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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Citation details
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 13:06:25 -0400
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Art Eccles wrote:
>This has probably been answered many times so please excuse me if that is
>the case.
>I have in the past been very inconsistent about what I put in Citations for
>tags. For example, in one Birth tag I have "GRO Birth Index" in the
>citation for the Index details. For the same person and tag, I have put the
>person's name in the Citation for the Birth Certificate details
>
>I feel I should be consistent but am not sure what I should put in the
>Citation. Perhaps the answer is nothing unless it really contributes to an
>explanation about the source. In that case, I should have left both of the
>above examples blank. The Index and Certificate details are contained in
>the Source details after all.
>
>What do others do?

The easiest answer is to consider what _you_ would need to find the
information that supports the data that is being cited. A lot depends on
the Source and how you create it. For example, some Sources will require
nothing in the Citation Detail and others will need a considerable amount.

A Source for a Birth Certificate giving all the certificate identifying
information would need little (if any) entry in the Citation Detail. But a
Source for a Birth Register that is fairly generic would need more data
entered in the Citation Detail.

So look at your Source Citation and ask yourself if any added information
is needed to find the records you want. If all the information is in the
citation, then you do not need to enter anything in the Citation
Detail. But if the citation just point to the registry or an index, you
may need more data to help you find the specific book, page, record, etc.

Hope this helps -

Lee Hoffman/KY
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