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Citations - Keeping it all in Perspective

Jan Novak, Associate Director jan.novak@law.csuohio.edu | April 23, 2008 - 10:30

Darby Dickerson, Dean of Stetson University College of Law and author of the ALWD Citation Manual, offers her take on the relative importance of correct citation form in a new article, Reducing Citation Anxiety. Claiming that solid research, writing and analysis trump citation in significance, she offers ten tips or guidelines to help the legal writer keep the fears of citing incorrectly in perspective. She argues for a reasonableness standard, and a balancing of the utility of spending too much time on form over substance. Tip #7 should resonate: "Accept that you will never find the answer to every citation question in a citation manual. Legal citation is an art, not a science." (p.91).

Dickerson, Darby, "Reducing Citation Anxiety" . Scribes Journal, Vol. 11, No. 85, 2007 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1117085


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