Documentation : a history and critique of attribution, commentary, glosses, marginalia, notes, bibliographies, works-cited lists, and citation indexing and analysis /
Robert Hauptman.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008.
- ix, 229 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.
Purpose -- Development -- Commentary -- Marginalia -- Footnotes -- Illustration -- The major systems -- Errors -- Misconduct -- Citation indexing and analysis -- Conclusion.
"This work examines and critiques the history, use, and abuse of various literary documentation systems. All forms of documentation used in the Western world--from ancient Biblical commentaries, to the medieval gloss, to the current systems used by researchers in the humanities and sciences--are studied"--Provided by publisher.