Some months ago, someone raised a number of very good points in a
book review published on H- Albion, but when I asked for guidance on
citation none was forthcoming. Now, according to Don Spaeth,
academics are now considering the place of such material in relation
to journals - with a view to credit in assessments. In further
correspondence, Dr Spaeth told me that "Citation is indeed a
problem, not least because the lack of agreed standards for citation
make it harder to convince the profession (e.g. the members of the
panel) that electronic publication can be as valid a means of
communicating research results as paper-based publication." So:
1. Would anyone care to suggest a format for a book review or article
`published' on H-Albion?
2. How do subscribers feel about the perception of others that
electronic publication is not as valid a means of communicating
research as paper?
Regards,
Sean.
You might try the following for citation advice:
Xia Li and Nancy B Crane, Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing
Elctronic Information (Westport and London, Meckler Publishing, 1993).
Yours,
Donald Spaeth
School of History and Archaeology
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