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* Citations help provide evidence of the conclusions (or 'facts') in your tree
* A citation should enable another researcher to easily identify the precise material you are referencing and how you came to some conclusion
* Citations should be as simple as possible to record while still being precise. Don't waste time on extensive detail if you wont won't continue to be so thorough.
* Record a citation as soon as you can, before you forget or lose the details
* Adopt a good style early on to avoid rework later - you will probably never bother to fix hundreds of sloppy references