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  1.                         *** REFLIST ***
  2.  
  3.      Welcomσ t∩ REFLIST¼ ß simplσ WordSta≥ anΣ MailMergσ commanΣ filσ ì
  4. t∩ assis⌠ iε thσ creatioε oµ ß bibliograph∙ o≥ referencσ lis⌠ fo≥ ì
  5. researcΦ work«  I⌠ i≤ designeΣ t∩ follo≈ thσ forma⌠ requireΣ b∙ thσ ì
  6. Americaε Psychologica∞ Associatioε (3rΣ Edition)«  However¼ i⌠ caε ì
  7. easil∙ bσ modifieΣ t∩ follo≈ othe≥ formats«  
  8.  
  9.      Thσ developmen⌠ oµ thi≤ commanΣ filσ wa≤ inspireΣ b∙ ß chapte≥ iε ì
  10. M« DaviΣ Stone'≤ book¼ "GETTIN╟ TH┼ MOS╘ FRO═ WORDSTA╥ AN─ MAILMERGE"«  ì
  11. Thσ filσ froφ tha⌠ chapte≥ wa≤ no⌠ wha⌠ wσ wanteΣ anΣ diΣ no⌠ appl∙ t∩ ì
  12. thσ AP┴ forma⌠ s∩ wσ altereΣ i⌠ t∩ matcΦ thσ AP┴ forma⌠ anΣ worδ a≤ wσ ì
  13. prefered«  WitΦ tha⌠ a≤ ß background¼ thσ followinτ wil∞ explaiε ho≈ i⌠ ì
  14. work≤ anΣ ho≈ t∩ usσ it.
  15.  
  16. Program Design
  17.      REFLIS╘ i≤ ß men⌡ driveε commanΣ filσ t∩ bσ useΣ througΦ ì
  18. MailMerge«  I⌠ i≤ divideΣ int∩ severa∞ smal∞ commanΣ file≤ tha⌠ arσ ì
  19. designeΣ t∩ hel≡ la∙ ou⌠ referencσ lis⌠ informatioε froφ differen⌠ ì
  20. type≤ oµ sources«  Thσ men⌡ filσ i≤ nameΣ REFLIS╘ anΣ yo⌡ ruε i⌠ ì
  21. througΦ MailMerge«  Thσ variou≤ option≤ froφ thi≤ men⌡ eacΦ havσ ß ì
  22. smal∞ commanΣ filσ oµ thei≥ own«  EacΦ oµ thesσ file≤ (wheε usσ i≤ ì
  23. complete⌐ theε recall≤ thσ men⌡ filσ s∩ thσ nex⌠ referencσ caε bσ ì
  24. entered.
  25.  
  26. Direction≤ fo≥ Use
  27.      Afte≥ enterinτ WordStar¼ thσ use≥ shoulΣ MailMergσ thσ filσ nameΣ ì
  28. REFLIS╘ (thσ screeε wil∞ looδ bette≥ iµ yo⌡ turε ofµ thσ filσ display)«  ì
  29. A⌠ thi≤ poin⌠ therσ arσ tw∩ choices║ yo⌡ caε creatσ ß disδ filσ (b∙ ì
  30. answerinτ ye≤ t∩ thσ appropriatσ question⌐ o≥ yo⌡ caε creatσ ß harΣ ì
  31. copy«  Yo⌡ shoulΣ bσ awarσ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡ creatσ ß printeΣ cop∙ oµ thσ ì
  32. inpu⌠ information¼ thσ AP┴ forma⌠ wil∞ no⌠ bσ strictl∙ followed«  AP┴ ì
  33. call≤ fo≥ thσ seconΣ anΣ followinτ line≤ oµ eacΦ referencσ t∩ bσ ì
  34. indenteΣ │ spaces«  Iµ yo⌡ creatσ ß printeΣ cop∙ a⌠ input¼ thi≤ wil∞ ì
  35. no⌠ bσ done«  Iµ yo⌡ creatσ ß disδ filσ first¼ yo⌡ caε theε edi⌠ i⌠ t∩ ì
  36. follo≈ thσ indenteΣ format«  Wσ sugges⌠ thσ creatioε oµ ß disδ filσ s∩ ì
  37. tha⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ ß saved¼ retrievable¼ anΣ editablσ file.
  38.  
  39.      Ideally¼ yo⌡ shoulΣ havσ al∞ oµ you≥ reference≤ sorteΣ beforσ yo⌡ ì
  40. begin«  Iµ not¼ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ usσ thσ editinτ function≤ oµ WordSta≥ ì
  41. t∩ sor⌠ you≥ referencσ lis⌠ file«  Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ reference≤ a⌠ tw∩ ì
  42. differen⌠ worδ sessions¼ bσ carefu∞ no⌠ t∩ overwritσ ß disδ file«  Yo⌡ ì
  43. wil∞ havσ t∩ writσ tw∩ referencσ file≤ anΣ combinσ theφ fo≥ you≥ fina∞ ì
  44. referencσ list.  (May, 1985)
  45.  
  46.      REFLIS╘ i≤ copyrigh⌠ 198╡ b∙ Bil∞ anΣ Jiφ Rigel«  REFLIS╘ ma∙ bσ ì
  47. useΣ freely¼ giveε away¼ o≥ adapted¼ bu⌠ ma∙ no⌠ bσ solΣ withou⌠ ì
  48. writteε permissioε froφ onσ oµ thσ authors«  Iµ yo⌡ updatσ i⌠, ì
  49. changσ it¼ o≥ adap⌠ i⌠ t∩ anothe≥ forma⌠ pleasσ le⌠ onσ oµ u≤ ì
  50. know or better still, send one of us a copy.
  51.  
  52. Bill Rigel                        Jim Rigel 
  53. 242 S. Lakeshore Drive            1636 Reed Road
  54. Lake Wales, FL 33853              West Trenton, NJ  08628
  55. èREFLIST, VERSION 1.1.  Edited by Gerald Grow.  August, 1985.
  56.  
  57.      REFLIST 1.1 contains the following files:
  58.          REFLIST, REFLIST.DOC, FORMAT.REF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, R, X
  59.          Do not rename the single-character filenames unless you also
  60.          modify the menu in REFLIST to correspond.
  61.  
  62.      Beinτ Associatσ Managinτ Edito≥ oµ thσ Journa∞ oµ Instructiona∞ ì
  63. Developmen⌠ fo≥ ┤ year≤ madσ mσ morσ oµ aε exper⌠ oε thσ AP┴ referencσ ì
  64. lis⌠ thaε ╔ wanteΣ t∩ be«  ╔ haΣ hopeΣ fo≥ year≤ tha⌠ someonσ woulΣ ì
  65. writσ thi≤ program«  Thanks¼ Bil∞ anΣ Jiφ Rigelí  
  66.  
  67.      REFLIS╘ wil∞ correctl∙ ente≥ thσ MOST commoε type≤ oµ references«  ì
  68. Unfortunately¼ thσ AP┴ forma⌠ contain≤ s∩ man∙ exception≤ anΣ artibrar∙ ì
  69. convention≤ (the∙ takσ 1╢ page≤ t∩ explaiε it⌐ tha⌠ somσ kind≤ oµ ì
  70. reference≤ wil∞ comσ ou⌠ strange«  
  71.      
  72.      Thi≤ versioε doe≤ not¼ fo≥ example¼ distinguisΦ betweeε aε ì
  73. unpublisheΣ pape≥ presenteΣ a⌠ ß meetinτ (titlσ underlined⌐ anΣ thσ ì
  74. samσ pape≥ presenteΣ a⌠ ß symposiuφ (titlσ no⌠ underlined)«  Iε ß ì
  75. simila≥ case¼ ß dissertatioε appearinτ iε Abstractsô shoulΣ no⌠ havσ it≤ ì
  76. titlσ underlined╗ aε unpublisheΣ dissertatioε should«  (Sigh.⌐  Rule≤ ì
  77. likσ tha⌠ creatσ errors« 
  78.  
  79.      Eveε iµ yo⌡ usσ REFLIST¼ bσ surσ t∩ proofreaΣ you≥ referencσ lis⌠ ì
  80. carefully before submitting it.  
  81.  
  82. Version 1.1 of REFLIST has these changes:
  83.  
  84.      - several corrections to conform to APA requirements
  85.      - more extensive on-screen directions for writing references
  86.      - selection (8) for Technical Reports
  87.      - extra lines for long titles and multiple authors
  88.      - Justification set to ragged right (as APA requires)
  89.      - Error Check added at end of each entry
  90.      - automateΣ methoΣ oµ formatinτ reference list in WordStar
  91.  
  92.      Iε casσ yo⌡ arσ interested¼ ╔ madσ ß stud∙ anΣ critiquσ oµ thσ ì
  93. difficultie≤ oµ thσ AP┴ referencσ list¼ whicΦ appea≥ iε thσ COMMEN╘ ì
  94. sectioε oµ thσ thσ Americaε Psychologis⌠ nea≥ thσ enΣ oµ 1985« Thσ APA¼ ì
  95. however¼ say≤ the∙ don'⌠ plaε t∩ changσ i⌠ fo≥ anothe≥ ┤ o≥ ╡ years.
  96.  
  97.      NOTES:
  98.  
  99.      FINA╠ FORMATTING«  T∩ creatσ AP┴ stylσ ("undented"⌐ references¼ ì
  100. yo⌡ mus⌠ ente≥ theφ witΦ REFLIST¼ writσ theφ t∩ ß disδ file¼ theε ì
  101. reforma⌠ thσ disδ filσ int∩ referencσ format.
  102.  
  103.      Thσ reference≤ arσ al∞ writteε t∩ thσ disδ filσ witΦ threσ leadinτ ì
  104. blank≤ iε thσ lef⌠ margin, like this:
  105.  
  106.    Jones¼ J.¼ Smith¼ K.¼ ª Hobbit¼ F« (1985)« Technocratiπ assimilatioε ì
  107. áááoµ altruistiπ algorithms║ Aε investigatioε oµ publiπ domaiε ì
  108. áááprogrammersô (5tΦ ed.)« Orlando¼ FL║ Donke∙ Tai∞ Press.
  109. èFollowinτ thσ simplσ direction≤ iε FORMAT.REF¼ yo⌡ caε quickl∙ changσ ì
  110. thi≤ int∩ AP┴ referencσ forma⌠ b∙ removinτ thσ leadinτ blank≤ oε thσ ì
  111. firs⌠ linσ oµ eacΦ reference, so the reference looks like this:
  112.  
  113. Jones¼ J.¼ Smith¼ K.¼ ª Hobbit¼ F« (1985)« Technocratiπ assimilatioε 
  114. áááoµ altruistiπ algorithms║ Aε investigatioε oµ publiπ domaiε ì
  115. áááprogrammersô (5tΦ ed.)« Orlando¼ FL║ Donke∙ Tai∞ Press.
  116.  
  117.      Oε rarσ occasions¼ thσ firs⌠ linσ oµ thσ referencσ ma∙ looδ short¼ ì
  118. but it should pass muster.
  119.  
  120.      UNWANTE─ SPACES«  WatcΦ ou⌠ fo≥ extrß space≤ iε you≥ referencσ ì
  121. list¼ especiall∙ beforσ period≤ anΣ iε thσ middlσ oµ two-linσ title≤ ì
  122. anΣ authors«  
  123.  
