From: PO2::"arl@HP.FCIENCIAS.UNAM.MX" "Alejandro Ruiz Lopez" 26-SEP-1995 15:45:03.10 To: Multiple recipients of list ALGAE-L CC: Subj: Re: reference to internet messages Dear collegues: In order to keep the thread, I will include the cut from the original FAQ with the main headers: Virtually Alejandro Ruiz arl@hp.fciencias.unam.mx _________________________________________________________________ From: misrael@scripps.edu (Mark Israel) Newsgroups: alt.usage.english,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: alt.usage.english FAQ Organization: The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA Expires: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <40qd50$hlh@riscsm.scripps.edu> Archive-name: alt-usage-english-faq Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 15 August 1995 CITING ONLINE MATERIAL ---------------------- by Michael B. Quinion Introduction ------------ This is a suggested format for citing the most common types of online material, derived from advice given in various sources (listed at the end). The sources also serve as examples of the formats suggested. Details such as the order of citation elements and the format of dates are matters for the house style of the publisher. FTP/Gopher/Telnet ----------------- Cite these using the URL format described under "World Wide Web" below. Usenet news articles -------------------- The standard form of citation is: <> Article <> in Usenet newsgroup , 1. Take the , , , , and elements from the message header (see RFC1036 for further information if necessary). 2. Enclose both and within angle brackets. You may break either across lines, but if possible arrange for breaks to occur only at punctuation separators (but not on hyphens, and don't ever *add* hyphens). 3. In the case of a crossposted article, cite only one newsgroup (most suitably, the one in which the article was actually read). 4. Because Usenet articles are ephemeral (very few are archived, or if archived, easily accessible), if you cite a Usenet article in a printed publication you may optionally omit the Message ID. 5. For the same reason, you should retain copies of Usenet articles you cite until they are no longer needed. World Wide Web -------------- The standard format for a Web citation is: <<URL>> <date of document> (Accessed <date accessed>) 1. Use the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) to identify the source of the material, as specified in RFC1738. This begins with a code for the type of access involved ("http://", "ftp://", "gopher://", etc.). The appendix to RFC1738 suggests that URLs in citations should be prefixed with "URL:" and surrounded by angle brackets; for example: <URL:http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/bardhtml> However, including the "URL:" prefix seems ugly and unnecessary, as the angle brackets and access code suffice to identify the code as a URL. 2. If the accessed document is dated internally, use that date for the citation. If there is no date given, use the date at which it was first accessed (prefixed by "Accessed" in parentheses, as shown above). Optionally, give both (for example, if you have any reason to think the document may have been amended since its first creation). 3. Give filenames as you first encountered them, including suffixes indicating compressed format, such as "gz" or "zip". 4. Take care to preserve case in network server directories and filenames, as it is usually significant. 5. You may break URLs across lines, but if possible arrange for breaks to occur only at punctuation separators (but not on hyphens, and don't ever *add* hyphens). Sources ------- 1. Barrett, Alan <barrett@lucy.ee.und.ac.za> "MLA citation style for internet documents?" Article <3phppu$t6k@lucy.ee.und.ac.za> in Usenet newsgroup alt.usage.english, 19 May 1995. 2. Berners-Lee, T., Masinter, L. & McCahill, M. [ed.] "Uniform Resource Locators (URL)" Request for Comments 1738, Network Working Group <ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/doc/rfc/rfc1738.txt> Dec. 1994. (Accessed 3 Feb. 1995) 3. _Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors and Copywriters_ (14th edition), University of Chicago Press, 1995, ISBN-0-226-10389-7, pp. 633-4. 4. Gibaldi, Joseph & Achert, Walter E. _MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers_ (Revised Fourth Edition), Modern Language Association of America, May 1995, ISBN 0-87352-565-5, pp. 160-67, 176-78. 5. Horton, M. & Adams, R. "Standard for interchange of USENET messages" Request for Comments 1036, Network Working Group <ftp://ftp.demon.co. uk/pub/doc/rfc/rfc1036.txt> Dec. 1987 (Accessed 19 June 1995). 6. Johnson, Floyd H. "Suggested MLA Style Guide" <ftp://ftp.netins.net/ showcase/nwc-iowa/pub/int-refs.txt> 1995 (Accessed 17 Apr. 1995). 7. Wainwright, Mark <markw@harlqn.co.uk> "MLA citation style for internet documents?" Article <D8Gv79.IMB@harlequin.co.uk> in Usenet newsgroup alt. usage.english, 12 May 1995. From: PO3::"clobban@UOG9.UOG.EDU" "Christopher S. Lobban" 22-NOV-1995 05:44:01.45 To: Multiple recipients of list ALGAE-L <ALGAE-L@IRLEARN.UCD.IE> CC: Subj: CITING ELECTRONIC SOURCES (fwd) Relative to an earlier dialog on algae-l (or was it the PSA list) on citing electronic sources, I attach the following, though it refers to the humanities, and I agree with a comment on our list that one should probably not regard e-mail messages as citable. (Some people are certainly ex-citable on line.) Chris Lobban, Div. Natural Sciences University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA Fax: (671) 734-1299. Voice: 735-2787 (Time: GMT+10 EST+15) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 10:34:00 -0800 From: John Parminter of FOR 356-6810 <JPARMINTER@GALAXY.GOV.BC.CA> To: Multiple recipients of list PRO-CITE <PRO-CITE@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU> Subject: CITING ELECTRONIC SOURCES ************************************************** * A BRIEF CITATION GUIDE FOR * * INTERNET SOURCES IN HISTORY AND