LIMSWiki:Citation guidelines - Revision history

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	So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki'' and the vendor, product, and encyclopedic information contained within. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.		So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki'' and the vendor, product, and encyclopedic information contained within. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.

			For more on how to deal with uncited claims:

			* [[LIMSWiki:Citation guidelines]]
			* [[LIMSWiki:Citation needed]]

	==Adding citations==		==Adding citations==

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Shawndouglas: Wording of intro.

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	Like on other wikis, citations are vital on LIMSwiki. People from all over the world visit the wiki to find information about [[laboratory informatics]] products, laboratory equipment, vendors, and more. As such, they deserve factual information — not marketing or advertising speak — that is backed up with online and offline sources. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources Secondary sources] are almost always preferred, though there are times when primary sources are the only available option. For example, if a vendor's [[LIMS]] software reportedly has [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management\|document management features]], the only citation to give may be primary in nature, i.e. directly from the vendor's website. It is LIMSwiki's view that in this particular case, a primary source is at least better than no source at all.		Like on other wikis, citations are vital on LIMSwiki. People from all over the world visit the wiki to find information about [[laboratory informatics]] products, laboratory equipment, vendors, and more. As such, they deserve factual information — not marketing or advertising speak — that is backed up with online and offline sources. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources Secondary sources] are almost always preferred, though there are times when primary sources are the only available option. For example, if a vendor's [[LIMS]] software reportedly has [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management\|document management features]], the only citation to give may be primary in nature, i.e. directly from the vendor's website. It is LIMSwiki's view that in this particular case, a primary source is at least better than no source at all.

	So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki''. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.		So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki'' and the vendor, product, and encyclopedic information contained within. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.

	==Adding citations==		==Adding citations==

Shawndouglas: Wording in intro.

2012-10-26T17:15:54Z

Wording in intro.

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	Like on other wikis, citations are vital on LIMSwiki. People from all over the world visit the wiki to find information about [[laboratory informatics]] products, laboratory equipment, vendors, and more. As such, they deserve factual information ~~material~~ that is backed up with online and offline sources. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources Secondary sources] are almost always preferred, though there are times when primary sources are the only available option. For example, if a vendor's [[LIMS]] software reportedly has [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management\|document management features]], the only citation to give may be primary in nature, i.e. directly from the vendor's website. It is LIMSwiki's view that in this particular case, a primary source is at least better than no source at all.		Like on other wikis, citations are vital on LIMSwiki. People from all over the world visit the wiki to find information about [[laboratory informatics]] products, laboratory equipment, vendors, and more. As such, they deserve factual information — not marketing or advertising speak — that is backed up with online and offline sources. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources Secondary sources] are almost always preferred, though there are times when primary sources are the only available option. For example, if a vendor's [[LIMS]] software reportedly has [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management\|document management features]], the only citation to give may be primary in nature, i.e. directly from the vendor's website. It is LIMSwiki's view that in this particular case, a primary source is at least better than no source at all.

	So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki''. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.		So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki''. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.

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	Like Wikipedia, LIMSwiki has several ways for an editor to add citations to article content. However, all in-line citations (citations directly in the text of an article) require reference tags as such:
	~~<pre><ref> ''your citation code'' </ref></pre>~~

	~~Below~~ are the ~~currently~~ available citation ~~templates available. More~~ may be ~~added~~ at a ~~later date~~.		Like on other wikis, citations are vital on LIMSwiki. People from all over the world visit the wiki to find information about [[laboratory informatics]] products, laboratory equipment, vendors, and more. As such, they deserve factual information material that is backed up with online and offline sources. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources Secondary sources] are almost always preferred, though there are times when primary sources are the only available option. For example, if a vendor's [[LIMS]] software reportedly has [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management\|document management features]], the only citation to give may be primary in nature, i.e. directly from the vendor's website. It is LIMSwiki's view that in this particular case, a primary source is at least better than no source at all.

			So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki''. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.

			==Adding citations==

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	==Template:Cite book==		Like Wikipedia, LIMSwiki has several ways for an editor to add citations to article content. However, all in-line citations (citations directly in the text of an article) require reference tags as such:
			<pre><ref> ''your citation code'' </ref></pre>

			Below are the currently available citation templates available. More may be added at a later date.

			===Template:Cite book===

	This template is used for creating references to books.		This template is used for creating references to books.
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	If you have questions about how to use this citation template, please read the documentation at [[Template:Cite book]].		If you have questions about how to use this citation template, please read the documentation at [[Template:Cite book]].

