Thanks, Jenny. However, even family search has recently changed their URL. It won't go away, but it will go through another transition, I'm sure. Upon further inspection, I see that I don't have a URL for HeritageQuest, just the website title. I'll probably leave them all like that, so if the underlying URL changes, it won't matter to my citations (which I do NOT want to have to change).
I'll have to ponder further your XYZ website example, because I think I would cite the record set...? Or possibly it is now too late at night and I have read too many emails. ;) Cheers!--Paula <snip> With something like Censuses I don't think I'd worry too much about one of the big sites going out of business. I think most people know - and will know in the future - which sites carry the Censuses and as we cite all the particulars (Civil Parish, Piece No, Folio, Page & name of Individual or Family in the case of UK Censuses) it shouldn't be too difficult for someone to find the same information elsewhere. Of course, if I find information on XYZ website which doesn't seem to be available anywhere else and XYZ closes down then future researchers following in my footsteps are stymied. I was thinking more of where websites get new names/URLs or where databases are re-named or merged: does one change the Master Source to reflect the new titles/URLs or does one start a new Master Source? -- 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
