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# '''Source''' - write source descriptions in [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|footnote format]] (see the ''Chicago Manual of Style''<sup>1</sup>) | # '''Source''' - write source descriptions in [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|footnote format]] (see the ''Chicago Manual of Style''<sup>1</sup>) | ||
<span><span></span>'''Why complete these before a search.''' Avoid the temptation to skip writing anything at all if the search results are negative. If you finish these items before the search, and if your ancestor is not mentioned in the source, it is easier to write '''nil''' than it would be to fill in all the data afterward. | <span><span></span>'''Why complete these before a search.''' Avoid the temptation to skip writing anything at all if the search results are negative. If you finish these items before the search, and if your ancestor is not mentioned in the source, it is easier to write '''nil''' than it would be to fill in all the data afterward.</span> | ||
<span>Source description information is easier to find in the catalog than in the source itself.</span> Also, helps other researchers who follow your work to use the descriptive information the way it is found in the catalog at the repository where you found the source.<br> | |||
== <span>What to Complete AFTER a Search</span> == | == <span>What to Complete AFTER a Search</span> == | ||