>Eileen raises an interesting point - how SHOULD the Web be cited, especially >since WEB sites change frequently? > >My feeling is that information on WWW sites (or any other kind of Internet >database) is not dissimilar from information contained in newspapers or >interviews. One needs to be able to provide sufficient citation to enable >someone to find the source item. > >If it were a newspaper article, we might cite it as: > >Smith, John "How to Cite the Web", Ottawa (Ontario) Journal, Jan.27, 1996 (wish >my email system let me use the appropriate underlining, etc.) > >If an interview, we might cite it as: > >Smith, Mary, interview with John Smith, Jan. 27, 1996. > >For information obtained from a WWW site, I would be inclined to do something >like this: > >"Zapping Cavities", Canadian Museum of Dentistry, >http://www.canmus.dent.ca/cavity.html, Jan.27, 1996 > >Wot think ye? > >harry Needham >CWM Harry, you've got the right idea. Until a standard is developed, common sense should prevail. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Henry B. Crawford v Curator of History v Museum of Texas Tech University v Box 43191 v Lubbock, TX 79409-3191 v 806/742-2442 v FAX 742-1136 v [log in to unmask] V All opinions expressed are mine v <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<