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I put the books under "References" specifically because the only other non-GNIS reference is a synopsis of two of those three books, and I was giving the author his due, since, by extension, so now is the article, as opposed listing the books merely because they were further resources. Is there due credit leaving the way it is now? If so, then I'll leave it alone. Mapsax ( talk) 19:51, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
It is improper to obtain a citation from an intermediate source without making clear that you saw only that intermediate source. For example, you might find some information on a Web page that is attributed to a certain book. Unless you look at the book yourself to check that the information is there, your source is really the Web page, which is what you must cite. The credibility of your article rests on the credibility of the Web page, as well as the book, and your article must make that clear.
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I put the books under "References" specifically because the only other non-GNIS reference is a synopsis of two of those three books, and I was giving the author his due, since, by extension, so now is the article, as opposed listing the books merely because they were further resources. Is there due credit leaving the way it is now? If so, then I'll leave it alone. Mapsax ( talk) 19:51, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
It is improper to obtain a citation from an intermediate source without making clear that you saw only that intermediate source. For example, you might find some information on a Web page that is attributed to a certain book. Unless you look at the book yourself to check that the information is there, your source is really the Web page, which is what you must cite. The credibility of your article rests on the credibility of the Web page, as well as the book, and your article must make that clear.