On 6/26/2012 11:19 AM, Sherry/Support wrote:
> As in public library? That's a repository, not a source.

Ummm.., I am not that 'dumb'. I am not using the library as the source.
I would source the book in the library in that case. However see my
earlier post. I use the the church record book as the source. Possibly I
should post the complete source/citations and comments here. Nope !

Me
>
> Computer "library", i.e., where you've stored your findings on your
> computer, or your personal library at home? Again, these are
> repositories and not sources.
>
> The books, documents, etc are the sources and the repository is where
> they're kept.
>
> If you get info from a website, the document on the website (i.e.,
> index, transcription, etc) it gets a little trickier since the website
> is kind of like a book that contains all these documents. But it's
> also a repository becuase that's where all the information is stored.
>
> The Comments in the Source could be used to indicate other resources
> for the item that you're using. For example, you can find a census on
> Heritage Quest, Ancestry, and other places so if you found it on
> Ancestry, you could note that it's also available at.... listing other
> sources.
>
> A repository is included to indicate where *you* found the source.
> Since the repository can be used for many sources, it wouldn't be
> appropriate to indicate other repositories where the source might be
> found in the Repository section.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Sherry
> Technical Support
> Legacy Family Tree
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Tim Rosenlof <[email protected]> wrote
>
> <snip>
>
>> What if my local library gets destroyed ? Would I then not source it ?
>>
>> --
>> Tim Rosenlof




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