Motivation
CitationSystem pages currently list every individual reference that uses the citation system.
For example, the analects-book-chapter page contains a long list of references such as individual book-and-chapter locations from the Analects.
This is misleading because a citation system is associated with one or more works, while references are individual locations expressed using that system. Listing all references also makes these pages unnecessarily long and obscures the more useful relationship between citation systems and works.
Proposed change
Replace the “References using this system” section with a “Works using this system” section.
The list should contain each associated work only once, with a link to its Work page. Individual references can remain accessible from Work pages and the existing reference routes.
Alternatives considered
Keep the reference list
This preserves the current behavior, but produces very long pages and emphasizes individual locations rather than the more useful relationship between citation systems and works.
Show both works and references
This would expose both relationships, but the reference list would still add substantial noise and duplicate information available elsewhere.
Collapse or paginate the reference list
This would improve page length and performance, but would not address the underlying information-model issue. CitationSystem pages should primarily show which works use the system, rather than every reference expressed with it.
Acceptance criteria
- CitationSystem pages display a “Works using this system” section.
- Each associated work appears only once.
- Every listed work links to its Work page.
- Individual canonical references are no longer listed on CitationSystem pages.
- Citation systems used by multiple works show all associated works.
- Citation systems with no associated works display an appropriate empty state.
- Existing Work and reference pages continue to provide access to individual references.
Motivation
CitationSystem pages currently list every individual reference that uses the citation system.
For example, the
analects-book-chapterpage contains a long list of references such as individual book-and-chapter locations from the Analects.This is misleading because a citation system is associated with one or more works, while references are individual locations expressed using that system. Listing all references also makes these pages unnecessarily long and obscures the more useful relationship between citation systems and works.
Proposed change
Replace the “References using this system” section with a “Works using this system” section.
The list should contain each associated work only once, with a link to its Work page. Individual references can remain accessible from Work pages and the existing reference routes.
Alternatives considered
Keep the reference list
This preserves the current behavior, but produces very long pages and emphasizes individual locations rather than the more useful relationship between citation systems and works.
Show both works and references
This would expose both relationships, but the reference list would still add substantial noise and duplicate information available elsewhere.
Collapse or paginate the reference list
This would improve page length and performance, but would not address the underlying information-model issue. CitationSystem pages should primarily show which works use the system, rather than every reference expressed with it.
Acceptance criteria