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1. Document number (a number you create) makes your log a table of contents to your copies.<br> | 1. Document number (a number you create) makes your log a table of contents to your copies.<br> | ||
*If the search results are negative, put nil or Ø | *If the search results are negative, put nil or Ø in the document number field, but record what you did and what you mean by "nil." For example, does nil mean no Fraziers at all in the record, none named William, or no Williams between 35 and 45? | ||
*If positive, use husband’s name/years (file name), plus the next unused number. For example, if you had already found and logged seven sources for the family of William Frazier, the next would be numbered like this: | *If positive, use husband’s name/years (file name), plus the next unused number. For example, if you had already found and logged seven sources for the family of William Frazier, the next would be numbered like this: | ||
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Failure to document as you go by completing a research log (and family group record) will result in confusion. The confusion may cause you to overlook important sources and come to wrong conclusions. | Failure to document as you go by completing a research log (and family group record) will result in confusion. The confusion may cause you to overlook important sources and come to wrong conclusions. | ||
''Figure 2. Example of a partially filled-in homemade research log.'' [[Image:Log17.png]] | ''Figure 2. Example of a partially filled-in homemade research log.'' [[Image:Log17.png]] | ||
== General Suggestions == | == General Suggestions == | ||