Which of the following demonstrates the correct edition notation for a standard reference work?

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Which of the following demonstrates the correct edition notation for a standard reference work?

Edition notation for a standard reference work is placed in parentheses immediately after the title. This placement ties the edition directly to the work’s identity and makes it clear which edition was consulted, which is important for reference materials whose content changes across editions. Brackets would suggest editorial insertions rather than an edition reference, while putting the edition year after the publisher or after the author would detach it from the work itself or imply it relates to authorship, which isn’t how edition information is used in Bluebook style. So the edition year belongs in parentheses after the title, for example: Webster's Third New International Dictionary (3d ed. 1961).

Edition notation for a standard reference work is placed in parentheses immediately after the title. This placement ties the edition directly to the work’s identity and makes it clear which edition was consulted, which is important for reference materials whose content changes across editions. Brackets would suggest editorial insertions rather than an edition reference, while putting the edition year after the publisher or after the author would detach it from the work itself or imply it relates to authorship, which isn’t how edition information is used in Bluebook style. So the edition year belongs in parentheses after the title, for example: Webster's Third New International Dictionary (3d ed. 1961).

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