[Air-l] advice please:online citations

[Charlie Hendricksen]

Friends,

With disc and tape memory almost free, there is no excuse for not
filing a reference copy -- just as we file hardcopy of journal
articles.  Authors that use online information should retain a copy of
that information, preferably the entire page.  If that was done, then
the author could provide the information on request, or if known the
URL that currently has the document.  To really do the job right the
author could maintain a web page with information redirecting the
reader or providing a single click request for a filed copy of
"disappeared" web pages
(mailto:me at my.address?subject=http://disappearedURL).

Regarding bibliographic style, it has always irritated me to include
"Available Online."  In the reader doesn't recognize a URL, then s/he
can just go fish. 

Ed Lamoureux wrote:
> 
> my editorial board is contemplating the issue and questions I've asked
> below. I expect that their input with help me make a consensus-based
> decision.

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-- 
            Charlie Hendricksen   veritas at u.washington.edu

            "Information technology structures human relationships."
                            "Models relate concepts."