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This page summarizes the problem of using and providing citations, references and bibliographies in a multi-page environment, such as Citizendium. It follows a well-tested technique for solving complex problems, which organizes the work into 3 stages. In the first stage ('''Collection''') everyone who wishes to contribute provides a statement of what he/she thinks is the problem or a component of the problem. This statement is then summarized and that (the summary) is placed in the '''Collection''' portion of this page. For this problem, statements are specified on a [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2846.0.html  forum thread] and then summarized here. The basic rule for the collection stage is no filtering. That is, everyone is allowed to state their view and those views are recorded. It is inappropriate for others to request the removal of anything recorded in the '''Collection''' section.
This page is a portal into the problem and solution of providing Citations, References and Bibliographies on Citizendium. There are 3 sub-pages. The [[CZ:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies/Problem Statement | Problem Statement]] sub-page organizes, defines and prioritizes the problem components. The [[CZ:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies/Solution | Solution]] sub-page presents ways of solving the problems specified on the [[CZ:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies/Problem Statement | Problem Statement]] sub-page and indicates which of these approaches have been chosen for trial. The [[CZ:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies/Trial | Trial]] sub-page records information about solutions that are undergoing or that have undergone testing The [[CZ Talk:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies | talk page]] of this portal page is reserved for comments on general aspects of this wishlist item. Comments on specific aspects of the [[CZ:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies/Problem Statement | Problem Statement]], [[CZ:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies/Solution | Solution]] and [[CZ:Wishlist/References and Bibliographies/Trial | Trial]] sub-activities should be recorded on the talk pages of the corresponding sub-page.


The second stage is '''Analysis'''. In this phase the ideas presented in the '''Collection''' section are organized. Similar ideas are aggregated together and the problem statement presented in a more developed form. While filtering is allowed during this stage, generally that is best left for the third stage.
For the purposes of discussion here, the terms Citation, Reference and Bibliography are defined as follows.


The third state is '''Prioritization'''. The work in this phase is to rank the processed ideas presented in the '''Analysis''' section according to their importance. Deciding what is and what isn't important is a subjective activity. However, a general guideline is to give higher priority to those problems identified in the '''Analysis''' section that are impeding the goals of Citizendium the most.
* Citation - the information used to specify an outside source of information. It usually includes an author or authors, a title, publishing information, etc.


==Collection==
* Reference - a brief annotation that refers to a citation. For numbered bibliographies (see next term) this is usually a number delimited by "[" and "]" characters. Sometimes a reference comprises text delimited by those characters and sometimes a reference is placed in a superscript position. References always appear in article text and never within citations. The reference text usually appears at the front of citations accreted into bibliographies.


==Analysis==
* Bibliography - a collection of Citations. These are generally organized numerically or alphabetically. Normally, a citation in a bibliography is preceded by the text of the reference with which it is associated.


==Prioritization==
==Contacts==
 
[[User:Dan Nessett|Dan Nessett]], [[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]]

Latest revision as of 12:48, 4 September 2009

This page is a portal into the problem and solution of providing Citations, References and Bibliographies on Citizendium. There are 3 sub-pages. The Problem Statement sub-page organizes, defines and prioritizes the problem components. The Solution sub-page presents ways of solving the problems specified on the Problem Statement sub-page and indicates which of these approaches have been chosen for trial. The Trial sub-page records information about solutions that are undergoing or that have undergone testing The talk page of this portal page is reserved for comments on general aspects of this wishlist item. Comments on specific aspects of the Problem Statement, Solution and Trial sub-activities should be recorded on the talk pages of the corresponding sub-page.

For the purposes of discussion here, the terms Citation, Reference and Bibliography are defined as follows.

  • Citation - the information used to specify an outside source of information. It usually includes an author or authors, a title, publishing information, etc.
  • Reference - a brief annotation that refers to a citation. For numbered bibliographies (see next term) this is usually a number delimited by "[" and "]" characters. Sometimes a reference comprises text delimited by those characters and sometimes a reference is placed in a superscript position. References always appear in article text and never within citations. The reference text usually appears at the front of citations accreted into bibliographies.
  • Bibliography - a collection of Citations. These are generally organized numerically or alphabetically. Normally, a citation in a bibliography is preceded by the text of the reference with which it is associated.

Contacts

Dan Nessett, Daniel Mietchen

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