	==Template:Cite journal==		===Template:Cite journal===

	This template is used for formatting references to articles in magazines and academic journals, as well as academic papers.		This template is used for formatting references to articles in magazines and academic journals, as well as academic papers.
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	If you have questions about how to use this citation template, please read the documentation at [[Template:Cite journal]].		If you have questions about how to use this citation template, please read the documentation at [[Template:Cite journal]].

	==Template:Cite web==		===Template:Cite web===

	This template is used to cite online sources in LIMSwiki articles.		This template is used to cite online sources in LIMSwiki articles.
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	If you have questions about how to use this citation template, please read the documentation at [[Template:Cite web]].		If you have questions about how to use this citation template, please read the documentation at [[Template:Cite web]].

	==Template:Cite web short==		===Template:Cite web short===

	This template is used to cite online sources ''without an author and/or publisher'' in LIMSwiki articles.		This template is used to cite online sources ''without an author and/or publisher'' in LIMSwiki articles.

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	[[Template:Cite web]]<br />		[[Template:Cite web]]<br />
	[[Template:Cite web short]]		[[Template:Cite web short]]

			<!---Place all category tags here-->
			[[Category:LIMSwiki help documentation]]

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	This template is used to cite online sources in LIMSwiki articles.		This template is used to cite online sources in LIMSwiki articles.

	; An example of the "Cite web" template		; An example of the "Cite web" template with an HTML page as the source:
			The following code...
			*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
			\|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-25/singapore-civil-defense-narcotics-heads-replaced-amid-misconduct-charges.html
			\|title=Singapore Civil Defense, Narcotics Heads Replaced Amid Misconduct Charges
			\|publisher=Bloomburg L.P.
			\|author=Tan, Andrea; Kyoungwha Kim
			\|date=25 January 2012
			\|accessdate=15 February 2012
			}}</nowiki></code>
			...yields:
			<br />
			*<span style="background:white">{{cite web
			\|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-25/singapore-civil-defense-narcotics-heads-replaced-amid-misconduct-charges.html
			\|title=Singapore Civil Defense, Narcotics Heads Replaced Amid Misconduct Charges
			\|publisher=Bloomburg L.P
			\|author=Tan, Andrea; Kyoungwha Kim
			\|date=25 January 2012
			\|accessdate=15 February 2012
			}}</span>

			; An example of the "Cite web" template with an web-hosted PDF as the source:
	The following code...		The following code...
	*<code><nowiki>{{cite web		*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
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	\|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board		\|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board
	\|format=PDF		\|format=PDF
	\|author=~~Doe, John~~		\|author=United Nations
	\|date=30 April 2005		\|date=30 April 2005
	\|accessdate=6 July 2005		\|accessdate=6 July 2005
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	\|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board		\|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board
	\|format=PDF		\|format=PDF
	\|author=~~Doe, John~~		\|author=United Nations
	\|date=30 April 2005		\|date=30 April 2005
	\|accessdate=6 July 2005		\|accessdate=6 July 2005

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	[[Template:Cite journal]]<br />		[[Template:Cite journal]]<br />
	[[Template:Cite web]]<br />		[[Template:Cite web]]<br />
	[[Template:Cite web short]]		[[Template:Cite web short]]<br />
			[[Template:Cite news]]<br />
			[[Template:Cite video]]<br />
			[[Template:Cite press release]]<br />
			[[Template:Cite conference]]

	<!---Place all category tags here-->		<!---Place all category tags here-->
	[[Category:LIMSwiki help documentation]]		[[Category:LIMSwiki help documentation]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[Template:Refimprove]]</br />		[[Template:Refimprove]]<br />
	[[Template:Citation needed]]<br />		[[Template:Citation needed]]<br />
	[[Template:Cite book]]<br />		[[Template:Cite book]]<br />

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	==See also==		==See also==
			[[Template:Refimprove]]</br />
	[[Template:Citation needed]]<br />		[[Template:Citation needed]]<br />
	[[Template:Cite book]]<br />		[[Template:Cite book]]<br />

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	So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki'' and the vendor, product, and encyclopedic information contained within. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.		So when should you cite sources? When in doubt, add a citation. By citing claims in LIMSwiki content, you enable users to verify the information given is supported by reliable sources, ''thus improving the credibility of LIMSwiki'' and the vendor, product, and encyclopedic information contained within. You also effectively aid users needing additional information on the subject, and you additionally avoid plagiarizing the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.

	For more on how to deal with uncited claims:		For more on how to deal with uncited claims, see [[LIMSWiki:Citation needed]].

	* [[LIMSWiki:Citation guidelines]]
	* [[LIMSWiki:Citation needed]]

	==Adding citations==		==Adding citations==