Thanks, Leonard. I'm not completely happy with the solution in this
case, which was to use a template designated for "records removed to
state archives," but no field for microfilm number. It's possible I can
add that information somewhere in the template - I just haven't looked
to see where yet.
Barton
On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 01:10 PM, Leonard J. McCown wrote:
Personally, I like to leave as much information as possible when the
time comes I am not here to answer questions for anyone seeking the
record I used to make that decision. Too so much is changing, even
online these days. Leonard
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] identify template already created
Cathy, thank you. I spoke to the director of reprographics at the
Kentucky Dept. of Libraries & Archives today, and learned a great deal
about how marriages in Kentucky were recorded and how the KDLA organized
them into record series upon acquiring them.
I was kind of flummoxed as to what source template in Legacy to use.
Learning the precise record type you’re dealing with is the first step,
and may seem obvious (but it really took some time to define that –
there are so many different record types for marriages). By determining
I was dealing with a license from 1808 I was able, by searching for
“license,” to quickly come up with the available options in Source
Writer. Then I was stuck on whether to choose “removed to State
Archives” or “microfilm/fiche,” since both applied to the record I had.
I chose the former, and produced a source citation exactly as shown in
EE. The KDLA director said he did not think it necessary or customary
to cite the microfilm number, but rather the record type, book and page
number for the source only (with the other relevant pieces of data).
I’m still not quite sure about that, and wonder if I should cite that
somewhere. But I feel I made the right choice as the template for
“microfiche/film,” while providing the film # in the cite, did not
produce the repository in the note, but only the bibliography, leaving
one to presume (presumably) that the record was at the county level.
I wish there was a chat group somewhere devoted to sources – they’re so
important, complex and nuanced – seems like there should be a forum to
discuss them. They’re fun too – sort of like a Rubik’s cube – trying to
get all the elements to line up right.
Barton
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