The Columbia Guide to Online Style

by Walker, Janice R.

• ISBN13: 9780231132114
• ISBN10: 0231132115
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-24
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

The Columbia Guide to Online Styleis the standard resource for citing electronic and electronically accessed sources. It is also a critical style guide for creating documents electronically for submission for print or electronic publication.Updated and expanded, this guide now explains how to cite technologies such as Web logs and pod casts; provides more guidance on translating the elements of Columbia Online Style (COS) citations for use with existing print-based formats (such as MLA, APA, and Chicago); and features additional guidelines for producing online and print documents based on new standards of markup language and publication technologies.This edition also includes new bibliographic styles for humanities and scientific projects; examples of footnotes and endnotes for Chicago-style papers; greater detail regarding in-text and parenthetic reference and footnote styles; an added chapter on how to locate and evaluate sources for research in the electronic age; and new examples for citing full-text or full-image articles from online library databases, along with information on how to credit the source of graphics and multimedia files.Staying ahead of rapidly evolving technologies, The Columbia Guide to Online Stylecontinues to be a vital tool for online researchers.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	xv
Preface	xvii
PART 1. LOCATING AND CITING SOURCE MATERIALS	1	(146)
Chapter 1. Research in the Electronic Age	3	(26)
1.1. Locating Information	5	(12)
Search Library Catalogs	13	(1)
Search Online Databases	14	(1)
Search the World Wide Web	15	(2)
1.2. Evaluating Sources	17	(6)
Authority	18	(2)
Currency	20	(2)
Relevance	22	(1)
Other Considerations	23	(1)
1.3. Avoiding Plagiarism	23	(4)
Take Careful Notes	24	(1)
Consider Using Bibliography Software	25	(2)
1.4. Documenting Sources	27	(2)
Chapter 2. The Logic of Citation	29	(34)
2.1. Five Principles of Citation Style	31	(5)
The Principle of Access	31	(1)
The Principle of Intellectual Property	32	(1)
The Principle of Economy	33	(2)
The Principle of Standardization	35	(1)
The Principle of Transparency	36	(1)
2.2. Reconsidering the Principles of Citation Online	36	(5)
2.3. Understanding the Element Approach to Online Citation	41	(22)
Author Information	41	(4)
Author's name	41	(1)
Aliases or fictitious names	42	(1)
Corporate or organizational authors	43	(1)
Editors, compilers, translators, etc.	43	(2)
No author.	45	(1)
Title of Page or Article and File Names	45	(4)
Article and Web page titles	46	(1)
Untitled files	47	(1)
Parts of works	48	(1)
Titles of Web Sites, Online Books, Journals, and Other Complete Works	49	(2)
Web sites	50	(1)
Online books	50	(1)
Online journals	51	(1)
Other complete works	51	(1)
Edition or Version Information, If Applicable	51	(2)
Publication Information	53	(5)
Internet sources	54	(2)
Electronic databases and information services	56	(1)
Publications on fixed media	57	(1)
Date of Publication, Last Revision, or Modification	58	(1)
Page Numbers or Location	58	(1)
Sponsoring Organizations, Conferences, and Series Names	59	(1)
File Numbers, Search Terms, or Other Information	60	(1)
Date of Access	60	(3)
Chapter 3. Citing Electronic Sources in the Humanities	63	(44)
3.1. Documenting Sources in the Text	64	(10)
Citations Without Page Numbers	65	(2)
Citations with Section, Paragraph, or Line Numbers	67	(1)
Citing Multiple Works by the Same Author	68	(1)
Citations with Corporate or Organizational Author	69	(1)
Citations with No Known Author	70	(1)
Citations with No Author or Title	70	(1)
Citations of Multiple Works with the Same Titles and No Author	70	(1)
