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From: Ray <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Bibliography - IGI Entries
Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 19:35:25 -0400
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Stuart Armstrong wrote:

>Excellent, Tom!
>
>I would like to point out also that the IGI has two types of entries:
> Extracted records (extracted by teams from original records)
> Member submitted records (which are completely undocumented -- even the name of the submitter is not always given).
>
>Obviously there is a great difference in quality between the two types.
>
>In my Master Source List, I have four different sources for the IGI.
> IGI: Extracted record.
> IGI: Membership record.
> IGI: Submitted record.
> IGI: Ordinance record.
>
>Stuart Armstrong
>
>
Stuart, I like that idea very much. I make a note [CD] of whether it is
an extracted or submitted record in my present sources but I can see
where your method has the advantage of immediate visibility. Would you
be willing to post your definitions so that I, and probably many others,
can get some ideas if we were to go this route?

Ray


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