Research guidance

How to Cite

Use these patterns when citing LUX Light Archive in publications, catalogues, exhibitions, and institutional reports.

Prefer the public record URL, preserve the LUX ID, and include the access date and archive version when available.

Lighthouse record

LUX Light Archive, "Example Lighthouse", LUX-LH-000001, https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000001/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.

BibTeX

@misc{LUXLH000001,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Example Lighthouse},
  howpublished = {\url{https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000001/}},
  note = {LUX-LH-000001; accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362},
  year = {2026}
}

Heritage journey

LUX Light Archive, Heritage journey: "Example Heritage Journey", chance-brothers, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-journeys/chance-brothers/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.

BibTeX

@misc{chancebrothers,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Heritage journey: Example Heritage Journey},
  howpublished = {\url{https://light.lux143.org/heritage-journeys/chance-brothers/}},
  note = {chance-brothers; accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362},
  year = {2026}
}

Heritage asset

LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Example Lens Assembly", LUX-ASSET-000001, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000001/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.

BibTeX

@misc{LUXASSET000001,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Heritage asset: Example Lens Assembly},
  howpublished = {\url{https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000001/}},
  note = {LUX-ASSET-000001; accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362},
  year = {2026}
}

Image

LUX Light Archive, Image: "Example archival photograph" (LUX-LH-000001) from https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000001/, source https://light.lux143.org/sources/example-archival-photograph/, accessed 2026-08-10.

BibTeX

@misc{Examplearchivalphotograph,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Image: Example archival photograph},
  howpublished = {\url{https://light.lux143.org/sources/example-archival-photograph/}},
  note = {Image citation; accessed 2026-08-10},
  year = {2026}
}

Article

LUX Light Archive, Article: "Example Article", LUX-ART-000001, https://light.lux143.org/articles/example/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.

BibTeX

@misc{LUXART000001,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Article: Example Article},
  howpublished = {\url{https://light.lux143.org/articles/example/}},
  note = {LUX-ART-000001; accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362},
  year = {2026}
}

Database entry

LUX Light Archive, Database export: Interoperability preview JSON, https://light.lux143.org/exports/interoperability/preview.json, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.

BibTeX

@misc{InteroperabilitypreviewJSON,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Database export: Interoperability preview JSON},
  howpublished = {\url{https://light.lux143.org/exports/interoperability/preview.json}},
  note = {accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362},
  year = {2026}
}

Heritage place or lighthouse station

LUX Light Archive, “Pencarrow Head Lighthouse,” /heritage-places/LUX-PLACE-000015/, archive v0.24.362, accessed 2026-08-10.

Institution page

LUX Light Archive, “Canada Science and Technology Museum,” /heritage-places/LUX-PLACE-000003/, archive v0.24.362, accessed 2026-08-10.

Relationship or identity-chain statement

Cite the source page, target page, relation ID displayed in Research detail, archive version, and access date. Example: Pencarrow Head Lighthouse → Baring Head Lighthouse, relation HERITAGE-REL-000109, archive v0.24.362, accessed 2026-08-10.

Rights context

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