

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On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 10:34 AM windingwind @.***> wrote:

Could an additional reference be made here to the parent item to which a note is attached? Preferably, it could be a bibliographic reference like:

Yes, that's possible. We use the note template [QuickBackLink] to customize the back link. I'll look into that when I have time.

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[windingwind]

https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-better-notes/discussions/776

[windingwind]

I notice that you are on Zotero 6, while this template uses new APIs provided by BetterNotes beta, which requires Zotero 7. So... probably you'll have to use a Z7 or wait for the stable release.