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Ibid.
Ibid. or ib. is an abbreviation for the Latin word ibīdem, meaning , commonly used in an endnote, footnote, bibliography citation, or scholarly reference to refer to the source cited in the preceding note or list item. This is similar to idem, literally meaning , abbreviated id., which is commonly used in legal citation. Ibid. may also be used in the Chicago (name-date) system for in-text references where there has been a close previous citation from the same source material. The previous reference should be immediately visible, e.g. within the same paragraph or page. Some academic publishers now prefer that ibid. not be italicised, as it is a commonly found term. Usage differs from style or citation guides as to whether ibid should be suffixed with a full stop. For example, Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities omits full stops and does not capitalize, while The Economist's style guide uses a lower case starting letter with ending full stop. New Hart's Rules: The Oxford Style Guide recommends unitalicised and with a full stop: "ibid.".
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Ibid. or ib. is an abbreviation for the Latin word ibīdem, meaning , commonly used in an endnote, footnote, bibliography citation, or scholarly reference to refer to the source cited in the preceding note or list item. This is similar to idem, literally meaning , abbreviated id., which is commonly used in legal citation. Ibid. may also be used in the Chicago (name-date) system for in-text references where there has been a close previous citation from the same source material. The previous reference should be immediately visible, e.g. within the same paragraph or page. Some academic publishers now prefer that ibid. not be italicised, as it is a commonly found term. Usage differs from style or citation guides as to whether ibid should be suffixed with a full stop. For example, Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities omits full stops and does not capitalize, while The Economist's style guide uses a lower case starting letter with ending full stop. New Hart's Rules: The Oxford Style Guide recommends unitalicised and with a full stop: "ibid.".
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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