Thank you. Todd. On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:34 AM, Vivien Martin <vivien.mar...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Todd > If your only source for a particular fact is a URL then I would not use it > at all but find the real source behind the URL and use it. If you are using > for eg. Ancestry as a source then if you actually have them detail the > source( Ancestry does do that in Legacy if you let it) the entire source is > actually there except for the specific repository. Most people I think are > resourcefull enough if they wish to check your research will find a > repository for a source and go and look it up themselves if it is that > important to verify what you have written. Research papers only require a > bibliography not anything more and that is all you are doing here. So write > your source as you would a bibliography for a research paper. > OR > The North American and Canadian and British Genealogical societies and > written papers themselves on how to use the internet as source material. > Look up what they have decided is standard and go from there. > cheers > Vivien > > On 19 September 2010 20:44, T Bredin <tbredinl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My guide to identifying sources is "how would someone else find it'. >> In that reguard the internet is a real problem, as the URL today may not >> exist in 5 years. So, I would include the URL but also identify where a >> more stable repository is, e.g. a library with microfilm, a paper copy of >> the newspaper, your files, etc. >> Todd. >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite3...@juno.com> wrote: >> >>> At 04:56 PM 9/17/2010, you wrote: >>> > From what you say, I think I would just put the deceased's name and the >>> >date of the Obit in Source Details. If there is a specific URL for the >>> >page with the Obit I would include that also. >>> >>> Thank you, Jenny. I will try that. >>> >>> Lloyd >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> Staples® Weekly Ad >>> Sneak Peek Staples Weekly Ad for fantastic deals & Computer >>> Clearance! >>> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c94965e1e64fc0676cst03duc >>> >>> >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: >>> >>> >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> >>> >>> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >>> >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> >>> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >>> >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ >>> >>> Online technical support: >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >>> >>> To unsubscribe: >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
