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 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.

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 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42},
  year = {2026}
}

Heritage journey

LUX Light Archive, Heritage journey: "Example Heritage Journey", chance-brothers, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-journeys/chance-brothers/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.

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 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42},
  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 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.

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 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42},
  year = {2026}
}

Image

LUX Light Archive, Image: "Example archival photograph" (LUX-LH-000001) from https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000001/, source https://example.org/source, accessed 2026-07-03.

BibTeX

@misc{Examplearchivalphotograph,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Image: Example archival photograph},
  howpublished = {\url{https://example.org/source}},
  note = {Image citation; accessed 2026-07-03},
  year = {2026}
}

Article

LUX Light Archive, Article: "Example Article", LUX-ART-000001, https://light.lux143.org/articles/example/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.

BibTeX

@misc{LUXART000001,
  author = {{LUX Light Archive}},
  title = {Article: Example Article},
  howpublished = {\url{https://light.lux143.org/articles/example/}},
  note = {LUX-ART-000001; accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42},
  year = {2026}
}

Database entry

LUX Light Archive, Database export: Interoperability preview JSON, https://light.lux143.org/exports/interoperability/preview.json, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.

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 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42},
  year = {2026}
}

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