Citations of Graphics, Audio, or Video Files	71	(2)
Citations of Personal Communications	73	(1)
Citations of Legal and Biblical References	73	(1)
3.2. Preparing the Bibliographic Material	74	(33)
Web Pages or Sites	76	(16)
Web page	77	(1)
Web site	77	(1)
Web page or site, no title	78	(1)
Web page or site, no author	78	(1)
Web page or site, corporate or organizational author	79	(1)
Web page or site, no author or title	79	(1)
Web page or site, maintained or compiled	79	(1)
Article in online journal	80	(2)
Article or page in corporate or organizational Web site	82	(1)
Article in online magazine	82	(1)
Article in online newspaper or news service	83	(1)
Article from archive	84	(1)
Article in frames	84	(1)
Sponsored page or site	85	(1)
Conferences	85	(1)
Government Web site	86	(1)
Online book, electronic	87	(1)
Online book, previously published	87	(1)
Web page or site, revised or modified	88	(1)
Web page or site, edition or version	88	(1)
Links, anchors, or search-path information	89	(1)
Graphics, audio, or video files	90	(1)
Document information, source code, and miscellaneous information	91	(1)
Electronic Databases and Reference Works	92	(4)
Article from library database, full-text	93	(1)
Abstracts or reviews from library database	93	(1)
Article or abstract from CD-ROM publication	94	(1)
Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauri	94	(1)
Other online reference works	95	(1)
Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications	96	(5)
Personal email	96	(1)
Mailing lists	96	(1)
Newsgroups	97	(1)
Blogs and wikis	97	(1)
Chats	98	(1)
MOOs and MUDs, online games	99	(2)
Miscellaneous	101	(7)
Software and video games	101	(1)
WebCT, Blackboard, and other courseware	102	(1)
Online course materials	102	(2)
Other electronic files	104	(3)
Chapter 4. Citing Electronic Sources in the Sciences	107	(40)
4.1. Documenting Sources in the Text	108	(10)
Citations Without Page Numbers	109	(2)
Citations with Section, Paragraph, or Line Numbers	111	(1)
Citing Multiple Works by the Same Author	112	(1)
Citations with Corporate or Organizational Authors	113	(1)
Citations with No Known Author	113	(1)
Citations with No Author or Title	114	(1)
Citations of Multiple Works with the Same Title and No Author	114	(1)
Citations of Graphics, Audio, or Video Files	115	(1)
Citations of Personal Communications	116	(1)
Citations of Legal and Biblical References	117	(1)
4.2. Preparing the Bibliographic Material	118	(31)
Web Pages or Sites	119	(16)
Web page	120	(1)
Web site	121	(1)
Web page or site, no title	122	(1)
Web page or site, no author	122	(1)
Web page or site, corporate or organizational author	122	(1)
Web page or site, no author or title	123	(1)
Web page or site, maintained or compiled	123	(1)
Article in online journal	124	(1)
Article or page in corporate or organizational Web site	125	(1)
Article in online magazine	126	(1)
Article in online newspaper or news service	126	(1)
Article from archives	127	(1)
Article in frames	128	(1)
Sponsored page or site	128	(1)
Conferences	129	(1)
Government Web site	129	(1)
Online book, electronic	130	(1)
Online book, previously published	130	(1)
Web page or site, revised or modified	131	(1)
Web page or site, edition or version	132	(1)
Links, anchors, or search-path information	132	(1)
Graphics, audio, or video files	133	(2)
Document information, source code, and miscellaneous information	135	(1)
Electronic Databases and Reference Works	135	(3)
Article from library database, full-text	136	(1)
Abstracts or reviews from library database	136	(1)
Article or abstract from CD-ROM publication	137	(1)
Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauri	137	(1)
Other online reference works	138	(1)
Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications	138	(5)
Mailing lists	139	(1)
Newsgroups	139	(1)
