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EDITOR's NOTE. "Mary Bellino" <iambe@javanet.com>, who is an Associate
Editor of NABOKOV STUDIES, has compiled a very handy guide to searching
the eight & some years of material in the NABOKV-L archives. She also
tells how to cite information taken from NABOKV-L in your own papers &
publications. NABOKV-L thanks Mary for this act of mercy. She also is
willing to assist you if you have
problems using her guide.
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To compile a citation for a posting from NABOKV-L (these are now
web-retrievable), first take note of the date, author, and title of the
posting (if you know them; otherwise you will have to search for the
posting at the list's website). Then point your web browser to the
list's main site at
http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
from this page you may either search the archives using the "Search"
function -- the URL for the search page is
http://listserv.ucsb.edu/lsv-cgi-bin/wa?S1=nabokv-l
-- or you can access the desired post from the list of monthly logs on
the body of the page. Click on the month/year you want, and you will be
taken to a page that lists all of that month's posts -- generally these
will be alphabetized by title, but there are buttons at the top that
allow you to re-sort them by date or author. Locate the post you want to
cite and click on the title, then click again to be taken to the post.
The URL at the top of your browser when you're reading the post should
be in the form:
http://listserv.ucsb.edu/lsv-cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9802&L=nabokv-l&P=1891
Those familar with the older form of the list archives will recognize
the log number (9802) and post number (1891) buried in this ugly URL).
This is the URL you should cite, and your citation should be in the
following form (I'm following the MLA here), using the post at the URL
above for demonstration purposes:
Livingston, Jay. "Pale Fire and Yeats." Online posting. 4 February 1998.
NABOKV-L.
<http://listserv.ucsb.edu/lsv-cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9802&L=nabokv-l&P=1891>.
That's for a bibliography entry; a footnote would contain the same info
punctuated differently -- see an MLA handbook or their website at
http://www.mla.org/www_mla_org/style/style_main.asp?area=§ion=sty5180012
4510&mode=sub&level=1
The MLA says that in addition to the date of the post, the date that it
was actually accessed by the author (that is, you) should also be
cited.
This is simply ridiculous -- it's just confusing for the reader and a
totally useless bit of information since the archived posts don't
change, so just say no! But if your thesis director insists, the date
you accessed the posting would go right before the URL.
Editor of NABOKOV STUDIES, has compiled a very handy guide to searching
the eight & some years of material in the NABOKV-L archives. She also
tells how to cite information taken from NABOKV-L in your own papers &
publications. NABOKV-L thanks Mary for this act of mercy. She also is
willing to assist you if you have
problems using her guide.
----------------------------
To compile a citation for a posting from NABOKV-L (these are now
web-retrievable), first take note of the date, author, and title of the
posting (if you know them; otherwise you will have to search for the
posting at the list's website). Then point your web browser to the
list's main site at
http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
from this page you may either search the archives using the "Search"
function -- the URL for the search page is
http://listserv.ucsb.edu/lsv-cgi-bin/wa?S1=nabokv-l
-- or you can access the desired post from the list of monthly logs on
the body of the page. Click on the month/year you want, and you will be
taken to a page that lists all of that month's posts -- generally these
will be alphabetized by title, but there are buttons at the top that
allow you to re-sort them by date or author. Locate the post you want to
cite and click on the title, then click again to be taken to the post.
The URL at the top of your browser when you're reading the post should
be in the form:
http://listserv.ucsb.edu/lsv-cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9802&L=nabokv-l&P=1891
Those familar with the older form of the list archives will recognize
the log number (9802) and post number (1891) buried in this ugly URL).
This is the URL you should cite, and your citation should be in the
following form (I'm following the MLA here), using the post at the URL
above for demonstration purposes:
Livingston, Jay. "Pale Fire and Yeats." Online posting. 4 February 1998.
NABOKV-L.
<http://listserv.ucsb.edu/lsv-cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9802&L=nabokv-l&P=1891>.
That's for a bibliography entry; a footnote would contain the same info
punctuated differently -- see an MLA handbook or their website at
http://www.mla.org/www_mla_org/style/style_main.asp?area=§ion=sty5180012
4510&mode=sub&level=1
The MLA says that in addition to the date of the post, the date that it
was actually accessed by the author (that is, you) should also be
cited.
This is simply ridiculous -- it's just confusing for the reader and a
totally useless bit of information since the archived posts don't
change, so just say no! But if your thesis director insists, the date
you accessed the posting would go right before the URL.