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quotering

Quotering is a term used in discourse studies and information management to describe the practice of collecting, organizing, and presenting verbatim quotations from sources in order to support arguments, illustrate themes, or aid analysis. It can function as both a noun (the act of quotering) and a verb (to quot­er quotes in a document or dataset). The concept is closely related to quotation management and quotation mining, though quotering emphasizes the systematic handling of quotes within a larger analytical or communicative workflow.

A typical quotering workflow involves three main steps. First, collection, where relevant quotes are gathered from

Quotering is used in academic writing, journalism, debate preparation, and digital humanities projects. It supports transparent

Related concepts include quotation mining, quotation management systems, and citation standards. Quotering contributes to rigorous sourcing

primary
texts,
reports,
interviews,
or
other
sources
with
careful
attention
to
attribution.
Second,
curation,
where
quotations
are
annotated
with
metadata
such
as
author,
date,
context,
and
source
reliability,
and
where
contextual
notes
are
added
to
preserve
intended
meaning.
Third,
presentation,
where
quotes
are
organized
for
retrieval
and
display,
often
linked
to
topics,
themes,
or
arguments,
and
embedded
with
proper
citations.
sourcing,
reproducible
analysis,
and
efficient
retrieval
of
evidentiary
passages.
However,
it
also
presents
challenges,
including
the
risk
of
misquotation,
decontextualization,
and
selective
quotation
that
can
distort
meaning.
Best
practices
emphasize
accuracy,
full
context,
faithful
reproduction
of
wording,
clear
attribution,
and
preservation
of
source
context
in
the
metadata.
and
evidence-based
argumentation
when
applied
with
discipline
and
ethical
caveats.