--- Kimberly Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Much of my initial data comes from transcriptions of > church and civil > documents. Eventually, I will check against the > originals. (I've done > some volunteer transcribing, so I know the value of > seeing the > original hand-written document for verification.) > How should I handle > the transcription sources/citations once I've check > them against > original documents? > > * Keep them along with the new sources. The > transcriptions are readily > available to the public to check, whereas the > originals require > considerable effort to access. And, perhaps it would > be beneficial to > have a record of any differences. (Certainly, I will > report any > difference back to the holders of the > transcriptions.) > > * Combine the transcription sources with the new > original sources - > after correcting any differences from the originals. > After all, the > transcriptions are just interpreted copies of the > originals. > > How would you handle this? > > Thanks, > > -- > Kim Ryan > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > >
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