Frequently asked questions

What is S()urce (read as source) all about?

Source is a web application that allows you to describe your sources and references to your authored material in a graphical format. Graphical formats are easy to understand and track. Hence, instead of writing references in textual format at the end or beginning which are largely overlooked, you can create your sources and references here, and just add a link to it in your material. This will a give a better idea regarding the hard work that you have done in creating your material to your readers.

How to use S()urce?

In order to use this application's services, You'll have to register yourself. Once registered you can start creating graphs. The starting point is creating a chain. Chain is an abstract term which corresponds to the type of material that you have created. It can be an article, TV show, event, etc.

When creating a chain you'll have to specify a source. Source can be either Printed literature (Books, Newspaper, etc.) or Interview. A chain can have multiple sources. Once a chain is created you'll be transferred to Edit chain where you can add extra sources, remove existing sources. Some sources can have references. For example, suppose you have added a book source. You might want to point to some chapter/section in the book from where you have taken the reference, in such cases you can add multiple references to your source, specifying start and end.

You can at any time view your chain in graphical format. But if you want that your graph be visible to others, then you'll have to first publish your graph. Once a graph is published, it can be viewed by anyone. Even those users who are not logged in can see your graph.

What is tiny URL?

In the digital era, many authors, writers and scholars have their own blogs or use an application that allows them to share their knowledge in digital format. Hence we provide Tiny URL feature. This feature allows you to embed a script in your online content which will send your viewers to the graph when they click on it.

In order to work the script, you'll have to wrap your content in <sourcelink> tags. The embeded script will find these tags and add a link to your graph in these content. When ever the user will click on such content a link will become visible, that will transfer the user to the graph when clicked on it.