Protocols
This page is work in progress [[28 Jan 2026]]
Table of contents:
1. AI protocol
3. Citation and referencing protocol for our research
(How to cite sources and format references)
4. Citation and referencing protocol for our Nation Dates series
(How to cite sources and format references)
5. Style and selection protocol for our Nation Dates series
(How to select, write and present the content consistently)
The McGuinness Institute’s protocol documents
AI protocol
25 September 2025
The purpose of this protocol is to clarify how the Institute is currently using AI and how this tool will be acknowledged in our publications. This is not a strict protocol, but rather a collection of guiding principles that will guide the research team as they go about their work.
Library protocol [[to come]]
January 2026
The purpose of this protocol is to outline how the Institute catalogues and manages its collection of over 5,000 books. Although intended as an internal document, it has been made publicly available here. For more information on the Institute’s library see our Library page.
Citation and referencing protocol for our research
January 2026
The purpose of this protocol is to [[xx]]
The Nation Dates series protocol documents
The Institute manages books published under the Nation Dates series separately, as they follow their own set of protocols.
Citation and referencing protocol for our Nation Dates series
January 2026
Style and selection protocol for our Nation Dates series
January 2026
