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Locating information. Although some manuscripts may include page numbers that can beincluded in notes, many will have other types of locators, or none at all. Older manuscriptsare usually numbered by signatures only or by folios (fol., fols.) rather than by page. Somemanuscript collections have identifying series or file numbers that you can include in acitation.Papers and manuscripts. In titles of manuscript collections the terms papers andmanuscripts are synonymous. Both are acceptable, as are the abbreviations MS and MSS(plural).Letters. To cite a letter in a note, start with the name of the letter writer, followed by toand the name of the recipient. You may omit first names if the identities of the sender andthe recipient are clear from the text. Omit the word letter, which is understood, but forother forms of communication, specify the type (telegram, memorandum).17.7 Informally Published Electronic SourcesMaterial that is informally published, or “posted,” online will often lack the standard facts ofpublication—author, title, publisher, or date. Even if you can determine few or no facts ofpublication, you must still include information beyond the URL in your citations. If you citeonly a URL and that URL changes or becomes obsolete, your citation becomes useless toreaders. The URL tells where the material was located when you consulted it; a completecitation must also indicate what a source is and the date on which you last accessed it (see15.4.1).17.7.1 Web SitesFor original content from online sources other than books or periodicals, include as much ofthe following as you can: author, title of the page (in roman type, enclosed in quotationmarks), title or owner of the site (in roman type), URL, and access date.N: 14. Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees, “Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000–2010: ADecade of Outreach,” Evanston Public Library, http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00 html (accessedJune 1, 2005).B: Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees. “Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000–2010: ADecade of Outreach.” Evanston Public Library. http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00 html(accessed June 1, 2005).If there is no named author, give the name of the owner of the site.N: 19. The Bahá'ís of the United States, “Education,” The Bahá'í Faith,http://www.bahai.us/content/section/7/36/ (accessed March 28, 2006).25. Federation of American Scientists, “Resolution Comparison: Reading License Plates and Headlines,”http://www fas.org/irp/imint/resolve5.html (accessed June 1, 2005).B: The Bahá'ís of the United States. “Education.” The Bahá'í Faith.http://www.bahai.us/content/section/7/36/ (accessed March 28, 2006).www.itpub.net