Reference Source Information Section

Applicability: Cranium, Synapse (core versions 0315+)

The Source Information Section of the References Chapter contains properties used to identify and characterize the reference's source, e.g., journal article, laboratory report, book, etc. field.

The section contains ten fields:

Source Title Field: typically the name of the journal, magazine, or book which contains the reference.
Edition Field: the edition number of the publication containing the reference. Typcially applicable to books.
Volume Field: the volume number of the publication containing the reference. Typically applicable to journal articles.
Number Field: the item or issue number of the publication containing the reference. Typically applicable to journal articles.
Year Field: the year in which the reference was published.

Month Field: the month in which the reference was published. Typically applicable to journal articles.
Day Field: the day on which the reference was published. Typically applicable to journal articles.
Pages Field: the range of pages on which the reference can be found. Typically entered as a dashed value, e.g., 123-144.
Type Field: records the type of publication, e.g., thesis, book, journal, etc.
Language Field: records the language in which the reference was published.

Source Title Field

The Source Title field contains the name of the source, e.g., journal, book, report, etc., from which the reference was taken. A common example is the name of the journal in which an article appears. The field's value can contain any text string of any length.

The Source Title field is edited like other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's value control activates the edit dialog. See the documentation for the Text Edit dialog for editing details.

1	Pressing the dialog's List button displays a list of all the source titles present in the current document.

Tip: Using the List button ensures consistency

When editing the Source Title field, the Text Edit dialog provides a List button which, when pressed, displays a list of all the source titles in the current document. Selecting a title from this list, instead of typing in a source title, will ensure consistency.

Edition, Volume, Number, Year, Day, and Pages Fields

The Edition, Volume, Number, Year, and Pages fields all display text values and are all edited in the same manner.

Clicking the left mouse button on any of these field's value control activates the edit dialog. See the documentation for the Text Edit dialog for editing details.

Month Field

The Month field records the month in which the reference was published. Typically applicable to journal articles.

Clicking the left mouse button on the month's value control activates the edit dialog. This dialog enables you to enter the name of the month or select from a list of common months. Note: to select from the list of common months, you must first delete any text in the Other Entry edit control.

Reference Type Field

The Type field records the reference's type, e.g., thesis, book, journal, etc.

Clicking the left mouse button on the Type Field's value control activates the edit dialog. This dialog enables you to enter the reference type or select from a list of common types. Note: to select from the list of common types, you must first delete any text in the Other Entry edit control.

Language Field

The Language field records the language in which the reference was written.

Clicking the left mouse button on the Type Field's value control activates the edit dialog. This dialog enables you to enter the language or select from a list of common languages. Note: to select from the list of common languages, you must first delete any text in the Other Entry edit control.

Create a Bibliographic Entry

The information entered on a reference's page can be used to create a bibliographic entry. Selecting the Create Bibliographic Entry from the Reference Chapter's Commands menu activates the Bibliographic Entry dialog. Viewing the entry created by this command is often a good method for checking the completeness of the entered referene information.

Topic	Description
Getting Started using Synapse	provides a quick tour of Synapse's capabilities including examples of chemical product design.
Getting Started using Cranium	provides a quick tour of Cranium's capabilities including a discussion of structure editing.
References Chapter	the references chapter manages information about the references used to document the source of data used throughout Cranium and Synapse.