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From: Ray Rogers <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Cref or Citation Reference
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:49:16 -0400
References: <20056292030.380876@Terry3>
In-Reply-To: <20056292030.380876@Terry3>


Terry Reigel wrote:

>That is the "official" use of this Source Element, which is used by
>only a few of the standard Source Types. But some users add it to all
>source types, and use it for a personal file number associated with
>the copy of that source in their personal file system. I think that's
>the application Rae Jean was talking about. In that application, it's
>used for the same thing as [Cref] is intended, but at the source
>definition level rather than at the citation level.
>
>The main criteria for choosing one method over the other, in my view,
>is whether one assigns one personal file number per source definition,
>or more than one, as discussed in my earlier post.
>
>Terry Reigel
>
>

If one were to use either of these approaches for a personal filing
system, what options would there be for filtering and to have the file
number print?

For instance, to find all the sources associated with a person, or all
the people associated with a particular source.

Ray

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