Phone calls, etc - I too have a Basic source called Personal Memory, and
another called Personal Correspondence - they're much the same thing,
except for method of delivery. With both, I put information in the
Source Detail field to show who's memory was being recalled
(conversation with Joe Bloggs, for example) or who the correspondence
was from. So it's not just my personal memories covered by this one, and
it's clear to anyone reading it where the information came from.
Facebook - I use this often enough for family data that I've created a
new Basic Source called Website - Facebook.com. The only detail in the
Master Source is the title 'www.facebook.com' (without the quotes). When
I use this source I note in the Source Detail field who made the post
and on what date, and the date I viewed ('retrieved') the post, and may
quote the post in the Text/Comments area if I think it required. If the
person uses a pseudonym on Facebook, I note their Facebook name as well
as their real name.
Hope this helps. :-)
Wendy
Jessica Morgan said the following on 4/09/2014 02:30:
> I feel they are all interchangeable to some degree. Personally I have
> created a source called "Conversation", and anything done in passing,
> via phone call, off the cuff, etc is sourced that way in my files.
>
> This begs the question of sourcing more "non traditional" sources. Has
> anyone broached the issue of sourcing Facebook? We have a family group
> there to keep up with each other, and often times family will post
> birthdays, anniversaries, congratulatory items, births, deaths, and
> photos and documents there to share.
>
> Jessica
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Bobby Johnson <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> I think we could argue "Personal Knowledge" or "Interview" and be
> as correct as you can be using either of these. As was pointed
> out to me offline, it was more of an announcement. I chose
> "Personal Knowledge" because I did not interview the first time
> grandmother when she called but copied the information on a
> scratch pad. As any grandmother would do, she gave the time,
> weight, length and name along with a description of who the baby
> favored.
> Perhaps a template "Announcement" should be added.
> Bobby
>
>
>
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>
> *Jessica Morgan*
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