I haven't spoken out on this subject before but proper sourcing is a very high priority for me, so if someone is tracking List activity to determine interest level, I'll add my voice to the clamor. Legacy: Please heed the excellent suggestions made on the List for sourcing improvements!
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dick Nixon Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:25 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Citing sources in Legacy Yes! Please keep this discussion going! Legacy sourcing is a constant topic in this list and a frustration for many users. Legacy could make major improvements in this area and probably make the cost back many fold in the marketplace. Dick Nixon On 10/3/06, Dennis L. Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm new both to genealogy and Legacy but not to historical > research. Therefore, I applaud the statements Geoff Rasmussen makes > about the importance of carefully citing sources in family-history > research. I'm frustrated in my attempts to use Legacy in doing > that. I understand that citing sources requires a conformity to a > recognized standard of style and a consistency in adhering to that > standard. However, I'm on the verge of giving up unless someone can > help. Here is one of the problems. > Legacy seems to use the citation template for a book and to require > that all kinds of sources be adapted, stuffed, or forced into that > single author-title-publication template. To enter a new source, I'm > finding it necessary to work constantly with both the style manual > (Mills) and the webpage "Tips" examples while entering data, and then > I find the task is made more difficult because the little > current-source window for entering detail data--which can be > substantial, for example, in an Ancestry census cite--does not allow > one to see but a portion of the entry without having to scan the > cursor back and forth. Already I've said too much, but maybe this > suggests the kinds of problems I'm having with citations. > Do other templates exist and I've not found them? Rather than > forcing all kinds of sources into a book template, it would seem > better to provide simple blank windows for citing primary, secondary, > and bibliography data in appropriate styles. And far better, to > provide a list of the various types of sources used in genealogy > research, followed by a descriptively labeled template appropriate to > each type. At least that is a method used for data entry by academic > research softwares like Library Master and Endnote, and it remarkably > improves accuracy and consistency in data entry. This is what I'm > having trouble gaining with Legacy. > Well, here goes--my frustration is sufficient that I'm finally > willing to get my education in public. > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
