Hi Tam,
Don't know what the book says - I haven't read it! However the output which
you are getting is correct for the way you have entered your sources, in
fact, coincidentally, it is the method I use (I hadn't read the tips
either). BTW Legacy version 6 gives the same output.
To my mind what we are recording here is the source of the information,
which is a newspaper, and *not* the event, the obit, so the first field
should be the name of the source. If the book says otherwise then I don't
agree with it.
Just my opinion
Ron Ferguson
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Subject: [LegacyUG] Citing Sources and Getting Them to Print Properly
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:39:11 -0500
Hi --
First let me say that this group is great. I've been doing things the
hard way and I've decided that now is the time, while I still have less
than 3,000 peeps in my database, to start from scratch with a new database
utilizing all the tricks I've learned here. I just figure it will be
faster and easier than trying to find what should be changed, and who
knows -- I might find something I missed in the past.
Rather than learning how to do it right the first time, I originally used
a lot of "hokey pokey" to get my source citations to print according to
the guidelines in Elizabeth Shown Mills book "Evidence!", including
creating a master source for every item which, as you can imagine, has
become so unwieldy as to be practically useless.
So, I've been reading through the "Tips" on source citation and my
question relates specifically to citing obits
(http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/SourceObituary.asp), but it really could
relate to any source citation in Legacy.
I followed the steps given, and it does seem easier, more practical, and a
better utilization of the resources provided by the program. But the
output does not conform to the "Evidence!" recommendations (which is why I
invented my own flawed process to begin with).
The book states the citation should read (italics omitted, of course):
Jane Smith obituary, The Small Town Times, Podunk, Anystate, 1 January
2000, page 1, column 1.
The output I get following the "Tips" instructions is:
The Small Town Times (Podunk, Anystate), Jane Smith obituary, 1 January
2000, page 1 column 1.
There are similar problems with the other "Tips" given for source
citations.
So I'm wondering if (1) the output set forth in "Evidence!" is only
suggested, and as long as all the info is there, the actual format is
irrelevant? and (2) am I missing something in trying to get this to print
according to "the book?" I'm sure I'm missing something obvious.
I know, I talk too much. But I'd really like to get this right *this*
time, while my squeaky clean database has only two beautifully documented
people in it. :-)
TIA -- you guys rock --
Tam
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