Hi All, I agree with those who say that sourcing can be individualized so long as the information is provided however, some may want to publish in future and the format of citation is much more precise, uniform and formal, and to be honest, I have yet to find a way to state my sources on Legacy that would not require alot of editing should I want to publish. Nick Cirillo
--- ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > It seems to me that which way to source is an on > going question and is very > much a matter of personal chaoice and where the main > output from the > research is to be used. If, for example, I was to > have an individual master > source for all people who corresponded with me via > letters emails etc. then > I would have a large number of master sources. As my > main output will be a > website this I do not want. > > Instead I have a master sources called letters, > emails etc. and in the > detail go the names etc of the correspondants, the > repository is, of course, > always me. This saves a lot of web space. As a > previous correspondent has > said, the main aim is to enable a reader to find the > source - whatever > system is used if it does that it is doing its job. > > Ron Ferguson > > > > _______________________________________ > > For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > View Individual Trees > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ > _______________________________________ > > > > > > >From: "Steve Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help with sourcing > >Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:31:11 +0200 > > > >On 5 Jun 2006 at 19:44, winmcl wrote: > > > > > Gail: > > > Your emails on sourcing has been most > interesting and informative, but > > > I have one question concerning Personal > Correspondence. You say that in > >the > > > Master Source you put Personal Correspondence in > the Source Name List > >and the > > > title. Nothing else. All the other information > you enter in Source > >Detail for > > > various contacts you make with various persons. > Then you have one > >Master > > > Source and an abundance of contacts in Source > Details so there aren't > >too many > > > Master Sources. But you put each contacts > address in the Repository. How > >do > > > you do that if you put nothing in the Master > Source, but the words > >Personal > > > Correspondence? Their is no Repository in Source > Detail unless they have > >added > > > it to Legacy 6. I am using Legacy 5 which could > be my reason for not > > > understanding.I think you have excellent ideas, > but I do not unerstand > >how > > > this can work. Please clarify this issue for me. > I will much appreciate > >more > > > information so I can have abetter understanding > of your method. Thank > >you. > > > >I use a different method: > > > >I put the correspondent's name in the master source > record, and the date of > >the letter in the detailed record, in > year-month-day order, so that if > >there > >are several lettters they show up in date order. > > > >-- > >Steve Hayes > >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/ > >Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to > our free newsletters! > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
