I just finished two major research papers this week. One for history, one for English. Two completely different formats, and citations.
WHEW. Deep breath.
But I thought of a great idea for a new industry standard for books and scholarly articles.
All the information for a citation is in the first few pages of a book or article: title, author, publisher, date, etc. And I know that most teachers get red in the face from students who can't do Works Cited or Bibliographies. (I know how to do them just fine.)
What if on the last page of the book or article, the industry printed the citation in MLA format? (I know it changes occasionally. But it would be good enough.)
Who can I talk to about this? Is this time-stamped? I want credit.
WHEW. Deep breath.
But I thought of a great idea for a new industry standard for books and scholarly articles.
All the information for a citation is in the first few pages of a book or article: title, author, publisher, date, etc. And I know that most teachers get red in the face from students who can't do Works Cited or Bibliographies. (I know how to do them just fine.)
What if on the last page of the book or article, the industry printed the citation in MLA format? (I know it changes occasionally. But it would be good enough.)
Who can I talk to about this? Is this time-stamped? I want credit.
