I have yet another question on proper referencing. Our _Internet in Everyday Life_ book is just about ready to go to the publishers (containing most of your favorite authors, with evidence from our the world). We're cleaning references. Some folks -- including me -- do URL cites to print sources: Economist, NY Times, etc. But these typically don't contain the original print page numbers. Is the URL OK, or do we need to schlep to the library (which may not be nearby)* and look up print pages? To complicate matters, with split-run editions, my NY Times in Toronto doesn't look anything like a New Yorker's much fatter NY Times in terms of page numbers. My general inclination now is Not to run to the library and to just give the URL. Laziness wins as I think the URL will be much more accessible to people. *True library anecdote. My library is setting up a "mylibrary" service which purports to send me notices of intersting books and journals tailored to my interests. When I went to register, the computer DB rejected my library number. When I e-queried why, I was told that I "never use the library." "But," I e-replied, "I use it every day, online." Answer: "Online use doesn't count, even if it is for registering for an online service." Now I gotta use Mapquest and figure out where my library building is and actually go there for a FleshMeet ;-) And so it goes... Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman@chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________