Helen: You might try the following site for acronyms:
http://www.acronymfinder.com/ Chap On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Helen Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know this is a newbie question but I have been doing research for 20+ > years. Exactly what does SSDI stand for? I probably am using it but don't > know that. Thanks again, Helen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RICHARD > SCHULTHIES > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:54 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] consistancy in sources > > IMHO, since with sources, the Source List name doesn't > print much, and the Title does, I put abbreviations in > the SLN, and spell out in the Title. > Rich in LA CA > > --- Elizabeth Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Michael - naming your sources is for your benefit >> only in being able to find >> them in the Master Source list when you want to use >> a source again. You need >> to think about how you will go about looking for >> something in a list. I >> find Geoff's method of locality a good one for some >> sources, like vital >> records, but I group my census records together by >> the word census, then the >> year. The SSDI is just that - SSDI. I do this >> because that it what is >> easiest for me. Do what is easiest for you as those >> source names will never >> appear anywhere except in your database. >> >> Evidence Explained may (or may not) help you to >> format your sources which >> others will use should you decide to make your >> research available to others. >> The book is highly detailed and is geared toward >> helping those who may want >> to publish in a scholarly journal. You will >> appreciate making your sources >> consistent with each other and readable, but you may >> not want or need the >> structure laid out in that book. >> >> Elizabeth >> researching the descendants of William and Sarah >> (Patterson) Thompson >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Michael Berry >> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 3:26 AM >> Subject: [LegacyUG] consistancy in sources >> >> >> Is there a naming convention or pattern in naming >> sources. The training >> video suggests: >> >> Country, State, County, City - date - Census - Name >> >> for a census, but of course there are any number of >> sources out there. I >> don't want to make up my own system which may change >> from entry to entry. >> This would of course result in the same type of >> source being listed in two >> or more different ways. >> >> Is there a guide or list? Is "Evidence Explained" >> the book to get? >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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 > > > > -- ___ Leon Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- 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
