Comments on: Citations are dumb http://andyburkhardt.com/2009/02/01/citations-are-dumb/ Top of the Information Food Chain Thu, 16 May 2013 11:43:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dr. Who http://andyburkhardt.com/2009/02/01/citations-are-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2961 Dr. Who Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:51:43 +0000 http://andyburkhardt.com/?p=203#comment-2961 can i cite you for that

]]> By: Andy http://andyburkhardt.com/2009/02/01/citations-are-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Andy Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:27:59 +0000 http://andyburkhardt.com/?p=203#comment-164 That would be really awesome. Just one simple number that would be universal instead of a plethora of different citation formats.

]]> By: Andy http://andyburkhardt.com/2009/02/01/citations-are-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Andy Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:27:00 +0000 http://andyburkhardt.com/?p=203#comment-721 That would be really awesome. Just one simple number that would be universal instead of a plethora of different citation formats.

]]> By: Jonathan http://andyburkhardt.com/2009/02/01/citations-are-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Jonathan Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:18:24 +0000 http://andyburkhardt.com/?p=203#comment-163 I couldn’t agree more. What drives me crazy are all the different formats: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian… I wish all disciplines could agree on one standard format. Every time I help a student with a citation I have to get out the book and look it up, so I can make sure we’ve got all the stupid little details right.

The Digital Object Identifier System might be something to keep an eye on (http://www.doi.org/). Wouldn’t it be great if all you needed for a cite was maybe an author, title, and then the DIO number?

]]> By: Jonathan http://andyburkhardt.com/2009/02/01/citations-are-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Jonathan Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:18:00 +0000 http://andyburkhardt.com/?p=203#comment-720 I couldn’t agree more. What drives me crazy are all the different formats: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian… I wish all disciplines could agree on one standard format. Every time I help a student with a citation I have to get out the book and look it up, so I can make sure we’ve got all the stupid little details right.

The Digital Object Identifier System might be something to keep an eye on (http://www.doi.org/). Wouldn’t it be great if all you needed for a cite was maybe an author, title, and then the DIO number?

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