User talk:Rks20

Welcome!

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Using citation templates, plus Worldcat & Google Scholar

Hi! I would like to suggest that you consider using citation templates. To learn more about these, please see WP:CITECONSENSUS, Wikipedia:Citation templates, & Wikipedia:Citing sources/Example edits for different methods.

Citation templates offer a consistent look & a rich way of linking to different sources. For example, I converted your references into {{cite journal}} format & added more information:

{{cite journal |last1=Van Allen |first1=James A. |authorlink1=James A. Van Allen |first2=Carl E. |last2=McIlwain |authorlink2=Carl E. McIlwain |first3=George H. |last3=Ludwig |authorlink3=George H. Ludwig |title=Satellite observations of electrons artificially injected into the geomagnetic field |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |volume=45 |issue=8 |date=August 15, 1959 |pages=1152-1171 |url=http://www.pnas.org/content/45/8/1152.short |type=PDF |pmc=222697 |jstor=90137 |doi=10.1029/JZ064i008p00877 |id={{OCLC|4648000786|5151751735}} |accessdate=2017-06-06}}

produces

Van Allen, James A.; McIlwain, Carl E.; Ludwig, George H. (August 15, 1959). "Satellite observations of electrons artificially injected into the geomagnetic field". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PDF). 45 (8): 1152–1171. doi:10.1029/JZ064i008p00877. JSTOR 90137. PMC 222697. OCLC 4648000786, 5151751735. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

You can do this either through editing the Wiki markup or through adding a reference via VisualEditor.

Two resources that you can use are worldcat.org & scholar.google.com. Try entering "Satellite observations of electrons artificially injected into the geomagnetic field" (keeping the double quotes) into either to see what each returns.

Thanks you for your edits, & happy editing!

Peaceray (talk) 17:45, 6 June 2017 (UTC)