User:Doncram/sandboxCitingThePeopleOfIndia

(drafting in userspace, incomplete, caveat emptor and all that -- do ncr  am  20:29, 27 March 2015 (UTC))


 * For views about the quality/reliability of The People of India'' series and when/how it can be used as a source in Wikipedia articles, see:
 * in 2011: Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 108
 * in 2015, a shorter discussion at Talk:The People of India
 * and go ask somewhere other than here, please. :)

This is a note narrowly on topic of proper citation of The People of India volumes if and when they are used in Wikipedia articles. This is only on how citations should appear in footnotes and bibliographies.

Here are examples from Muslim Dhobi article version of March 2015: which are written as: and appear as:

The first of these can be improved by reference to WorldCat's presentation and otherwise, perhaps to: or

Issues:
 * what is volume number XLII (42) vs. "Part Two"? There exist Part One and Part Two of the same volume, XLII?  Or Part One is volume XLI and Part Two is volume XLII?
 * Worldcat gives 5 editors: K S Singh; Amir Hasan; B R Rizvi; J C Das; Anthropological Survey of India., which includes the Anthropological Survey of India and original overall series editor Kumar Suresh Singh (1935-2006). Did B.R.Rizvi serve as editor on this particular volume?  And need K.S. Singh be credited, when might not have been much involved in this volume?  Should Anthropological Survey of India be treated as the "author", and the others as editors?
 * WorldCat gives publisher as "New Delhi : Anthropological Survey of India : Manohar". Should Anthropological Survey of India be included both as author and publisher?  And verify: is Manohar a separate publisher?
 * WorldCat gives publication date: 2005, ©2004.  (so I think 2005 is when actually published)

Two other references in same Muslim_Dhobi article just revised to :

(with the Crook one informed by presentation at William Crook article).