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Oxford DNB
Francis Edwards, ‘Tesimond, Oswald (1563–1636)’, /Oxford Dictionary of
National Biography/, Oxford University Press, 2004
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27151, accessed 2 Aug 2007]
Chicago (notes)
Francis Edwards, “Tesimond, Oswald (1563–1636),” in /Oxford Dictionary
of National Biography/, ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (Oxford:
OUP, 2004), http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27151 (accessed August
2, 2007).
Chicago (bibliography)
Edwards, Francis. “Tesimond, Oswald (1563–1636).” In /Oxford Dictionary
of National Biography/, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison.
Oxford: OUP, 2004. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27151 (accessed
August 2, 2007).
MLA
Edwards, Francis. “Tesimond, Oswald (1563–1636).” Oxford Dictionary of
National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford:
OUP, 2004. 2 Aug. 2007 <http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27151>.
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Dorothy Stephens wrote:
> It strikes me that citations have three purposes: one is to indicate
> to other scholars exactly what data was used. That purpose would be
> served by citing only the original rather than including a citation to
> the database (e.g. EEBO). But the other two purposes might be better
> served when the database is also cited: to indicate to other scholars
> where the information may be found and to give credit to the source.
>
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