Jerry: Your issues can be simplified considerably by remembering that it’s generally not customary to cite repositories for published items that are widely available, and records online are also considered “published.” With hard to find items, however, I do include the repository in the citation. I also sometimes note the repository for my own purposes, not as a part of the formal source citation but as a privatized note.
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 5:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Question About Sourcing and Repositories I have a few questions about sourcing that I'm sure many of you can help me with. 1. When you cite a newspaper article as a source, do you attempt to always document where that article can be found, either online or in a person's possession? And do you always provide the specific http URL address, if it is available online? 2. If so, what happens if that online website which is housing that newspaper article shuts down? (or the person who has the article dies?) 3. Along with this, if the newspaper article is in the possession of a certain person, is that person, in effect, the REPOSITORY for the item and should a REPOSITORY of all items in that person's or organization's possession be set up for ready reference? I hope this is clear enough. Thanks! -- Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org 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
