I'm not sure what you mean about ultra detailed sourcing, but if you are the slightest bit serious about your family history, you should give enough details to find the source again. That way, if you later find conflicting information, you'll know the source of the information you already have. And you can find it again so that you can re-examine it. Now, I do agree that the specific format of the source citation is only important if you are going to publish. And I think it is extremely important that when looking at sources in online databases that you put whether there was an actual image or just abstracted information from the original source. Basically, you should care even if the people you are sharing with don't care. This advice comes from someone who did research for over 10 years without using any sources ever.
Jennifer ----- Original Message ---- From: Wynthner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 12:56:00 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Template for Book Question I just have two questions for list members... Of all the people you have shared your genealogy information how many have gone thru the trouble to actually check your sources? Do you check the sources of all information you recieve? My feeling is that unless you are preparing to actually publish in a recognized genealogical journal or produce a book for retail distribution that the arcane rituals of ultra detailed sourcing is greatly overdone. --- On Thu, 11/27/08, Janis L Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Janis L Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Template for Book Question > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 12:26 PM > I agree with Terri and Kirsten. Terri offered good examples > of a sourced > book which was found on the internet (in the original > question, it was > GoogleBooks). To Terri's citations, I would add an > "accessed" date. > > I continue to disagree with those who feel that > "over-sourcing" is a bigger > problem than "under-sourcing," if you'll > pardon the invented terminologies! > > Janis Walker Gilmore > > > > > > Elizabeth, > > > On 11/26/08 9:14 PM, "Terri Brown" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I use Books > Book, edited (reprint) > Editor > known > Online book. > > > > The footnote looks like this: > > > > Lillian Drake Avery, editor, A Genealogy of the > Ingersoll Family in America, > > 1629-1925: Comprising Descendants of Richard Ingersoll > of Salem, > > Massachusetts, John Ingersoll of Westfield, Mass., and > John Ingersoll of > > Huntington, Long Island (1926); digital images, > > Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). > > > > The bibliography looks like this: > > > > Avery, Lillian Drake, editor. A Genealogy of the > Ingersoll Family in America, > > 1629-1925: Comprising Descendants of Richard Ingersoll > of Salem, > > Massachusetts, John Ingersoll of Westfield, Mass., and > John Ingersoll of > > Huntington, Long Island. 1926. Digital images. > Ancestry.com. > > http://www.ancestry.com : 2008. > > > > There is a similar template for authored books. > > > > Terri > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Kay Fordham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Legacy User Group > <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:22:33 PM > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Source Template for Book Question > > > > I've been unable to locate a template for, say, a > book with editor known > > (original edition) and digitized online at Google > Books. The only online for > > this scenario is for online publication only (no hard > copies printed). Can > > someone point me in the right direction? > > > > Thanks > > Kay Fordham > > Researching Albrecht, Alden, Baker, DeLoye, DuBois, > Fadden, Hanno, Immel, > > Kelly, Meves, Roberts, Seel, Spencer, Seeton, > Stoddart/Stoddard > > > > > > 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 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
