Oops, correction. Evidence Explained, the book. On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 9:53 AM magnoliasouth <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't have much more to add to this but just wanted to add my 2¢ worth. > Source Writer is the best of its kind, no kidding. It is superior in every > way to any other bibliographic database I've come across. You can also use > Clooz in conjunction with Legacy, which will further organize them in other > ways. > > The source writer is based on genealogical standards and uses Citations > Explained for formatting, which is an expensive book to obtain but if you > have a lot of research, I highly recommend. It is truly amazing and I > recommend the webinar as well. You will be surprised at how well it > documents, pretty much everything. Now if I could just export the formats > myself for Word, I would LOVE it! Any suggestions from other readers on how > to do this? Since I'm already here. Maybe a new thread is needed. > > You see, I did watch the webinar and as I improved my skills in how to use > the Source Writer I was amazed at how versatile it is. Finding the right > kind of format can be difficult to document, depending on its original > location (repository) with call numbers and the like. Source Writer does > this for you. The source detail is also a standard and its fields write how > it should be done. You can always add more information in the Notes and > even format it how you wish. > > I suggest the Webinar first and then practice by adding sources and > entering them under different templates to see the differences. I love it > and can't live without it! There is just no other documentation quite like > it for such a price. Heck, I'd buy the Source Writer as a separate > database, just so I could plug it in to Word, as mentioned. > > Good luck! I think you'll find it does what you wish it to, it's just > finding the right template. > > > On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 7:32 PM Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Andrew, >> >> I agree with most of what Jenny has said. >> >> Here's a tip when looking for a Source Template to use for a particular >> purpose. >> Start from the Source Clipboard. Choose a likely Template and before >> completely entering all the Master Source data, save and select it. Then >> on the Source Clipboard you see the corresponding detail screen on the >> source clipboard. If that looks fine then you go ahead and add your >> source detail, apply the source and remember to go back and edit the >> Master Source to include all the Master Source data saving it using the >> option to update all existing citations using it. If the source detail >> doesn't give you the detail you require, you just go back to choose >> another Master Source, this time remembering to delete the one you >> started and didn't like. >> >> RE the OPR I don't know which Source Template you decided to use. >> It depends on whether you are making a Master Source for the whole OPR >> or whether you are going to make a Master Source for each parish in the >> OPR. For the later you use one of the Church Record templates. >> I recently decided to use just one Master Source for all the OPR on >> ScotlandsPeople so used the Internet - database and images template with >> Database Title: Church Registers and then put the actual church and >> reference in the Credit line ending up with citations like this: >> ScotlandsPeople, "Church Registers," database and images, >> (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 26 May 2017); birth of >> James Craig; 02/02/1804 CRAIG, JAMES (Old Parish Registers Births 576/ >> 10 187 Ardrossan) Page 187 of 383. >> ScotlandsPeople, "Church Registers," database and images, >> (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 21 May 2017); marriage >> of James Craig & Janet Hunter Houstoun; 16/11/1829 CRAIG, JAMES (Old >> Parish Registers Marriages 644/1 410 116 Glasgow) Page 116 of 733. >> I'm simply copying the reference that Scotland's People add to the image >> and put on your page of bought images when you download it and putting >> that in the Credit line of the source detail. Perhaps it should be >> preceded by citing. >> >> Cathy >> >> >> >> > Jenny M Benson <mailto:[email protected]> >> > Sunday, 23 June 2019 6:03 AM >> > On 22-Jun-19 09:39 PM, Andrew Robbie wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I'm trying to standardize on some more <solid> source references, and >> >> am trying my best to use SourceWriter to it's limits. But I am >> >> struggling to understand, or find the info on, what detailed >> >> information each path through the create master source wizard process >> >> creates different detailed info form when referencing that master >> >> source. >> > >> > I have to admit that I do not understand what you mean. >> > >> > Have you checked out any of Geoff's webinars? - especially Sources and >> > Citations Made Simple, Standard and Powerful. >> > >> > Is there any >> >> tutorial or help that will give me this information? E.g. see >> >> below. >> > >> > Looking at your image (and I should point out that you should NOT post >> > images to LUG), you do not appear to have added any information to the >> > Master Source, other than a Title. Any facts which are going to be >> > consistent every time you cite that Source should be included in the >> > Master Source. >> >> >> >> Also, related to sources, I was wondering if others struggle with >> >> source formats too, and we could create a library of well used source >> >> templates with all the correct fields already set up for others to >> >> simply import? For example, the one I am struggling with right now is >> >> Scotland Old Parish Records for Marriages - when I go down the path >> >> of Church Records, Online Images, etc. I get this detailed info >> >> entry form (called Source Detail), which is not really up to snuff. >> >> Where do I put the OPR reference info for the parish, for example ? >> >> All I see is Title, and Item of Interest for a Marriage source? >> > >> > Which Master Source did you select to use for the OPRs? >> > >> > You could put the Parish reference into the Item of Interest field, >> > could you not? >> > >> > It's important to remember that with Source Writer you do not HAVE to >> > fill in every field if some of them don't seem relevant in a particular >> > interest, and you don't always have to use a field for exactly what it's >> > Field Name implies. As you are building a Source, both at Master Source >> > and Source Detail stage an Output Preview appears at the right-hand side >> > of the screen so you can see if what you are entering "works". >> > >> >> >> >> So, I’d like to be able to create a nice template for all commonly >> >> used sources that can be exported/imported by all loyal Legacy users. >> >> To save them experiencing the frustrations I am feeling myself… >> >> >> > This sounds like a nice idea, but I think it is probably impractical. >> > There are so many thousands of different Sources and millions of >> > associated Details, not to mention people's different ideas of what is >> > "right." What I have found helps me is to print out screen shots of >> > the Citations I have created where the information entered is not >> > exactly what the Field Names might suggest. This way, next time I >> > come to similar citation I know how I handled it last time and can be >> > consistent. >> > >> > >> > Andrew Robbie <mailto:[email protected]> >> > Sunday, 23 June 2019 4:39 AM >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I'm trying to standardize on some more <solid> source references, and >> > am trying my best to use SourceWriter to it's limits. But I am >> > struggling to understand, or find the info on, what detailed >> > information each path through the create master source wizard process >> > creates different detailed info form when referencing that master >> > source. Is there any tutorial or help that will give me this >> > information? E.g. see below. >> > >> > Also, related to sources, I was wondering if others struggle with >> > source formats too, and we could create a library of well used source >> > templates with all the correct fields already set up for others to >> > simply import? For example, the one I am struggling with right now is >> > Scotland Old Parish Records for Marriages - when I go down the path of >> > Church Records, Online Images, etc. I get this detailed info entry >> > form (called Source Detail), which is not really up to snuff. Where >> > do I put the OPR reference info for the parish, for example ? All I >> > see is Title, and Item of Interest for a Marriage source? >> > >> > A screenshot of a social media post Description automatically generated >> > >> > So, I’d like to be able to create a nice template for all commonly >> > used sources that can be exported/imported by all loyal Legacy users. >> > To save them experiencing the frustrations I am feeling myself… >> > >> > Anyone able to help me? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Andrew ROBBIE >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >
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