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-Rule 15.8 gives instructions for citing some specific works, including The Bible, The Federalist, William Shakespeare's plays, etc. Refer to Rule 16 when citing a journal or law review. The basic elements of a periodical citation include: Full name of the author(s)

References to the record and other case documents in a brief or memorandum are placed in parentheses. The document's name is not italicized or underlined, but initial letters are capitalized. Standard abbreviations (§ 4-900) exist for many of the document types.

Bluepages Rule B17 covers how to cite to the record, and the abbreviations that are used in citing to the record are listed in Bluepages Table BT1 (e.g., brief = br.) The key elements of a citation to the record are as follows: Name of the document (abbreviated ing to BT1)

American Law Reports Cite to the author(s), insert the word "Annotation" followed by the title of the annotation (in italics), volume number, name of the source/ALR series, page number, and copyright year of the volume.

Generally speaking, the citation should include the author's full name, the title of the book, the page cited, editor's name (if applicable), edition (if applicable), and year of publication. An example of a book citation would be: See Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It 125 (2008).

Citation Tips: If there is no author designated, begin with Annotation, followed by a comma. Use the original publication date, even though ALR Annotations are updated in print by pocket part, and new information is incorporated within the annotations in electronic databases.