CZ:Works

We would like a historian, literary scholar, philosopher, or other humanist to help fill out this page. It should describe our policies with regard to lists of written works (books, poems, written music, etc.).

What are Works pages?

I think they should list the works OF the person in the article, assuming the article is about a person. Works ABOUT the person should, IMHO, be in the Bibliography pages.

I can't think what function a Works page would have in articles not about persons. What would be the "works" of Encyclopaedia Britannica? Or Mathematics? Or Onslow Beach?

Maybe the above fits best on the talk page, but since there wasn't anything here but an empty framework, I put them here to get something started. Louis F. Sander 19:51, 6 September 2007 (CDT)

I think all your points are valid. This subpage would only be used for articles about people, I assume. There would be no need to use it for article not about persons. This is the reason most subpages are optional. Chris Day (talk) 19:56, 6 September 2007 (CDT)

Purpose

To list the major works of the person in the article.

Heading and format standards

Comment: I've been thinking about this in connection with the article about Thomas L. Saaty. He is an academic who has written many books and papers. My notion of the headings is that they should include Scholarly books, Other books, and Papers. This would vary for other people, of course. The works of Leonardo da Vinci might have headings for Drawings, Paintings, Inventions, and Writings. Louis F. Sander 19:56, 6 September 2007 (CDT)

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