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Emerging genealogists often lack the experience to know how much information should be included in a citation. For example, it is a bad practice to specify just a URL (web address) or an identification number like a batch number, film number, or call number. | Emerging genealogists often lack the experience to know how much information should be included in a citation. For example, it is a bad practice to specify just a URL (web address) or an identification number like a batch number, film number, or call number. | ||
URLs change, and they do so quickly. URLs for census images on Ancestry.com changed when they switched viewers. Those for FamilySearch Record Search no longer work. Those for the classic FamilySearch website will soon stop working. Batch numbers almost went away on the latest FamilySearch.org. Did you know that the | URLs change, and they do so quickly. URLs for census images on Ancestry.com changed when they switched viewers. Those for FamilySearch Record Search no longer work. Those for the classic FamilySearch website will soon stop working. Batch numbers almost went away on the latest FamilySearch.org. Did you know that the FamilySearch Library changed film numbers many years ago? Robert has a family group sheet with an old film number and it is very difficult to figure out the current film number. Many libraries switched away from the Dewey Decimal call numbers. | ||
Citations for published sources are pretty easy, so emerging genealogists often create them. The basic information is title, author, page numbers, and publication year. The two we sometimes forget are publisher and place of publication. Some books have different authors for each chapter and so the citation includes the name of the chapter and its author. | Citations for published sources are pretty easy, so emerging genealogists often create them. The basic information is title, author, page numbers, and publication year. The two we sometimes forget are publisher and place of publication. Some books have different authors for each chapter and so the citation includes the name of the chapter and its author. | ||
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The stellar genealogist understands all citation principles and can produce the highest of quality citations for the most extreme of circumstances. Consider this citation produced by the proficient genealogist: | The stellar genealogist understands all citation principles and can produce the highest of quality citations for the most extreme of circumstances. Consider this citation produced by the proficient genealogist: | ||
::2. “Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923,” database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 September 2011), Emanuel Trepka Bloch, 1873; citing “Index includes the IGI, digital copies of original records, and compiled records. FS Library digital and microfilm copies. | ::2. “Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923,” database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 September 2011), Emanuel Trepka Bloch, 1873; citing “Index includes the IGI, digital copies of original records, and compiled records. FS Library digital and microfilm copies. FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah”; FS Library microfilm 300,491. | ||
The stellar genealogist’s version is: | The stellar genealogist’s version is: | ||
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