There has been some discussion here recently about whether or not/how to cite website URLs and related matters. What I am never quite sure about is how to handle situations where a citation one has created in the past is no longer *quite* accurate.
For example, for quite a while it was possible to access records from a FamilySearch site for which the URL was http://search.labs/familysearch.org. That URL is no longer valid but it is possible to access the same records from www.familysearch.org. Similarly, Ancestry used to have a database entitled "England & Wales, Birth Index:1837-1983" and one entitled "England & Waes, Birth Index: 1984-2005". Then all those records were combined into one database called "England & Wales, Birth Index:1916-2005." I could give several other similar examples. So what does one do about one's citations? Just update the title of the database or the URL of the website and carry on using the same Master Sources, or create a new Master Source every time there is a subtle change in the details? If one of the main purposes of a Source is to allow others to replicate my research, they aren't going to be able to do that if they try and access http://search.labs/familysearch.org. On the other hand, if I say I accessed a record on www.familysearch.org on 15 May 2008 people might be very mistrustful of anything I say knowing that that must be a lie! -- 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
