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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Show another source within a source
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:51:21 -0400
In-Reply-To: <NIBBKHFNGLDPDIBJMBKLGEDMCAAA.alangford@earthlink.net>


On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 11:48:20 -0700, Ann Langford wrote:
> How do I add information to a source that shows where the
> original information was obtained, as well as offer
> descriptive, clarifying information about the source.
> For example, I am entering family information from a
> bible source, following the Mills format. I have entered
> my information and it formats correctly as follows:

I agree with Joe -- the Bible is not your source, since you didn't see
it, but rather the published extract is your source. The Bible is then
the "source of the source."

There are two workable ways to reflect a "source of a source" in TMG.
Neither involves the "Source for this source" function on the
Attachments tab of the source definition screen. In my opinion that
function has no value - I ignore it. The problem is there is no way to
get it to print, as you discovered.

In my experience, sources of sources come in two flavors --1) those
that are mentioned generically, say in a bibliography, note, or
preface, without saying what specific information came from that
source, and 2) those cited in connection with specific information. In
my view, you should deal with the two differently when citing them in
TMG.

For the first type, I suggest writing the citation for the "source of
the source" just as you want it to appear in the Comments field on the
Supplemental tab of the source definition. Then, if the source type
doesn't already have it, add the [COMMENTS] source element to the
output template of the full footnote so your "source of the source"
citation appears the first time this source is cited.

For the second type, I want the citations of the "source of the
source" attached to specific tags that they relate to. In this case,
you have to add the "source of the source" citation to the CD of each
citation it applies to. Then it will appear as part of the citation
for each such tag.

Terry Reigel





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