Greetings Neville- (thanks for changing the subject. :)
I'm only a few pages into the book. Before I went deeper, I just wanted to get a handle on the [...] notations. The first few pages are quite informative. Let me get deeper into the book and I'll be glad to share my thoughts on it here. Best regards, Rick #>-----Original Message----- #>From: sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org #>[mailto:sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org] On Behalf Of Neville Franks #>Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:11 PM #>To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org #>Subject: Re: [sqlite] The SQL Guide to SQLite #> #>Rick, #>Changing the conversation a little I would be interested to #>know your opinion of this book, as I'm sure would others. #>Many were disappointed with "The Definitive Guide to SQLite". #> #> #>Sunday, July 19, 2009, 11:56:05 AM, you wrote: #> #>RR> Okay. We're talking two different things here. #> #>RR> One states "academic papers" and you state "technical documents". #> #>RR> This is a "book", not an "academic paper or technical document". #> #>RR> I'm all for Names and Dates. I'm quite familiar with #>(Williams and #>RR> Jones #>RR> 1981) and other such references. They appear in most of #>the books I possess. #> #>RR> However, bracketed references such as [SMI01] do not. #>First time in #>RR> my 50 years I've come across this. #> #>RR> Are we assuming that everyone who buys this book attended #>University? #> #>RR> Another thing I'm familiar with are TAGS in documents. #>These looked #>RR> like TAGS to me. I immediately assumed the TAGS weren't replaced #>RR> with the actual material. #> #>RR> Anyway, I think enough has been said on this. One should never #>RR> ASSUME that a convention is understood by ALL readers. #>Apparently, it is not. #> #>RR> Best regards, #> #>RR> Rich #> #> #>RR> #> #>#>>-----Original Message----- #>#>>From: sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org #>#>>[mailto:sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org] On Behalf Of Rich Shepard #>#>>Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:00 PM #>#>>To: General Discussion of SQLite Database #>#>>Subject: Re: [sqlite] The SQL Guide to SQLite #>> #>>On #>Sat, 18 Jul 2009, Rick Ratchford wrote: #>#>> #>#>>> All I know is that this is a book. I have a vast library #>of #>>technical #>>> books and this is the ONLY one that uses #>this convention. #>#>>Even my copy #>#>>> of "A New Kind of Science" by Wolfram doesn't use this #>#>>convention. :-b #>> #>#>> There are many conventions for citations in books, #>#>>reports, articles, and other documents that cite original #>#>>sources. When I was in academia, the ecological literature #>#>>(books, papers, etc.) used a (name date) format; e.g., #>(Smith #>>1962), or (Williams and Jones 1981), or (Foobar et #>al. 1954). #>#>>The bibliography or reference section (and there is a #>#>>difference between those #>#>>two) was arranged in alphabetic order. Many other #>technical #>>books (including #>#>>mine) use a numeric citation, e.g., [20], and the #>#>>bibliography is numeric rather than alphabetic. Still #>other #>>technical documents use the author abreviation plus #>two-digit #>>year system which is what you apparently #>encountered; e.g., #>>[ORA92] or [SMI01]. They are all common. #>#>> #>#>> Personally, I like the author/year system because it's #>#>>explicit and easy to comprehend without requiring looking #>at #>>the references section. #>#>>Regardless, it's up to the publisher, country, or the #>#>>practice of a particular discipline which one is used. #>#>> #>#>> It's unfortunate that you had such difficulty figuring out #>#>>the citation system. #>#>> #>#>>Rich #>#>> #>#>>-- #>#>>Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity #>#>> Credibility #>#>>Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Innovation #>#>><http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 #>#>>Fax: 503-667-8863 #>#>>_______________________________________________ #>#>>sqlite-users mailing list #>#>>sqlite-users@sqlite.org #>#>>http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users #>#>> #>#>> #> #> #>RR> _______________________________________________ #>RR> sqlite-users mailing list #>RR> sqlite-users@sqlite.org #>RR> http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users #> #> #> #>-- #>Best regards, #> Neville Franks, http://www.surfulater.com http://blog.surfulater.com #> #> #>_______________________________________________ #>sqlite-users mailing list #>sqlite-users@sqlite.org #>http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users #> #> _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
