I use a book called "Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian" by Elizabeth Shown Mills for "proper citation format" for genealogy data. -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Coultrup [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 8:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ALGREENE] List Activity Hi Well, in my University classes where I majored in Anthropology, we had to write enormous amounts of papers, and proper citation format ( depending on which is used, such MLA etc) is to always cite your sources. There are certain formats used by the various areas, I am not sure which is used in Genealogy, maybe a format such as used in Historical Sciences. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Becky P." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [ALGREENE] List Activity > Thank you Lisa for the informative link. I had a question though, what about the source? Whether there is a byline or not, shouldn't you write down the source as to where you received the information? (Meaning the name of the paper, plus date , page and column?) > > Just wondering. > > Becky > > Lisa Coultrup <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > > I am in the process of transcribing a local area newspaper from ~1870 to > 1940s, and also working on Tennessee Civil War newspapers and I have been > told that as long as there is no biline, and ( in the case of say census or > burials?) the info being transcribed is known facts, it is supposed to be > legal. There is this bit of info on the Rockcastle Co, KY site which maybe > helpful as well. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyrockca/tools/copyright.htm > Lisa Coultrup > Rockcastle Co KY > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ALGREENE Mailing List ==== > There is a Greene County, Alabama webpage at: > http://magnolia.cyriv.com/GreeneAlGenWeb/Default.asp > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > ==== ALGREENE Mailing List ==== This is the Message board for Greene County, Alabama http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.alabama.counties.greene ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx