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- From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
- Subject: Re: How to cite the FAQ
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.165713.19120@uwasa.fi>
- Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
- References: <1i9nvsINN2je@hpscit.sc.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:57:13 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- In article <1i9nvsINN2je@hpscit.sc.hp.com> susanm@hp-and.an.hp.com writes:
- >I was wondering if anyone out there knows a standard
- >format for citing the comp.compression FAQ or any FAQ for
- >that matter. Specifically, I do not know anything about the
- >copyright status of postings to news groups on USENET.
- >I am writing my masters thesis on Ultrasound Image Compression
- >and will be making reference to this group's FAQ in the document.
-
- In that case it is not only a copyright question but a question of
- making a proper academic reference. The media is so new that there
- are no estbalished practices yet. You could, naturally, ask the
- author who is often reading this newsgroup. But in general you
- would be safest treating the FAQs as publicly presented material.
- Try something like:
-
- Jean-Loup Gailly, "Comp.compression Frequently Asked Questions", An
- electronic posting in a public UseNet newsgroup discussing
- compression questions. The referenced version was posted 27 Nov 92
- 14:55:40 GMT.
-
- In other words use common sense, and fairly common English. There
- is nothing wrong in writing out in the reference what kind of a
- system it comes from.
-
- Anyway. Whatever the format or the medium from which you quote, the
- prime directive of academic work is unambiguous: "Credit where
- credit is due".
-
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