HOW TO CITE RGD
To cite RGD publications retrieved from ftp site:
Steen, R.G., et al, 1999. A high density integrated genetic linkage and radiation hybrid map of the laboratory rat. Research Genetics, Rat Genome Database, ftp://rgd.mcw.edu/pub/publications/1999/steen_genome_research/, (date of access)
To cite specific database projects, use a format similar to that shown in the following examples:
Project name, Rat Genome Database Web Site, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. World Wide Web (URL: http://rgd.mcw.edu/). [ Type in date (month, yr) when you retrieved data cited].
Rat Genome Data, Rat Genome Database Web Site, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. World Wide Web (URL: http://rgd.mcw.edu/) . [Type in date (month, yr) when you retrieved data cited].
Rat Gene Index, Rat Genome Database Web Site, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. World Wide Web (URL: http://rgd.mcw.edu/). [Type in date (month, yr) when you retrieved data cited].
Virtual Rat Map, Rat Genome Database Web Site, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. World Wide Web (URL: http://rgd.mcw.edu/) . [Type in date (month, yr) when you retrieved data cited].
To cite RGD files associated with a publication and downloaded by ftp:
Steen, R.G., et al, 1999. RH Framework Map, Rat Genome Database, ftp://rgd.mcw.edu/pub/maps/rhframework/v.2/, (date of access).
To cite RGD content with authors and title obtained via the World Wide Web:
Pasko, D., May 2000. Overview of Rat Research Today. http://rgd.mcw.edu/, (date of message or visit)
To cite a specific data area or display, use a format similar to that shown in following example:
Some homology data for this paper were retrieved from the Rat Genome Database (RGD), Rat Genome Database Web Site, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. World Wide Web (URL: http://rgd.mcw.edu/). [Type in date (month, yr) when you retrieved data cited].
