Hi,

>        <xsl:apply-templates select="if (current() =
> db:footnote) then *
> else ."/>
>      </p>
>    </xsl:template>
>
> The above select statement is supposed to:
>
> 	-	if current() is db:citation apply-templates to
> itself in the default
> mode

You have

  current() = db:footnote

which in your case most likely tests if the string value of the current node
is equal to the string value of the db:footnote child. You probably want

  self::db:footnote

Cheers,

Jarno