Jenny:
Thanks very much for your reply. You're right, it does make sense to use the Newspaper template. And thanks for pointing out about just not changing the Subject line. (I've created a new subject here to make sure you receive my Thanks!!) Cheers! Rob Rob Miller Toronto, ON [email protected] > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing an e-mail with attached obituary scans > Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:31:51 +0000 > > Rob Miller wrote > >When sourcing an e-mail that comes with scans of obituaries (with > >newspaper name, page #, column #), am I sourcing the the e-mail or the > >obituaries themselves? > > > >I'm guessing it is the e-mail, but not sure how to include the obituary > >info in the source. > > As usual, it's entirely a matter of personal preference, really, but > provided you are receiving a *scan* of the original and not a > transcript, I think I would favour using the Newspapers - print edition > template, but I would specify in the Source Comments field that my > actual source was a scan of the original and I would attach the scan > itself. > > Where someone sends me an e-mail in which they have transcribed a > document, I always cite the e-mail as the Source and include a copy of > the relevant text in the Source Text field. > > By the way, I nearly missed your post because it was buried in some > seemingly interminable bore about Digests. Please start a new thread > when you wish to introduce a new topic, don't just re-name an existing > thread - it doesn't work properly! > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail you. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691817 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
