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Index
Cover
Half title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Part 1: Locating and Citing Source Materials
1. Research in the Electronic Age
1.1. Locating Information
1.1.1. Search Library Catalogs
1.1.2. Search Online Databases
1.1.3. Search the World Wide Web
1.2. Evaluating Sources
1.2.1. Authority
1.2.2. Currency
1.2.3. Relevance
1.2.4. Other Considerations
1.3. Avoiding Plagiarism
1.3.1. Take Careful Notes
1.3.2. Consider Using Bibliography Software
1.4. Documenting Sources
2. The Logic of Citation
2.1. Five Principles of Citation Style
2.1.1. The Principle of Access
2.1.2. The Principle of Intellectual Property
2.1.3. The Principle of Economy
2.1.4. The Principle of Standardization
2.1.5. The Principle of Transparency
2.2. Reconsidering the Principles of Citation Online
2.3. Understanding the Element Approach to Online Citation
2.3.1. Author Information
2.3.1.1. Author’s name
2.3.1.2. Aliases or fictitious names
2.3.1.3. Corporate or organizational authors
2.3.1.4. Editors, compilers, translators, etc.
2.3.1.5. No author
2.3.2. Title of Page or Article and File Names
2.3.2.1. Article and Web page titles
2.3.2.2. Untitled files
2.3.2.3. Parts of works
2.3.3. Titles of Web Sites, Online Books, Journals, and Other Complete Works
2.3.3.1. Web sites
2.3.3.2. Online books
2.3.3.3. Online journals
2.3.3.4. Other complete works
2.3.4. Edition or Version Information, If Applicable
2.3.5. Publication Information
2.3.5.1. Internet sources
2.3.5.2. Electronic databases and information services
2.3.5.3. Publications on fixed media
2.3.6. Date of Publication, Last Revision, or Modification
2.3.7. Page Numbers or Location
2.3.8. Sponsoring Organizations, Conferences, and Series Names
2.3.9. File Numbers, Search Terms, or Other Information
2.3.10. Date of Access
3. Citing Electronic Sources in the Humanities
3.1. Documenting Sources in the Text
3.1.1. Citations Without Page Numbers
3.1.2. Citations with Section, Paragraph, or Line Numbers
3.1.3. Citing Multiple Works by the Same Author
3.1.4. Citations with Corporate or Organizational Author
3.1.5. Citations with No Known Author
3.1.6. Citations with No Author or Title
3.1.7. Citations of Multiple Works with the Same Titles and No Author
3.1.8. Citations of Graphics, Audio, or Video Files
3.1.9. Citations of Personal Communications
3.1.10. Citations of Legal and Biblical References
3.2. Preparing the Bibliographic Material
3.2.1. Web Pages or Sites
3.2.1.1. Web page
3.2.1.2. Web site
3.2.1.3. Web page or site, no title
3.2.1.4. Web page or site, no author
3.2.1.5. Web page or site, corporate or organizational author
3.2.1.6. Web page or site, no author or title
3.2.1.7. Web page or site, maintained or compiled
3.2.1.8. Article in online journal
3.2.1.9. Article or page in corporate or organizational Web site
3.2.1.10. Article in online magazine
3.2.1.11. Article in online newspaper or news service
3.2.1.12. Article from archive
3.2.1.13. Article in frames
3.2.1.14. Sponsored page or site
3.2.1.15. Conferences
3.2.1.16. Government Web site
3.2.1.17. Online book, electronic
3.2.1.18. Online book, previously published
3.2.1.19. Web page or site, revised or modified
3.2.1.20. Web page or site, edition or version
3.2.1.21. Links, anchors, or search-path information
3.2.1.22. Graphics, audio, or video files
3.2.1.23. Document information, source code, and miscellaneous information
3.2.2. Electronic Databases and Reference Works
3.2.2.1. Article from library database, full-text
3.2.2.2. Abstracts or reviews from library database
3.2.2.3. Article or abstract from CD-ROM publication
3.2.2.4. Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauri
3.2.2.5. Other online reference works
3.2.3. Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications
3.2.3.1. Personal email
3.2.3.2. Mailing lists
3.2.3.3. Newsgroups
3.2.3.4. Blogs and wikis
3.2.3.5. Chats
3.2.3.6. MOOs and MUDs, online games
3.2.4. Miscellaneous
3.2.4.1. Software and video games
3.2.4.2. WebCT, Blackboard, and other courseware
3.2.4.3. Online course materials
3.2.4.4. Other electronic files
4. Citing Electronic Sources in the Sciences
4.1. Documenting Sources in the Text
4.1.1. Citations Without Page Numbers
4.1.2. Citations with Section, Paragraph, or Line Numbers
4.1.3. Citing Multiple Works by the Same Author
4.1.4. Citations with Corporate or Organizational Authors
4.1.5. Citations with No Known Author
4.1.6. Citations with No Author or Title
4.1.7. Citations of Multiple Works with the Same Title and No Author
4.1.8. Citations of Graphics, Audio, or Video Files
4.1.9. Citations of Personal Communications
4.1.10. Citations of Legal and Biblical References
4.2. Preparing the Bibliographic Material
4.2.1. Web Pages or Sites
4.2.1.1. Web page
4.2.1.2. Web site
4.2.1.3. Web page or site, no title
4.2.1.4. Web page or site, no author
4.2.1.5. Web page or site, corporate or organizational author
