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'''References''' are the cornerstone of any serious encyclopedia. Though much of our old content remains without references, '''[[Tolkien Gateway: About|Tolkien Gateway]]''' wishes to properly credit its facts. This way, fanon and overinterpretation can be properly identified as such, and omitted. | |||
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There are two ways to cite your sources: precise and not precise (we leave out "not at all" here). All references should be in a subsection, named "References". These go below all else, except for "External links". | |||
;Not precise | |||
If an article only has one source, for example, [[Iorlas]] and [[Buldar]], there is no need for extensive notes. The source can simply be bulleted. This method can can also be used when several chapters from the same book are quoted; not until secondary material is added the following method is necessary | |||
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A must on longer articles with multiple sources, including secondary sources (notes by Tolkien, analyses from scholars, information from ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]''). Like most wiki-based encyclopedia's, Tolkien Gateway uses the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php Cite/Cite extension]. A short how-to: | |||
With this method, sources are cited '''within''' the text. They appear wherever you type <text><nowiki><references/></nowiki></text>, which is, in our case, the aforementioned References section. | |||
<text><nowiki>This is the text you type<ref>And this is the source</ref>.</nowiki></text> | |||
Plain and simple. The text in between the <nowiki><ref></nowiki>-tags appears in the References section. These tags can be named for reuse: | |||
<text><nowiki>This is the text you type<ref name="One">And this is source number one</ref>. Then, you use something with another source<ref>Like this one</ref>, before returning to the first one<ref name="One"/>.</nowiki></text> | |||
These tags should be given sensible but short names; for example, "Mutton" for "[[Roast Mutton]]", "FotN" for "[[Of the Flight of the Noldor]]" or "L131" for [[Letter 131]]. | |||
==Citation== | |||
===Primary material=== | |||
====The Lord of the Rings==== | |||
====The Hobbit==== | |||
====Unfinished Tales==== | |||
====The Silmarillion==== | |||
===Semi-secondary material=== | |||
====The History of Middle-earth==== | |||
====The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien==== | |||
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==LotR== | ==LotR== | ||
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[Strider (chapter)|Strider]]" | * [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[Strider (chapter)|Strider]]" | ||
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* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Riddles in the Dark]]" (First edition) | * [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Riddles in the Dark]]" (First edition) | ||
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Riddles in the Dark]]" (Second edition) | * [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Riddles in the Dark]]" (Second edition) | ||
:::'''Update note: editions (where relevant) in letters, capital first letter.''' | :::'''Update note: editions (where relevant) in letters, capital first letter.''' | ||
==UT, Sil== | ==UT, Sil== |
Revision as of 07:33, 17 September 2008
- This is a test page by User:Ederchil. It is currently a WiP for "Help: References".
References are the cornerstone of any serious encyclopedia. Though much of our old content remains without references, Tolkien Gateway wishes to properly credit its facts. This way, fanon and overinterpretation can be properly identified as such, and omitted.
Referencing and Sourcing
There are two ways to cite your sources: precise and not precise (we leave out "not at all" here). All references should be in a subsection, named "References". These go below all else, except for "External links".
- Not precise
If an article only has one source, for example, Iorlas and Buldar, there is no need for extensive notes. The source can simply be bulleted. This method can can also be used when several chapters from the same book are quoted; not until secondary material is added the following method is necessary
- Precise
A must on longer articles with multiple sources, including secondary sources (notes by Tolkien, analyses from scholars, information from The History of Middle-earth). Like most wiki-based encyclopedia's, Tolkien Gateway uses the Cite/Cite extension. A short how-to:
With this method, sources are cited within the text. They appear wherever you type <text><references/></text>, which is, in our case, the aforementioned References section.
<text>This is the text you type<ref>And this is the source</ref>.</text>
Plain and simple. The text in between the <ref>-tags appears in the References section. These tags can be named for reuse:
<text>This is the text you type<ref name="One">And this is source number one</ref>. Then, you use something with another source<ref>Like this one</ref>, before returning to the first one<ref name="One"/>.</text>
These tags should be given sensible but short names; for example, "Mutton" for "Roast Mutton", "FotN" for "Of the Flight of the Noldor" or "L131" for Letter 131.
Citation
Primary material
The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Unfinished Tales
The Silmarillion
Semi-secondary material
The History of Middle-earth
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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LotR
- Note: Disambiguated chapter titles such as Strider (chapter) are piped away.
- Update note: We go with the "Four book" method.
- Note: Disambiguated chapter titles such as Strider (chapter) are piped away.
50th Anniversary edition
- J.R.R. Tolkien; Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull (eds.), The Lord of the Rings (50th anniversary edition), The Fellowship of the Ring, "Strider"
- Note: Editors are separated from the author by a semi-colon.
- Update note: I forgot whether we went with this or not.
- Note: Editors are separated from the author by a semi-colon.
Appendices
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Appendix A", I: The Númenorean Kings, iii: Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur
- Note: Even though they are published in The Return of the King in many editions, the Appendices are appended to The Lord of the Rings proper; they are, one might say, a fourth volume.
Hobbit
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Riddles in the Dark" (First edition)
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Riddles in the Dark" (Second edition)
- Update note: editions (where relevant) in letters, capital first letter.
UT, Sil
HoMe
- J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The History of Middle-earth, The Lays of Beleriand, "The Lay of Leithian"
- Update note: LoL should also include canto number.
Etymologies
- J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The History of Middle-earth, The Lays of Beleriand, "The Etymologies", entries BLAH and BLAH
HoTH
- J.R.R. Tolkien; John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag End, "The Fifth Phase"
The Letters
- J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 86 (October 23, 1944)
Semisecondary
"Nomenclature"
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings", published in The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull), page number
- Note: Because the printed text in Lobdell (ed.) A Tolkien Compass, 1st edn. is no longer freely available, I vote for only referencing to this occurance of the source.
Other semi-secondary material by Tolkien
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases & Passages in 'The Lord of the Rings'", published in Parma Eldalamberon issue 17 (June 2007), edited by Christopher Gilson, page 113.
- Note: This method applies to ALL magazine articles.
- Update note: I can't remember which of the two was to be standard...
- Note: This method applies to ALL magazine articles.
Works by other authors
Works that we "have"
- Chris Smith, The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare, page 76, 77
Works that we don't "have"
- Christopher Lee, Lord of Misrule ISBN, page number
Websites
Author/Editor websites
- Måns Björkman, Mellonath Daeron Tenwar Specimina, Forodrim.org, DTS 15 (accessed September 8, 2008)
"Institute" websites
- Weaponmasters.com, The Noble Collection Glamdring (accessed September 8, 2008)
Documentaries
- Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Special Extended DVD Edition, "Designing Middle-earth" (2002)
- Note: I haven't got a clue how to do this properly. Oh, and in the light of renaming every adaptation, that seems to be the EE's official name.
- Update note: added year, DVD first.
- Note: I haven't got a clue how to do this properly. Oh, and in the light of renaming every adaptation, that seems to be the EE's official name.
Adaptations
Films
- Film, "Scene"
Radio series
- Series, "Episode"
- Update note: the 1981 series should be referenced by 26 episodes as broadcast, not 13 as published.
I'm totally lost here
TAI
Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator. When referring to images, mention the number, the page, or both?
Adaptations
- Especially with PJ: Decipher Cards. They all have a number (and they're all on decipher's website). So: Decipher, LotR TCG, "image number: Title;subtitle"? With a link to Decipher fanhq?
Notes
Tolkien left a lot of notes, which are sometimed cited by authors - this one is in reaction to Eriador. JRRT, Unnamed note dated XX month XXXX, cited in: et cetera?