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From: "John F. Chandler" <>
Subject: Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid
Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 13:53:05 -0700

Sheryl Singhals wrote:

> I *KNOW* we only use ibid today, but in the past and in many of the
> older books I use, all three are used.


Some of us still use "op. cit." It is used in referring again to a
work which was *not* the most recently cited work. It stands for
the title of the work cited (i.e., the last cited work by that
author). Obviously, "op. cit." goes after the author's name, which
must be included. With "ibid.", the author's name is not included
because it's the same author, as well as the same title, as the
citation just before. I've never used "idem", but it looks like a
synonym for "ibid".

John Chandler


"John F. Chandler" <>

This thread:

• op. cit., idem, and ibid by Singhals <>
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by Frank Young <>
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by John P. Bromley< >
  • RE: op. cit., idem, and ibid by "Audrey Bennett" <>
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by "Kevin Dye" <>
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by Stephen Warshall <>
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by "Virginia Beck" <>

  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by "John F. Chandler" <>

  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by "Sharon Carberry" <>
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by Mike Coulthard <>
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by Ronald Michael Bone< >
  • Re: op. cit., idem, and ibid by "Virginia Beck" <>