[LINK] Copyright questions

[Stilgherrian]

On 25/03/2011, at 10:36 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> A subsequent question:
> 
> I have come across a webpage which references an article as:
> 
> Author, Title, Organisation: (available on the Internet)
> 
> Is this, rather vague, reference acceptable/appropriate. (There are 
> multiple copies on the internet)

Not for academic work it's not. "Proper" citation styles would also give the specific URL through which the source document was accessed, and the date.

Alas I don't do academic work and have completely forgotten the names of the most common stylings for these citations.

Stil


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