aufgerufen am

English translation: accessed on

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German term or phrase:aufgerufen am
English translation:accessed on
Entered by: Barbara L Pavlik

08:51 Oct 13, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / Bibliographies
German term or phrase: aufgerufen am
"aufgerufen am [date]" This appears repeatedly in the bibliography of a scientific paper. In the cases where it occurs, the title of the reference is cited, followed by a url for a web site, and then "(aufgerufen am...)

Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Barbara L Pavlik
United States
Local time: 18:35
date of inital access
Explanation:
It is recommended to list this date alongside your citation so the reader knows whether you may have been using an older version of the site when composing your paper. See reference.

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Note added at 8 mins (2014-10-13 09:00:09 GMT)
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Sorry, of course it should read: date of initial access
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Andreas Gerold
Germany
Local time: 15:35
Grading comment
Thanks. I wouldn't say initial, but you were the first to explain the concept to me, so kudoz to you!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4accessed (on)
Steffen Walter
3 +3accessed on xx.yy.zzzz
Yorkshireman
3date of inital access
Andreas Gerold


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
date of inital access


Explanation:
It is recommended to list this date alongside your citation so the reader knows whether you may have been using an older version of the site when composing your paper. See reference.

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Note added at 8 mins (2014-10-13 09:00:09 GMT)
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Sorry, of course it should read: date of initial access


    Reference: http://www.scribendi.com/advice/how_to_write_a_lab_report_pa...
Andreas Gerold
Germany
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. I wouldn't say initial, but you were the first to explain the concept to me, so kudoz to you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Armorel Young: The "initial" confuses me. If the author consulted the website on a number of occasions, why is it the first date that matters - wouldn't the last time it was checked be more relevant?
3 hrs
  -> To be honest, Armorel, I hadn't figured it out either. It's the advice I found on Scribendi, and my thinking here was: If someone is so specific about it, they must have a good reason. Of course, by simply saying "accessed on", the issue does not arise.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
accessed on xx.yy.zzzz


Explanation:
Denotes when the article/reference material was viewed online.

This ensures that any changes to the information at a later date cannot be contested on the basis of the scientific paper presented.

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Note added at 16 mins (2014-10-13 09:07:33 GMT)
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You could even leave out the "on" if space is a problem.

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 23:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
5 hrs
  -> THX Phil

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): yes - the most common term
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Moin Harald. Danke!

agree  Berit Kostka, PhD
6 days
  -> THX, Berit
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
accessed (on)


Explanation:
Here's what the Imperial College has to say on this issue: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/refere...
"Webpage / website

Author/Editor (use the corporate author if no individual author or editor is named)
(Year of publication) (if available; if there is no date, use the abbreviation n.d.)
Title (this should be in italics)
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access]

European Space Agency. (2008) ESA: Missions, Earth Observation: ENVISAT. [Online]. Available from: http://envisat.esa.int/ [Accessed 3rd July 2008]

In-text citation: (European Space Agency, 2008).

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Note added at 16 mins (2014-10-13 09:07:39 GMT)
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I've also seen "retrieved (on) [date] from [URL]".

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 23:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yorkshireman: Good morning Steffen - we did it again! :-)
3 mins
  -> Good morning! Great minds and all that ... :-)

agree  Ramey Rieger (X): No doubts this time!
4 hrs
  -> :-)

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 23 hrs

agree  Berit Kostka, PhD
6 days
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