As a splitter, I question those that worry they have 'too many sources'. How many are too many? What is the ratio of sources to people? 2:1 20:1 Rich in LA CA
--- On Sun, 5/8/11, Jenny M Benson <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jenny M Benson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] webinar/changing colors once sourced > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, May 8, 2011, 11:16 AM > On 08/05/2011 14:20, [email protected] > wrote: > > I have a question about sourcing too. Would you > ever create a > > completely separate source for a census entry, death > record, etc. > > that you know is going to be a source for multiple > people and fields? > > Sometimes I find that I have not transcribed something > properly > > (handwriting, poor scan, whatever) and then I have to > go back to each > > person and field that I used that source for and make > the corrections > > one at a time. Or is there a faster way to do > that? I'm thinking > > maybe I should create a brand new source for each > entry but then I'd > > end up with thousands of sources.... > > On LUG we tend to call those who create thousands of > separate Master > Sources "Splitters" and those of us who make one Master > Source serve for > numerous Citations are "Lumpers." Personally, I am a > lumper, I believe > it to be "best database practice" and would never recommend > anyone to > become a splitter. However, each to his own and the > most important > thing is to do what you are comfortable with. > > With regard to corrections, if you have made an error in a > Master Source > you can edit that Source and the change will be reflected > in ALL > Citations using that Source. If the error is in the > Source Detail, you > can use Search and Replace - you do get the option NOT to > make the > change if it doesn't apply to certain records. > > You should also familiarise yourself with the Source > Clipboard which can > save you hours of data entry and thus reduces the chance of > you making > an error. > -- > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
