Thing 23: Bibliographic Tools

One of my favorite discoveries this year is a citation machine called "Son of Citation." . . .I have used it successfully in my graduate classes at Hamline and have showed my students the wonders of "Son of Citation". . .This tool, or another like it, is essential in a day when someone like me teaches at a school that demands MLA citation form from its students, attends a graduate school that demands APA citation form from its students, and as a licensed attorney uses a completely different citation form for legal briefs. . .The best thing about "Son of Citation" is hearing an audible sigh when someone uses it successfully for the first time--an almost ecstatic sound. . .By the way, in a year when a thoroughbred is threatening to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978, one should always remember that Citation captured the Triple Crown in 1948. . .Trivia question: this year's Triple Crown contender is Big Brown. . .What is the derivation of his name?. . .drfaust. . .p.s. the answer to the trivia question: Big Brown refers to the corporate delivery titan--the United Parcel Service. . .