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27 October 2014 Newer researchers think of “source identification” in terms of How do I cite this? The underlying issue, however, is not how to cite. It is, instead, how to ...

31 August 2014 What does a period say to you when you see one? By common agreement in the language world, a period usually means: Stop. The end. Finis. When we're writing, it means ...

25 July 2014 Many libraries maintain card files and vertical files on a variety of subjects—particularly local libraries. These compiled works can be cited in much the same manner as manuscript materials. We may have ...

13 July 2014 Few readers like them. Even among lawyers and attorneys, who are often rapped for their dense prose, we hear complaints about the "inelegance" of overlong citations and the "burden" of footnotes filled with substantive matter that divert attention from the text itself. ... Two practices can help us reduce the "burden" of overlong citations. ...

26 June 2014 Those of you who accepted yesterday's challenge—here at the blog and at our FB page—caught several good points, especially the misidentified microfilm publication. ... Beyond that, EE’s suggested model reflects several other citation needs ...

14 June 2014 German "frakturs"—i.e., illuminated certificates of births, baptisms, and marriages—were originally commissioned by families to commemorate events and were prized as both art and family record. When using an original fraktur ...

9 June 2014 When citing a rural cemetery, you will want to include directions for locating it, unless you have already done so in your text. Typically, these directions will reference the ...

5 June 2014 Although published, broadsides from past centuries have had a high destruction rate and copies of any particular broadside may be extremely rare. For that reason, when we find them in ...

3 June 2014 You’ve found a great book in an HTML version online. The epigraph to p. 139 (you DO, of course, remember what an epigraph is, from our recent Wednesday’s Words) has a great quote you want to cite. Citing a quote from a book should be as easy as describing candy in a candy store, right? So let’s see what you come up with …