Blogs and wikis	140	(1)
Chats	140	(1)
MOOs and MUDs, online games	141	(2)
Miscellaneous	143	(7)
Software and video games	143	(1)
WebCT, Blackboard, and other courseware	144	(1)
Online course materials	144	(1)
Other electronic files	145	(2)
PART 2. PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS FOR PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION	147	(78)
Chapter 5. The Logic of Document Style	149	(12)
5.1. Five Principles of Document Style	150	(4)
The Principle of Access	150	(1)
The Principle of Intellectual Property	151	(1)
The Principle of Economy	151	(1)
The Principle of Standardization	152	(1)
The Principle of Transparency	153	(1)
5.2. Reconsidering the Principles of Document Style	154	(7)
Chapter 6. Creating Documents for Print	161	(36)
6.1. The Parts of the Text	166	(9)
Front Matter	166	(5)
Covers and cover pages	166	(1)
Title page	167	(1)
Information page	167	(1)
Abstract or summary	168	(1)
Table of contents	168	(1)
List of illustrations and figures	169	(1)
List of tables	169	(1)
Foreword	169	(1)
Acknowledgments	169	(1)
Preface	170	(1)
Introduction	170	(1)
Back Matter	171	(4)
Conclusion	171	(1)
Appendixes	171	(1)
Notes	172	(1)
Glossary	173	(1)
Bibliography	173	(1)
Index	174	(1)
List of contributors	174	(1)
6.2. Producing Hard-Copy Documents on a Word Processor	175	(19)
Paper	175	(1)
Printing	175	(1)
Binding	176	(1)
Margins	176	(1)
Spacing	176	(1)
Fonts	176	(1)
Formatting Techniques	177	(2)
Boldface	178	(1)
Underlining or italics	178	(1)
Special Characters	179	(1)
Bylines	180	(1)
Titles	181	(2)
Titles for article- or chapter-length projects	181	(1)
Titles for book-length projects	181	(2)
Section or page numbers	183	(1)
Headers and footers	183	(1)
Subheads	184	(1)
Paragraphs	185	(1)
Lists	186	(3)
Ordered lists	186	(1)
Unordered lists	187	(2)
Quotations	189	(1)
Block quotations	189	(1)
Epigraphs	189	(1)
Note References	190	(1)
Artwork	190	(3)
Tables	191	(1)
Illustrations	191	(1)
Figures	192	(1)
Graphics	192	(1)
Photographs	193	(1)
Style Sheets	193	(1)
6.3. Submitting Documents for Print in Digital Formats	194	(3)
Transmitting Computer Files	195	(1)
Naming Computer Files	195	(2)
Chapter 7. Creating Documents for Electronic Publication	197	(28)
7.1. The Parts of the Text	201	(9)
Front Matter	201	(4)
Covers and cover pages	202	(1)
Title page	202	(1)
Information page	203	(1)
Abstract or summary	203	(1)
Table of contents	203	(1)
List of illustrations and figures	203	(1)
List of tables	203	(1)
Foreword	203	(1)
Acknowledgments	204	(1)
Preface	204	(1)
Introduction	204	(1)
Back Matter	205	(5)
Conclusion	205	(1)
Appendixes	205	(1)
Notes	205	(1)
Glossary	206	(1)
Bibliography	206	(3)
Index	209	(1)
List of contributors	209	(1)
7.2. Publishing Documents on a Computer Network	210	(13)
File Organization	210	(1)
Navigating and Frames	210	(1)
Links	211	(1)
Colors	211	(1)
Spacing	212	(1)
Fonts	213	(1)
Formatting Techniques	213	(1)
Boldface	213	(1)
Underlining and italics	213	(1)
Special Characters	214	(1)
Bylines	214	(1)
Titles	215	(1)
Titles for article- and chapter-length projects	215	(1)
Titles for book-length projects	215	(1)
Section Numbers	216	(1)
Return Links	216	(1)
Subheads	216	(1)
Paragraphs	216	(1)
Lists	217	(1)
Ordered lists	217	(1)
Unordered lists	217	(1)
Quotations	217	(1)
Block quotations	217	(1)
Epigraphs	217	(1)
Note References	218	(1)
Artwork	218	(2)
Tables	219	(1)
Illustrations	219	(1)
Figures	219	(1)
Graphics	219	(1)
Photographs	220	(1)
Style Sheets	220	(3)
7.3. Submitting Files for Electronic Publication	223
Diskettes, CDs	223	(1)
Naming Computer Files	223
Appendixes
A. Starting Points for Online Research	225	(10)
B. File Extensions	235	(6)
C. Abbreviations	241	(12)
D. Other Documentation Styles	253	(4)
E. Selected Bibliography	257	(4)
F ISO Latin-1 Characters and Control Characters	261	(4)
Glossary	265	(14)
Index	279