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REFERRING to recent correspondence on this subject (NATURE, 133, 380, March 10; 495, March 31, 1934), Mr. A. Windelbandt, bibliographer in the library of the Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad, writes pointing out the practical value of accurately given bibliographical citations in articles and books. Mr. Windelbandt states that footnotes and other references are often given in such a way as to make it impossible to recognise the publication. While the name of the author is quoted, the title of the article is often omitted and sometimes it is difficult to identify the journal owing to the manner in which the name is abbreviated. The absence of the year and volume in the case of articles, and the place of publication and name of publisher in the case of books, also renders it difficult for the reader to find the publication. Lack of pagination, too, may lead to a lengthy search, if a volume has no special index.
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Uniformity in Bibliographical Particulars. Nature 133, 791 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133791d0
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