Just for my two cents.....I agree, BOTH should be cited. We all would like
a short cut on where to look. It is even nicer if you exchange copies of
your documentation, that helps keep the cost down. I know some people do
not like to give copies of their documentation, but maybe an exchange would
be appropriate?
Kristine Hurd
The McManigle Family Web Site!!! ~
http://mcmanigle.pa-roots.com/McManigle.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheri Casper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup on sources
> I respectfully disagree with your statements about not citing someone
else's
> sources. The Chicago Manual of Style specifically states that "references
> to the work of one author . . . in that of another must cite both works."
>
> That being said, what happens if the person from whom you received the
> information dies, changes e-mail, or somehow becomes unavailable? How
will
> anyone know where that person got their information and where they can
look
> for the documentation?
>
> I think it is a big mistake not to cite both -- the person from who you
> received the information with a subsequent citation WITHIN THE ORIGINAL
> CITATION to that person's source of information.
>
> Bonnie Costello, [ITAL]Marianne Moore: Imaginary Possessions[ITAL]
> (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981), 78, quoting (or citing, as
the
> case may be) Louis Zukosfky, "Sincerity and Objectification,"
> [ITAL]Poetry[ITAL] 37 (February 1931): 269.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick Hannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 3:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Followup on sources
>
>
> > I think it's important to include your sources when you share
information
> > with other genealogists (as a profession or hobby). After all, could you
> get
> > away with not providing sources on a college term paper? When someone
> > provides me with a report or GEDCOM, one of the first things I do is
look
> at
> > their sources. It gives me a feel of how they do their work and
sometimes
> > gives me clues or hints for my own research.
> >
> > If I remember right, the original question started with someone wanting
> > hints on how to merge the sources from another GEDCOM into his own
Legacy
> > data. I might be mistaken but I think that's how this thread started.
> When
> > I import a GEDCOM (rare, but I do once in a while), I make a copy of the
> > GEDCOM and strip out all the sources before importing it to my data
file.
> >
> > I think it's very important that you DO NOT cite someone else's sources.
> If
> > someone provides you with a genealogy report or GEDCOM, then that person
> is
> > your only source. Legacy has some nice merge features to cite all new
> > individuals in this manner. If someone should later ask how I came to a
> > particular conclusion or found an event in a person's life, I can cite
the
> > person I received the information and then provide them with contact
> > information. This way the researcher can make their own decision on the
> > validity (surety) of the data. I do still keep a copy of the
originator's
> > GEDCOM or report so I can refer back to it later when I get stuck or
> > confused on a particular fact.
> >
> > With the use of the Internet, I'm sure there will be more data sharing
in
> > the year's ahead. Now that I think about it, if I found a GEDCOM that
> only
> > cited "GEDCOM from.." or "Import from..." type sources I think I'd have
to
> > give that source a surety value of ZERO and then drag that file to the
> > Recycle Bin.
> >
> > Anyway, that's my 2-cents.
> >
> > Rick Hannon
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lee
> > VanKammen
> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 00:25
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup on sources
> >
> >
> > so so true! Individuals are apt to not be around even tomorrow little
> lone
> > years from now. The original source should always we cited!!! Thanks
for
> > your addition to my thoughts.
> > Lee
> >
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