Hi Henry,

> Remember that when you reference a source...it is where you found the
> information.
>
> If someone else...say in ten years wants to know ehre you found the
> information then it can be traced back to that source(s)

although I do basically agree to what you said, I would be really
cautious with 'sources' on the Internet. You wrote 'If somebody
else...say in ten years...' - well, what will till then have happened to
that link?? Whenever possible, if I find something interesting/new on
the web, I don't rely on it being still there after some time. Therefore
I download, copy or transcribe that page(es). Of course I would also
keep record of the site address, but won't trust it to still work
lateron.

In the case mentioned, I wonder if it wouldn't be wise to classify it as
the 'root' source of that info which would be the newspaper (given that
I know it's name year, edition, page etc.). Chances are that this
information indeed can be traced back in ...say ten years. In addition I
would also take note of where I actually found it. Others though may
have a different philosophy with this <g>

Regards
Tilman

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