URLs in Print: To Cite or Not to Cite -- Considering the Sources

Roberts, Jonathan C. (1998) URLs in Print: To Cite or Not to Cite -- Considering the Sources. Computer, 31 (2). pp. 115-117. (KAR id:21683)

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Abstract

URLs in Print: To Cite or Not to Cite. ``Link maintenance has become a controversial topic, especially as URLs for contact or supplementary information become increasingly used in serial and monograph publications.'' (Ron Vetter). It is a question of amount: The more URLs in the reference list the less I trust the paper and the lower its archival relevance.

Item Type:	Article
Additional information:	(Internet Watch -- letter)
Uncontrolled keywords:	URLs, Link maintenance
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming,
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Depositing User:	Mark Wheadon
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2009 17:40 UTC
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2021 10:00 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/21683 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Roberts, Jonathan C..

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