Mark Tucker has created a YouTube video that describes the process of source citations. The seven-and-a-half minute video consists of two sections. The first section discusses some of the current issues with citing sources especially when it comes to online sources. The second section demonstrates an approach to quickly and accurately cite online sources. As Mark states in the video, "The technology needed to accomplish this exists today."
The video stresses the use of standardized citations as specified by Elizabeth Shown Mills' excellent book, Evidence Explained. The video focuses on the correct citations of online sources.
Mark's video clearly shows step-by-step instructions illustrating how to create proper citations in one of today's leading genealogy programs. Similar techniques can be used with any modern genealogy program.
This video is a great tutorial, and I would suggest that all genealogists should view it to make sure they are entering proper source citations of online references. You can view Mark Tucker's A Better Way to Cite Online Sources at http://www.thinkgenealogy.com/better-online-citations or click on the image below.
Lately there is considerable discussion about citing sources, both from the Internet and for printed sources. My opinion is to learn how Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, FASG does it. Her massive tome, Evidence Explained, demonstrates it quite well and I'm pleased to note THAT is the citation guide to which Mark Tucker adheres.
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Posted by: Dae Powell | May 07, 2009 at 01:25 AM
Thank you! I will be looking for that button from now on. Anything to make sourcing easier and accurate is good!
Posted by: Maureen MacDonald | May 07, 2009 at 03:44 PM
You can find a point of clarification and some statistics at:
http://www.thinkgenealogy.com/2009/05/06/dick-eastman-spreads-the-news-about-online-source-citation-video/
Thanks,
Mark
Posted by: Mark Tucker | May 08, 2009 at 02:05 AM