Difference between revisions of "Web citation"
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| − | Where page authors wish to have an external webpage linked in a form where the referenced material is archived | + | Where page authors wish to have an external webpage linked in a form where the referenced material is archived as at the date seen they should consider using [http://www.webcitation.org/index webcite]. |
| − | WebCite allows you to nominate pages for archiving and gives you a reference to use for the archived page. Here for | + | WebCite allows you to nominate pages for archiving and gives you a reference to use for the archived page. Here for instance is an archive of the Archaeopedia front page as at 29 May 2005: |
[http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS] | [http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS] | ||
| − | A | + | A longer way of citing it would be: |
Anon. archaeopedia. 2008-05-29. URL:http://archaeopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page. Accessed: 2008-05-29. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS) | Anon. archaeopedia. 2008-05-29. URL:http://archaeopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page. Accessed: 2008-05-29. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS) | ||
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| + | Note it does not archive embedded graphics, just the words. | ||
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Revision as of 03:51, 29 May 2008
Web Citation
Where page authors wish to have an external webpage linked in a form where the referenced material is archived as at the date seen they should consider using webcite.
WebCite allows you to nominate pages for archiving and gives you a reference to use for the archived page. Here for instance is an archive of the Archaeopedia front page as at 29 May 2005:
http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS
A longer way of citing it would be:
Anon. archaeopedia. 2008-05-29. URL:http://archaeopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page. Accessed: 2008-05-29. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5YAtGPUoS)
Note it does not archive embedded graphics, just the words.
