User talk:JohnMarston117

Citing sources
Hi JohnMarston117, first, I'd like to thank you for updating the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine page. You made some good additions to the page. I'd also like to introduce you to some pointers on referencing sources.

Proper formatting is important because it helps preserve sources. Sometimes URLs change, producing deadlinks, and having proper formatting helps editors to fix those deadlinks. Also, it's helpful for readers, because it shows basic information about the citation - author, title, publisher, etc.


 * Online tool for converting bare urls - one easy way to format references is to use an online tool called reflinks. Here is an explanation of how to use reflinks.
 * Check out the citation templates; there are several for different types of sources. I often use either Template:Cite web or Template:Cite news.  If you go to the template pages, you'll see citation templates that you can copy and paste into the page that you're editing, and then type in the information (url, title, author, etc).  If you're citing a journal, book, encyclopedia, etc. then there are different templates for those, too.  I've added a box below with the links (Citation Style 1 - noticeboard).
 * Here is the cite web template:
 * refToolbar 2.0 Using the toolbar is a really convenient way to cite references: on the edit page, if you look to the far right of the edit tool bar, next to the advanced, special characters, and help options, there is a "cite" option. Click it: it will expand a menu bar below and on the left there will be a drop-down menu entitled "templates."  Click it and it'll open up a little page that you can fill the info into.  When you're finished, click "insert," and the reference will be inserted whereever you left your cursor on the edit page.  The only thing is that this cite option isn't always shown next to the help, and I'm not sure why... I've noticed if I reload the edit page it usually shows up. It's a helpful too, though; saves time.
 * refToolbar 2.0 Using the toolbar is a really convenient way to cite references: on the edit page, if you look to the far right of the edit tool bar, next to the advanced, special characters, and help options, there is a "cite" option. Click it: it will expand a menu bar below and on the left there will be a drop-down menu entitled "templates."  Click it and it'll open up a little page that you can fill the info into.  When you're finished, click "insert," and the reference will be inserted whereever you left your cursor on the edit page.  The only thing is that this cite option isn't always shown next to the help, and I'm not sure why... I've noticed if I reload the edit page it usually shows up. It's a helpful too, though; saves time.
 * refToolbar 2.0 Using the toolbar is a really convenient way to cite references: on the edit page, if you look to the far right of the edit tool bar, next to the advanced, special characters, and help options, there is a "cite" option. Click it: it will expand a menu bar below and on the left there will be a drop-down menu entitled "templates."  Click it and it'll open up a little page that you can fill the info into.  When you're finished, click "insert," and the reference will be inserted whereever you left your cursor on the edit page.  The only thing is that this cite option isn't always shown next to the help, and I'm not sure why... I've noticed if I reload the edit page it usually shows up. It's a helpful too, though; saves time.

For more info, here is the citation style template: