Exact source
Must point to a specific work, edition, or clearly verifiable entry; title, author, year, or edition note should match the work.
Production Governance
Source and Edition Policy
Upgrades link checking into edition identity verification and separates exact sources, lookup entries, index entries, and pending states.
Public source note
Search pages, directory pages, or library indexes must be labeled as lookup entries, not exact sources.
Edition identity check
Check title, author, year, translator, publication/scan source, and rights notes; an Internet Archive scan proves visibility, not copy permission.
Display rules
- Exact source, public lookup, archive index, and pending verification must be displayed separately.
- Protected authors or unclear translations show only entry metadata, limited quotation, and lawful links.
- Verification fields include verified, verifiedAt, verifiedBy, and copyrightRisk.