4.2.1.6. Web page or site, no author or title
4.2.1.7. Web page or site, maintained or compiled
4.2.1.8. Article in online journal
4.2.1.9. Article or page in corporate or organizational Web site
4.2.1.10. Article in online magazine
4.2.1.11. Article in online newspaper or news service
4.2.1.12. Article from archives
4.2.1.13. Article in frames
4.2.1.14. Sponsored page or site
4.2.1.15. Conferences
4.2.1.16. Government Web site
4.2.1.17. Online book, electronic
4.2.1.18. Online book, previously published
4.2.1.19. Web page or site, revised or modified
4.2.1.20. Web page or site, edition or version
4.2.1.21. Links, anchors, or search-path information
4.2.1.22. Graphics, audio, or video files
4.2.1.23. Document information, source code, and miscellaneous information
4.2.2. Electronic Databases and Reference Works
4.2.2.1. Article from library database, full-text
4.2.2.2. Abstracts or reviews from library database
4.2.2.3. Article or abstract from CD-ROM publication
4.2.2.4. Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauri
4.2.2.5. Other online reference works
4.2.3. Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications
4.2.3.1. Mailing lists
4.2.3.2. Newsgroups
4.2.3.3. Blogs and wikis
4.2.3.4. Chats
4.2.3.5. MOOs and MUDs, online games
4.2.4. Miscellaneous
4.2.4.1. Software and video games
4.2.4.2. WebCT, Blackboard, and other courseware
4.2.4.3. Online course materials
4.2.4.4. Other electronic files
Part 2: Preparing Manuscripts for Print and Electronic Publication
5. The Logic of Document Style
5.1. Five Principles of Document Style
5.1.1. The Principle of Access
5.1.2. The Principle of Intellectual Property
5.1.3. The Principle of Economy
5.1.4. The Principle of Standardization
5.1.5. The Principle of Transparency
5.2. Reconsidering the Principles of Document Style
6. Creating Documents for Print
6.1. The Parts of the Text
6.1.1. Front Matter
6.1.1.1. Covers and cover pages
6.1.1.2. Title page
6.1.1.3. Information page
6.1.1.4. Abstract or summary
6.1.1.5. Table of contents
6.1.1.6. List of illustrations and figures
6.1.1.7. List of tables
6.1.1.8. Foreword
6.1.1.9. Acknowledgments
6.1.1.10. Preface
6.1.1.11. Introduction
6.1.2. Back Matter
6.1.2.1. Conclusion
6.1.2.2. Appendixes
6.1.2.3. Notes
6.1.2.4. Glossary
6.1.2.5. Bibliography
6.1.2.6. Index
6.1.2.7. List of contributors
6.2. Producing Hard-Copy Documents on a Word Processor
6.2.1. Paper
6.2.2. Printing
6.2.3. Binding
6.2.4. Margins
6.2.5. Spacing
6.2.6. Fonts
6.2.7. Formatting Techniques
6.2.1. Boldface
6.2.1. Underlining or italics
6.2.8. Special Characters
6.2.9. Bylines
6.2.10. Titles
6.2.10.1. Titles for article- or chapter-length projects
6.2.10.2. Titles for book-length projects
6.2.11. Section or page numbers
6.2.12. Headers and footers
6.2.13. Subheads
6.2.14. Paragraphs
6.2.15. Lists
6.2.15.1. Ordered lists
6.2.15.2. Unordered lists
6.2.16. Quotations
6.2.16.1. Block quotations
6.2.16.2. Epigraphs
6.2.17. Note References
6.2.18. Artwork
6.2.18.1. Tables
6.2.18.2. Illustrations
6.2.18.3.. Figures
6.2.18.4. Graphics
6.2.18.5. Photographs
6.2.19. Style Sheets
6.3. Submitting Documents for Print in Digital Formats
6.3.1. Transmitting Computer Files
6.3.2. Naming Computer Files
7. Creating Documents for Electronic Publication
7.1. The Parts of the Text
7.1.1. Front Matter
7.1.1.1. Covers and cover pages
7.1.1.2. Title page
7.1.1.3. Information page
7.1.1.4. Abstract or summary
7.1.1.5. Table of contents
7.1.1.6. List of illustrations and figures
7.1.1.7. List of tables
7.1.1.8. Foreword
7.1.1.9. Acknowledgments
7.1.1.10. Preface
7.1.1.11. Introduction
7.1.2. Back Matter
7.1.2.1. Conclusion
7.1.2.2. Appendixes
7.1.2.3. Notes
7.1.2.4. Glossary
7.1.2.5. Bibliography
7.1.2.6. Index
7.1.2.7. List of contributors
7.2. Publishing Documents on a Computer Network
7.2.1. File Organization
7.2.2. Navigating and Frames
7.2.3. Links
7.2.4. Colors
7.2.5. Spacing
7.2.6. Fonts
7.2.7. Formatting Techniques
7.2.7.1. Boldface
7.2.7.2. Underlining and italics
7.2.8. Special Characters
7.2.9. Bylines
7.2.10. Titles
7.2.10.1. Titles for article- and chapter-length projects
7.2.10.2. Titles for book-length projects
7.2.11. Section Numbers
7.2.12. Return Links
7.2.13. Subheads
7.2.14. Paragraphs
7.2.15. Lists
7.2.15.1. Ordered lists
7.2.15.2. Unordered lists
7.2.16. Quotations
7.2.16.1. Block quotations
7.2.16.2. Epigraphs
7.2.17. Note References
7.2.18. Artwork
7.2.18.1. Tables
7.2.18.2. Illustrations
7.2.18.3. Figures
7.2.18.4. Graphics
7.2.18.5. Photographs
7.2.19. Style Sheets
7.3. Submitting Files for Electronic Publication
7.3.1. Diskettes, CDs
7.3.2. Naming Computer Files
Appendixes
Appendix A: Starting Points for Online Research
Appendix B: File Extensions
Appendix C: Abbreviations
Appendix D: Other Documentation Styles
Appendix E: Selected Bibliography
Appendix F: ISO Latin-1 Characters and Control Characters
Glossary
Index
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