Yes, I often think that citing the search criteria (such as first and last name and/or location ) is almost as good as citing according to traditional methods. I would be interested in hearing people's thoughts on this. Toni, Dundas, Ontario
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Meyer" <kmeyer2...@gmail.com> To: <LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Re "cite what you use" -- that's a good point because we are trying to reproduce what we did/where we obtained that particular bit of information. I agree Ancestry sometimes does not take you to the right page or cite the correct information but if I can reproduce how I got there, someone else should be able to do the same. And of course, if it is possible to get to the repository that's icing on the cake. Most of us use Ancestry.com because we are not able to get to those repositories. Kathy On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Connie Sheets <clshee...@yahoo.com> wrote: > There are many errors in Ancestry's source information: wrong page > numbers, incomplete and/or inaccurate descriptions of the microfilm from > which they made the images (e.g. not telling you it was an FHL microfilm, > and/or giving the wrong microfilm number) etc. > > Best practice, IMO, is to *cite what you use.* If I use the "Missouri > Marriage Records, 1805-2002" database at Ancestry.com and I can determine > that the image is of Jasper Co. Marriage Book C, p. 152 (stamped) from > Missouri State Archives microfilm, but Ancestry does not provide a > microfilm number, that is what my citation will say. > > It would be nice if I could travel 1500 miles and use the original source, > but that is not going to happen any time soon. I would feel I was being > irresponsible, inaccurate, and deceptive if I did not mention Ancestry.com > (or other website/URL) in the citation. > > Most style guides differentiate both in content and format between an > entry in a bibliography and a source citation/footnote. It will vary with > the discipline, college professor, professional journal, etc. but it has > not been my experience that most research papers require only a > bibliography. > > In genealogy, at least in the US, the standard is to cite the source for > each statement of fact that is not common knowledge, not lump everything > together in a bibliography. So, I'm glad that Legacy now provides for both > source citations/footnotes AND bibliographies. > > Connie > > --- On Mon, 9/20/10, Vivien Martin <vivien.mar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Todd > If your only source for a particular fact is a > URL then I would not use it at all but find the real source behind the URL > and use it. If you are using for eg. Ancestry as a source then if you > actually have them detail the source( Ancestry does do that in Legacy if > you let it) the entire source is actually there except for the specific > repository. Most people I think are resourcefull enough if they wish to > check your research will find a repository for a source and go and look it > up themselves if it is that important to verify what you have written. > Research papers only require a bibliography not anything more and that is > all you are doing here. So write your source as you would a bibliography > for a research paper. > > OR > The North American and Canadian and British Genealogical societies and > written papers themselves on how to use the internet as source material. > Look up what they have decided is standard and go from there. > cheers > > Vivien > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > -- Kathy Meyer "To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done." --Richard G. 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