http://www.veprek.com/history-and-new-media/the-problem-of-the-footnote staying connected Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:44:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.veprek.com/history-and-new-media/the-problem-of-the-footnote/comment-page-1#comment-9 SaS Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:43:14 +0000 http://www.veprek.com/2007/02/06/the-problem-of-the-footnote/#comment-9 Thanks for the shout out about my Blog design, they had that in wordpress' little gallery, I was very surprised. And to continue on your thought, I too learn a lot from the footnotes, sometimes more than I do from the text itself, especially if it is a book that only tangentially relates to my topic of interest or research. That way, when I get to a part I feel I can use in my own work, a long and elaborate footnotes is just what the doctor ordered. Now, for only a couple, thumbing to the back would not be that bad. But what if a whole chapter relates to my topic? Or even worse, several small parts in multiple chapters? Now, when I get to a point in my career where I can read books for my own use only and not for class, going to just those parts that I need will be fine. But what if that book is for class and I am supposed to read all of it (or at least a decent chunk while skimming the rest)? Then that endnotes format can really put a cramp in one's reading style!! Thanks for the shout out about my Blog design, they had that in wordpress’ little gallery, I was very surprised. And to continue on your thought, I too learn a lot from the footnotes, sometimes more than I do from the text itself, especially if it is a book that only tangentially relates to my topic of interest or research. That way, when I get to a part I feel I can use in my own work, a long and elaborate footnotes is just what the doctor ordered. Now, for only a couple, thumbing to the back would not be that bad. But what if a whole chapter relates to my topic? Or even worse, several small parts in multiple chapters? Now, when I get to a point in my career where I can read books for my own use only and not for class, going to just those parts that I need will be fine. But what if that book is for class and I am supposed to read all of it (or at least a decent chunk while skimming the rest)? Then that endnotes format can really put a cramp in one’s reading style!!

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