Hi Cathy,
Thank you for your reply.  However, I did take a look at the existing templates (I thought my post reflected that).  I also may have provided "TMI" (I tend to do this), was not sufficiently succinct and/or asked obvious questions.  For example, in the template I ended up selecting, "Newspapers>Online images (issued by unrelated content provider)," I asked if "issued" means "published on this website," which I assume it does.  I also nitpicked about the use of "online image;" I assume that is equivalent to a transcription although it seems somewhat imprecise.  The distinction is perhaps not important. 

The output for my obituary is:
"Andrew Kulesa," Grand Rapids Press, 23 Aug 2014; database, MLive Media Group (http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?pid=172223191 : accessed 14 Jul 2017), Obituaries. I think this is good.  The only gripe I have is that, although the template provides a field for "State," this does not appear in the output.  I think the way around this is to insert the state's abbreviation in parentheses between "Rapids" and "Press."

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 02:13 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote:
Barton,

There may not be any - take a look.

Cathy



Barton Lewis wrote:



So here’s a source citation problem that I would be interested in

hearing feedback about: I found an obituary for someone that provides

his mother’s maiden name, an important link to a DNA match that I

haven’t been able to obtain otherwise. The obituary is on a website

for a company that calls itself “[X] Media Group” (the “X” is

replacing its actual name). The obit came up when Googling the man’s

mother’s married name, and appears on a page that has the following

inscription at top: “Obituaries & Guestbooks Provided by Funeral

Directors & Families from the Grand Rapids Press.” X Media Group, on

its About Us page states it is “an audience-first venture encompassing

content, sales, and ma
rketing professionals that care deeply about

digital marketing.” Which Master Source template should I use? The

obituary is not issued by the publisher, if “issued” is the same as

published on the website in question, correct? The templates which

include “issued by unrelated content provider” would seem to be the

correct ones, but they all include the categorization “online image.”

Is there a difference between an “online image” and a transcription of

the obituary? Is the former an actual digital image of the obituary as

it appeared in the newspaper? If so, is it appropriate to use this

template since the obituary is a transcription?



Finally, why is there a separate category for some of the templates

that includes “periodicals” in front of the rest of the descriptors,

e.g. “Newspapers>online archives>issued by the publisher” vs.

“Periodicals>Newspapers>online archives&
gt;issued by the publisher”;

what’s the difference between the two?



Thanks,



Barton

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