THE HUMANITIES * ************************************************** by Melvin E. Page <pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu> for H-AFRICA <h-africa@msu.edu> Humanities-on-Line and History Department East Tennessee State University The following suggestions for citations of Internet sources in history and the historically based humanities are derived from the essential principles of academic citation in Kate L. Turabian, *A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, *5th ed. (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1987). I have also draw upon suggestions from some of the works listed below. The guide has been improved by the the students of my Historical Methods classes at East Tennessee State University and my fellow H-AFRICA editors whom I thank for their assistance. Since the Internet is an evolving institution, this guide is not intended to be definitive. Corrections, additions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms are therefore welcome. Please address them to the author at: pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu When the need for revisions and updates become apparent, new versions of the guide will be issued. ======================= Bibliographic Citations ======================= Basic citation components and punctuation ***************************************** Author's Last Name, First Name. [author's internet address, if available]. "Title of Work" or "title line of message." In "Title of Complete Work" or title of list/site as appropriate. [internet address]. Date, if available. The samples below indicate how citations of particular electronic sources might be made. Listserv Messages ***************** Walsh, Gretchen. [gwalsh@acs.bu.edu]. "REPLY: Using African newspapers in teaching." In H-AFRICA. [h-africa@msu.edu]. 18 October 1995. World Wide Web ************** Limb, Peter. "Relationships between Labour & African Nationalist/ Liberation Movements in Southern Africa." [http://neal.ctstateu. edu/history/world_history/archives/limb-l.html]. May 1992. FTP Site ******** Heinrich, Gregor. [100303.100@compuserve.com]. "Where There Is Beauty, There is Hope: Sau Tome e Principe." [ftp.cs.ubc.ca/ pub/local/FAQ/african/gen/saoep.txt]. July 1994. Gopher Site *********** "Democratic Party Platform, 1860." [wiretap.spies.com Wiretap Online Library/civic & Historical/Political Platforms of the U.S.] 18 June 1860. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara. "Making Difference." [gopher.uic.edu The Researcher/History/H-Net/H-Amstdy (American Studies)/Essays & Discussions About American Studies]. 20 July 1995. Usenet Group Messages ********************* Dell, Thomas. [dell@wiretap.spies.com]. "[EDTECH] EMG: Sacred Texts (Networked Electronic Versions)." In [alt.etext]. 4 February 1993. Legg, Sonya. [legg@harquebus.cgd.ucar.edu]. "African history book list." In [soc.culture.african]. 5 September 1994. E-mail Messages *************** Page, Mel. [pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu]. "African dance...and Malawi." Private e-mail message to Masankho Banda, [mbanda@igc. apc.org]. 28 November 1994. ============================== Footnote and Endnote Citations ============================== Basic citation components and punctuation ***************************************** <note number> Author's First name and Last name, [author's internet address, if available], "Title of Work" or "title line of message," in "Title of Complete Work" or title of list/site as appropriate, [internet address], date if available. The examples below indicate how citations of particular electronic sources might be made. Listserv Messages ***************** <1> Gretchen Walsh, [gwalsh@acs.bu.edu], "REPLY: Using African newspapers in teaching," in H-AFRICA, [h-africa@msu.edu], 18 October 1995. World Wide Web ************** <2> Peter Limb, "Relationships between Labour & African Nationalist/Liberation Movements in Southern Africa," [http://neal. ctstateu.edu/history/world_history/archives/limb-l.html], May 1992. FTP Site ******** <3> Gregor Heinrich, [100303.100@compuserve.com], "Where There Is Beauty, There is Hope: Sao Tome e Principe," [ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/ local/FAQ/african/gen/saoep.txt], July 1994. <4> Sonya Legg, [legg@harquebus.cgd.ucar.edu], "African history book list," in [soc.culture.african], 5 September 1994. Gopher Site *********** <5> "Democratic Party Platform, 1860," [wiretap.spies.com Wiretap Online Library/civic & Historical/Political Platforms of the U.S.], 18 June 1860. <6> Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, "Making Difference," [gopher.uic.edu The Researcher/History/H-Net/H-Amstdy (American Studies)/Essays & Discussions About American Studies], 20 July 1995. Usenet Group Messages ********************* <7>Thomas Dell, [dell@wiretap.spies.com] "[EDTECH] EMG: Sacred Texts (Networked Electronic Versions)," in [alt.etext], 4 February 1993. E-Mail Messages *************** <8> Mel Page, [pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu], "African dance...and Malawi," private e-mail message to Masankho Banda, [mbanda@igc.apc.org], 28 November 1994. ================================================ Additional Source Material on Internet Citations ================================================ Dodd, Sue A. "Bibliographic References for Computer Files in the Social Sciences: A Discussion Paper." [gopher://info.monash. edu.au:70/00/handy/cites]. Revised May 1990. {Published in *IASSIST Quarterly*, 14, 2(1990): 14-17.} Li, Xia and Nancy Crane. *Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information*. Westport: Meckler, 1993. University of Chicago Press *Chicago Guide to Preparing Electronic Manuscripts: for Authors and Publishers*. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Walker, Janice R. "MLA-Style Citations of Internet Sources." [http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/janice.html]. 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