5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise: maintaining an index of valid citation patterns, wherein each entry in the index is to an independent authority.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise: maintaining an index of valid citation patterns, wherein each entry in the index is to an independent authority. 6. The system of claim 5 , wherein each entry in the index includes a full cite form and one or more short cite forms for the independent authority.