  124.      JOURNA╠ WITHOU╘ VOLUM┼ NUMBER«  Iµ yo⌡ citσ ß journa∞ withou⌠ ß ì
  125. volumσ number¼ yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠ aε extrß commß iε thσ reference wherσ thσ ì
  126. volumσ woulΣ normall∙ be¼ whicΦ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ removσ wheε yo⌡ forma⌠ ì
  127. thσ references«  Suggestion║ Iµ yo⌡ cite¼ say¼ ß Reader'≤ Diges⌠ ì
  128. articlσ (whicΦ ha≤ n∩ volumσ anΣ number)¼ usσ aε erro≥ marker¼ sucΦ a≤ ì
  129. @@¼ iε placσ oµ thσ volumσ number¼ s∩ yo⌡ caε locatσ anΣ removσ tha⌠ ì
  130. comma.
  131.  
  132.      Wherσ therσ i≤ n∩ Volume number¼ Yo⌡ wil∞ als∩ neeΣ t∩ adΣ "p.ó o≥ ì
  133. "pp.ó beforσ thσ pagσ numbers.
  134.  
  135.      ARTICL┼ WITHOU╘ AUTHOR«  Ente≥ titlσ iε autho≥ position«  Therσ ì
  136. wi∞ bσ aε extrß perioΣ iε thσ referencσ wherσ i⌠ expecteΣ thσ titlσ t∩ ì
  137. be«  Deletσ thi≤ a⌠ forma⌠ time.
  138.  
  139.      CORPORAT┼ AUTHOR«  Yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ ENTE╥ ┴ PERIO─ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ ì
  140. thσ namσ oµ ß corporatσ autho≥ (sucΦ a≤ "Genera∞ Dynamic≤ Corporationó ì
  141. o≥ "HarvarΣ University")¼ becausσ thσ prograφ expect≤ thσ perioΣ ì
  142. normall∙ founΣ afte≥ thσ initial≤ oµ aε author'≤ name«  Incidentally¼ ì
  143. d∩ no⌠ usσ abbreviation≤ iε thσ namσ oµ ß corporatσ author.
  144.  
  145.      CUSTOMIZATION«  Iµ yo⌡ ge⌠ tireΣ oµ seeinτ thσ numerou≤ on-screeε ì
  146. prompts¼ edi⌠ thσ mailmergσ filσ usinτ WordStar¼ locatσ thσ ".dmó ì
  147. commanΣ oε thσ linσ containinτ thσ offendinτ prompt¼ anΣ adΣ anothe≥ ì
  148. do⌠ t∩ turε i⌠ int∩ "..dmó whicΦ wil∞ causσ tha⌠ linσ no⌠ t∩ appea≥ oε ì
  149. thσ screen.
  150.  
  151.      Afte≥ yo⌡ arσ familia≥ witΦ thσ AP┴ style¼ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ replacσ ì
  152. thσ longe≥ direction≤ witΦ onσ o≥ tw∩ shor⌠ example≤ t∩ servσ a≤ ì
  153. models.
  154.      Iµ yo⌡ makσ correction≤ o≥ updates¼ pleasσ senΣ theφ t∩ mσ oε an∙ ì
  155. 5ó format¼ CP/═ o≥ IBM (identify the disk format, please!)
  156.      IMPROVEMENT╙ NEEDED║  Ho≈ woulΣ somebod∙ likσ t∩ writσ ß prograφ ì
  157. t∩ sor⌠ ß variable-length¼ undenteΣ referencσ lis⌠ iε whicΦ thσ entrie≤ ì
  158. arσ separateΣ b∙ tw∩ returns┐  Tha⌠ way¼ wσ coulΣ usσ REFLIS╘ t∩ adΣ ì
  159. ne≈ entries¼ theε realphabetizσ the list automatically. 
  160.  
  161.                               Gerald Grow
  162.                               P. O. Box 4282
  163.                               Tallahassee, FL 32303è