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Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: Questionable Source Cites
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:05:49 EDT
In a message dated 8/1/2002 2:36:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:
> Patt
> Out of all the people I have contacted regarding their web sites, only
> three
> replied. One referred me to another researcher as his source (I know that
> researcher and have seen her material); the second person replied that he
> didn't know where he found the information, he just collects stuff off the
> internet; the third person refused to change or admen her web site even
> though I supplied documentation proving the marriage she reported was
> erroneous. Guess that's one reason I'm considering classifying net
> information in a different category that other types of data.
>
> Maybe incorporating the statement "This material is not documented." into
> the citation detail would be appropriate when citing findings from the web
> or emails (or anywhere else for that matter). IF I'm remembering correctly,
> John's Utility for 4.0d will let you append or prepend statements to the
> citation detail of citations. Then everyone including me would know the
> type
> of information I'm citing... unfortunately even I forget after a time that
> the person did not cite their sources. <g>
> Rae Jean
>
Rae Jean,
If you've gotten 3 replies you have 2 more than I do. But, the one that did
reply was very good. I have 2 sitting on my desk right now pending, if they
don't reply within a week I then decide whether the info is worth doing
anything with.
I like your phase about the information. I use the Misc template for the
generic web site.
the footnoot is Web Site<, [CD]>
the CD is of course the web site location, etc.
Adding the memo field to the template, the biblio could read:
Web Site. The material at this web site was not documented.
I'll have to do a list of citations for that source and see if adding the
memo would create a problem.
Patt
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