Hat Tips (↬) and Vias (ᔥ): The Subtler Side of Citation on the Web

ᔥ Curator’s Code ↬ On The Media

The Curator’s Code suggests symbols to help give credit for things on the web.

• Vias (ᔥ) go to the link where you actually found the information you’re using,
• Hat tips (↬) credit the sites that pointed you in the right direction.

For example, I found out about the Curator’s Code on the On The Media program, so I should give them a hat tip like this:

• ↬ On The Media

I got the actual symbols off the Curator’s Code website so I could say the symbols come via them:

• ᔥ Curator’s Code

My standard form will be to stick these reference types at the bottom of each post or citation when they’re applicable. Like so:

ᔥ Curator’s Code ↬ On The Media