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DDBDP Old-style to New-style Conversion

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To convert an old-style DDBDP link to the new link syntax ...

1. Determine Publication Abbreviation

Old-Style
ID
New Style
Abbreviation
0033 O.Mich.
0163 P.Mich.
0239 SB
  etc.


E.g., for:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?
doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.05.0033&layout=&loc=731


Publication abbreviation is: O.Mich.

For additional codes see: Perseus Table of Contents / Annotated with 'Publication Codes' (CUL)


2. Determine Volume Abbreviation  

Based on publication number and item ("document") number, look up the volume number in which the item appears, e.g.,

2.1.  O.Mich.

"...1999.05.0033&layout=&loc=731"

For O.Mich. (0033) document 731 is in volume 2

DDBDP Citation:  O.Mich.:2:731


0033 - O.Mich. Volumes
Pub # Volume #
1-699 1
700-971 2
972-1111 3
1112+ 4

2.2.  P.Mich.

"...1999.05.0163&layout=&loc=363"

For P. Mich (0163), document 363 is in volume 4.2

DDBDP Citation:  P.Mich.:4.2:363

0163 - P.Mich. Volumes
Pub # Volume #
1-120 1
121-156 2
157-222 3
223-225 4.1
357A-363 4.2
226-356 5
364-428 6
432-463 7
464-521 8
522-576 9
577-602 10
603-624 11
626-658 12
659-674 13
675-684 14
688+ 15

2.3.  Sammelbuch

"...1999.05.0239&layout=&loc=11011"

For SB (0239), document 11011 is in volume 12

DDBDP Citation:  SB:12:11011

0239 - SB Volumes
Pub # Volume #
1-6000 1
6001-7273 3
7274-7514 4
7515-8963 5
8964-9641 6
9642-10208 8
10209-10763 10
10764-11263 12
11264-12219 14
12220-13084 16
132085- 18

3.  Formulate complete citation; prepend http host & path

e.g.,

citation = O.Mich.:2:731

http host & path = http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:abo:pap,

full link =

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:abo:pap,O.Mich.:2:731

   


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