Gotta hand it to you, Wendy, but that was probably the best explanation of lumping vs. splitting that I've seen. Explains the process of attaching documents to either Master or Detail Sources perfectly. Well stated.
Brian in CA -----Original Message----- From: Wendy Howard [mailto:wendy.how...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 8:11 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Attaching Media (Specifically, Copies of Documents) Hi Dennis, It depends on how you use the Master Source, whether in your particular situation it is better to attach the image to the Master Source or the Source Detail. An example... you have your great-grandmother's birth certificate. Ask yourself this question - do you set up a new Master Source for that certificate alone, or do you use a Master Source that covers all birth certificates for that country/state/county/whatever? There isn't a right answer here, only the answer that works for you. Some people will set up a new Master Source for each certificate they acquire. We call that "splitting" on this mailing list; you end up with a lot of Master Sources this way. In this situation you probably won't use the Source Detail very much, and it's appropriate to attach an image to the Master Source. Other people will set up a Master Source for all birth certificates they acquire of the same type, and then put the information specific to each item in the Source Detail. In this situation, I'd attach an image to the Source Detail, so that each citation has an image relevant to its use. We call this "lumping" on this mailing list. I tend to do a bit of both. When I first started entering sources, I set up a separate Master Source for each certificate I had. Later on, when I'd learned more and thought about what I wanted, I changed to using one Master Source for all New Zealand birth certificates, and another for all New Zealand birth registrations (a copy of the Registrar's book, we're a bit different in this country!), and others for marriages and deaths, and repeat for England, and Scotland, and for each state in Australia from which I've acquired documents, and so on. One day I might change all those early entries and get rid of the Master Sources that cover one piece of paper alone, but then I may never get around to that. Either way, the information is still stored and can be properly interpreted by anyone reading my data. Where I've cited a book, I set up a Master Source for the book as a whole, and then in the Source Detail I put the information about which page a piece of information came from. Here, I could put an image of the book cover in the Master, and an image of a page in the Detail, if I so desired. So think about what works for you, and go with that. Keep asking questions here - the program is very flexible, and there are usually at least two ways of doing something. Which is right, depends on your preferences and expectations. Hope this helps. :-) Wendy Dennis Holtby said the following on 6/12/2014 16:13: > Okay folks, Newbie Dude here but, I'm seriously confused by all the > options available regarding Master Sources and Details. > > Since it is possible to do in both places, is it best to attach copies > of documents (or pictures) to the "Master Source" or, as part of the > "Detail" (using the Source Writer), which is the best place to use to > add them? Specifically, I referring to attaching copies of > Birth/Death Certificates, Census Pages, etc. > > Any help at all will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Dennis 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
