The HTML <cite> tag enables you to easily add reference notes that will appear at the end of the page. Use the <cite> tag to:
- add explanatory material that would be distracting if written-out in the text
- present the sources that support assertions
To insert a note:
- identify the place in the text where you wish the reference number to appear.
- At that spot, begin the note by placing a <cite> tag
- Insert the material you wish to appear in the note at the end of the page
- close the note with a </cite> tag.
The reference numbers will automatically appear sequentially in the text with the corresponding note appearing in a notes section at the end of the page. For example,typing:
<p>Easter Island inhabitants were reduced to cannibalism after total deforestation left them without means for providing sustenance or travel.<cite>J. M. Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive. (Viking Press, 2005). Chapter 2, "Twilight at Easter"</cite></p>
produces this result:
Easter Island inhabitants were reduced to cannibalism after total deforestation left them without means for providing sustenance or travel.[1]
(note that a footnote appears at the bottom of the page.)
For proper citation practices and styles, see: http://cpor.org/citations.cgi
For more on HTML5 (the newest version) and the <cite> tag, see: http://www.html-5.com/tags/cite-tag/
Notes:
- 1] J. M. Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive. (Viking Press, 2005). Chapter 2, "Twilight at Easter"