diff --git a/db/migrate/20180206152600_relax_citations.rb b/db/migrate/20180206152600_relax_citations.rb
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+class RelaxCitations < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+  	# Use longer "text" field
+  	change_column :citations, :title, :text
+  	change_column :citations, :journal, :text
+    add_column :citations, :notes, :text
+
+    # This constraint is draconian and totally unnecessary.
+    # Other metadata should be plenty sufficient without well-formed page number
+    execute %q{
+        ALTER TABLE citations
+            DROP CONSTRAINT well_formed_citation_page_spec;
+    }
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+  	change_column :citations, :title, :string
+  	change_column :citations, :journal, :string
+    remove_column :citations, :notes, :text
+    execute %q{
+        ALTER TABLE citations
+            ADD CONSTRAINT well_formed_citation_page_spec CHECK (pg ~ '^([1-9]\d*(\u2013[1-9]\d*)?)?$');
+    }
+  end
+end