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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 FHL 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>  
*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 Values  ==
== Default Types ==


Default values in citations do not need to be specified.  
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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