Adding a reference to your text
When editing or creating text, you can include citations that will appear as footnotes at the bottom of your text. Here's how:
- Check that the bottom of the page has a References Section. If not, type:
==References== - Check that the references section either has the text
{{reflist}}.If not, type:{{reflist}}. This determines where your references will appear on the page. - Click after the text you would like to create a reference for, and either put the following tags around it: <ref></ref>, *OR* you can use the "Cite" feature in your toolbar to insert a reference. The Wiki software will automatically add your inline reference number.
Screenshot Example:
Here's how it will look in your editor:
According to a source I just made up, Florence Sabin was very important<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meiman|first=Meg|title=Florence Sabin is the Bomb|journal=Journal of Women's History|date=2011|volume=4|issue=2|page=24}}</ref>.
Here's how it'll look when you preview or save it:
According to a source I just made up, Florence Sabin was very important[5].
References
5. ^ Meiman, Meg (2011). "Florence Sabin is the Bomb". Journal of Women's History 4 (2): 24.
Basic Training
Editing Wikipedia: A Guide to Improving Content on the Online Encyclopedia
Excellent starting point to all things Wikipedia.
Wikipedia Tutorial
A self-paced orientation tutorial for students editing Wikipedia as a class assignment takes about an hour to complete. It consists of four main modules:
Help Editing
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- Wikipedia Teahouse (Live chat help)
Editing Strategies
- Research and contribute to the content of Wikipedia articles
- Improve citations, link to open-source journals and databases
- Cite Indiana University's archival and museum collections as references or external links
- Add links to finding aids or catalog records for Indiana University's archival and museum collections.
- Embed or link to digitized content