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== There is No One Right Way == | == There is No One Right Way == | ||
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. | |||
== Drop Redundant Information == | == Drop Redundant Information == | ||
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*When publishing a genealogy article, once a reference note identifies the archive housing a collection, subsequent references to the collection do not have to repeat the archive information.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 384.</ref> | *When publishing a genealogy article, once a reference note identifies the archive housing a collection, subsequent references to the collection do not have to repeat the archive information.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 384.</ref> | ||
*For records consulted on | *For records consulted on FS Library microfilm, in some cases the repository information can be specified in the source list entry and excluded from reference notes.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 56.</ref> | ||
*When an archival set of records has both a number and a name, only the first need contain both.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 118.</ref> | *When an archival set of records has both a number and a name, only the first need contain both.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 118.</ref> | ||
*When publishing a genealogy article, ''ibid.'' may be used when a citation refers to the same source as the previous citation.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 205, 273.</ref> | *When publishing a genealogy article, ''ibid.'' may be used when a citation refers to the same source as the previous citation.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 205, 273.</ref> | ||
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*Do not specify both website name and podcast name when the two are the same.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 816.</ref> | *Do not specify both website name and podcast name when the two are the same.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 816.</ref> | ||
== Default | == Default Types == | ||
Default | Default types in citations do not need to be specified. | ||
*"Author" is the default creator's role.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 666.</ref> | *"Author" is the default creator's role. While an editor must be identified as such, there is no need to include the word "author" to identify an author as such.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 666.</ref> | ||
*"Paper" is the default medium.<ref>CMS 15th ed., 684.</ref> | *"Paper" is the default medium. While an audio tape must be identified as such, there is no need to specify "paper" for a book.<ref>CMS 15th ed., 684.</ref> | ||
*"Page" is the default subdivision of a book. There is no need to specify "p." before the page number of a book. (In other contexts, it might be necessary.) | |||
== Websites are Publications == | == Websites are Publications == | ||
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*When citing a record that degrades over time, then one should specify when the record was seen. For example, grave markers degrade over time, so the citation should include the date the marker was read.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained'', 214.</ref> | *When citing a record that degrades over time, then one should specify when the record was seen. For example, grave markers degrade over time, so the citation should include the date the marker was read.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained'', 214.</ref> | ||
= Notes | ==Reference Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Citations]] | [[Category:Citations]] | ||
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