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Researchers are allowed some latitude in constructing citations. | Researchers are allowed some latitude in constructing citations. Thomas W. Jones has said, "This idea that there is one way to cite a source is false"<ref>Thomas W. Jones, “You’ve Got Options: Many Ways to Cite Right (Part 1 of 3),” lecture at ''APG’s Professional Management Conference: Professional Grade Genealogy'', January 2015; notes by Robert Raymond, in his files.</ref> and, "Your [citation] also will vary with your audience and other factors in the context where your description will appear."<ref>Thomas W. Jones, “You’ve Got Options: Many Ways to Cite Right,” Association of Professional Genealogists, ''APG’s 2015 Professional Management Conference Syllabus'' ([Salt | ||
Lake City, Utah]: Association of Professional Genealogists, 2015), 1.</ref> All of the following might be considered appropriate citations to the same artifact:<ref>These examples were taken with permission from "Artifact Citations," ''The Ancestry Insider'' (http://www.ancestryinsider.org/2015/09/artifact-citations.html : 3 September 2015).</ref> | |||
#Sarah A. Skillen, “Sarah A. Skillin's Sampler,” 1835, id number 1983.0617.03, American Samplers collection; Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.; digital image, ''Smithsonian: The National Museum of American History'' (http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1096007 : accessed 22 August 2015), click the thumbnail. Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens. | |||
#Sarah A. Skillen, “Sarah A. Skillin's Sampler,” 1835, id number 1983.0617.03, American Samplers collection; Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.; digital image, ''Smithsonian: The National Museum of American History'' (http://americanhistory.si.edu/ : accessed 22 August 2015), search for “Sarah A. Skillin's Sampler.” Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens. | |||
#Sarah A. Skillen, “Sarah A. Skillin's Sampler,” 1835, id number 1983.0617.03; Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.; digital image, ''Smithsonian: The National Museum of American History'' (http://americanhistory.si.edu/ : accessed 22 August 2015), path: Collections > Object Groups > American Samplers > Sarah A. Skillin's Sampler.” Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens. | |||
#Sarah A. Skillen, “Sarah A. Skillin's Sampler,” 1835, id number 1983.0617.0; Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.; digital image, ''Smithsonian: Seriously Amazing'' (http://www.si.edu/ : accessed 22 August 2015), search for “American Samplers.” Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens. | |||
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