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For more information and examples, see [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php] | For more information and examples, see [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php] | ||
Revision as of 07:19, 13 September 2008
Sources for historical facts - and Nova Roma events - should be cited.[1]
Our citation method is to use the MediaWiki Cite extension.[2].
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How to use Cite
There are two steps involved:
- put ref tags in the text where a footnote appears, surrounding the footnote text; it will be replaced with superscript numbers that link to the references section.
- put a references tag somewhere else on the page, where the references should appear - generally this would be in a section called "References".
Example
This is some example text. This is some example text. <ref>This is the footnote - it will not appear here, but rather at the end of the page.</ref>This is some example text. This is some example text. This is some example text.
==References==
<references/>
This is where the references will appear, at the location of the references tag.
For more information and examples, see [1]
Form of references
Abbreviations
Abbreviations and other forms of shorthand such as "loc. cit.", "op. cit.", "ff.", and "ibid." should not be used. If several footnotes refer to the same source, the source should be cited in full each time.
The names of authors and the titles of sources should not be abbreviated.
The following abbreviations, however, should be used:
- p. 65 (for "page 65").
- pp. 65-70 (for "pages 65 to 70")
- vol. 2 (for "volume 2").
Numerals
Roman numerals should not be used when citing sources. For example:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39.
not:
- Cicero, de republica, I.xxv.39.
Punctuation
Where a source is traditionally cited by reference to book and chapter, or to book, chapter, and line, these should be separated by periods (full stops) but not spaces. For example:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39.
not:
- Cicero, de republica, 1. 25. 39.
and not:
- Cicero, de republica, 1,25,39.
Different sources by different authors appearing in the same footnote should be separated by semi-colons. For example:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39; Livy, 30.12.5.
not:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39, Livy, 30.12.5.
Different texts by the same author appearing in the same footnote should be separated by semi-colons, but without repeating the name of the author. For example:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39; de legibus, 2.1.3.
not:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39, de legibus, 2.1.3.
and not:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39; Cicero, de legibus, 2.1.3.
- (This, however, is forgivable, since it does not make the meaning less clear.)
References to different passages in the same text appearing in the same footnote should be separated by commas, but without repeating the name of the author or of the source. For example:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39, 2.1.2.
not:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39; 2.1.2.
and not:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39; Cicero, de re publica, 2.1.2.
- (This, however, is forgivable, since it does not make the meaning less clear.)
Where a cited passage covers several pages (or lines, verses, &c.), the page-numbers (or line-numbers, verse-numbers, &c.) should be given in full, separated by a hyphen but no spaces. For example:
- Gruen, E., The Last Generation Of The Roman Republic (University of California Press, 1974), pp. 239-250.
not:
- Gruen, E., The Last Generation Of The Roman Republic (University of California Press, 1974), pp. 239-50.
and not:
- Gruen, E., The Last Generation Of The Roman Republic (University of California Press, 1974), pp. 239 - 250.
Ancient sources
Where an ancient source is being cited but not quoted word for word, or where a quotation is given in the original language of the source, the reference should be to the original text, not to any particular modern edition or translation. For example:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39.
However, where an ancient source is quoted in translation, the translation should also be cited. For example:
- Cicero, de republica, 1.25.39, translated by Keyes, C. (Harvard University Press, 1928), p. 65.
References
- ↑ This is an example
- ↑ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php
