Based on some comments recently on a related thread, I would primarily source the newspaper and note that it was accessed via the online source (for all the reasons you stated and more) I was glad to have had this discussion because I have previously always sourced primarily the website which I now feel was a huge mistake. I think the website should be secondary but definitely mentioned in the citation. If someone else (or even yourself) wants to recreate that source, there are multiple sources to obtain a copy of that newspaper selection if you know the details. You don't have to rely on that one online source that may not exist later. In the distant past, I had accessed newspaper obituaries on a particular site that no longer offers those obituaries in it's holdings. I'm sure it's not the only time that has ever happened.
Kathy On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:46 AM, James Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > Wondering about how to dealing with compound sources in Source Writer? > > I'm working with several newspapers currently, and they are falling > into this compound area for me. Of course there is the newspaper's > information itself - place, title, page and column stuff. But then > there is the place where I found it - NewspaperArchive, GenealogyBank > or Obituaries, or microfilm at the local research center. > > When choosing the Source Writer template, it is possilble to choose > either the newspaper or the archive as the driver. I initially > started with the archive, so would enter a Master Source for that, and > then each detail prompts for a "citing" field, which is more or less > free-from for the newspaper bits. While this seems to be the 'best > fit' as far as Source Writer prompting goes, it is also possible to > start with the newspaper as the driver. In that case, I enter a > Master Source for the newspaper and, perhaps breaking form a bit, > choose the option something about 'online database by the publisher' > (not in front of it just now). I choose that option because it gives > me prompt for the main URL and another field that defaults to a value > of "online archives". In these fields I enter the URL to the archive > (which may not be the publisher), such as www.newspaperarchives.com, > and edit the default to say something like "NewspaperARCHIVES online > archives" instead. That is all in the Master Source that way. Now, > the details prompts pertain only the the article in question. > > I think I prefer the second method. If the end goal of citations is > for someone else to retrace your research if they so choose, it seems > to me the newspaper would get higher billing than the archive I found > it in (they might not have a subscription, or live in a different > country from my research center or who knows). I also like that the > various newspapers are listed in my Master Source list instead of just > archives - but my tendencies are towards splitting. > > So I ask what the thoughts are on one way vs the other? It seems > Legacy would nudge me down the first path (I say so because the > template prompts seem to fit more exactly), but at least my logic says > the second is better. > Thoughts? > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> > ). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > -- Kathy Meyer Technology is both blessing and curse, depending on what it's doing for you (or to you) on any particular day. 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
