> http://www.progenealogists.com/citationguide.htm > > offers numerous examples of citations for electronic sources. Yes, > it differs from ESM. > > > I note with interest, not necessarily approval, that these citations > begin with the author's given name, not the surname. > > Is that name-reversal common these days? > > I have no problem with my bibliography showing Allen Xavier, Barbara > Yurs, Charles Wier, David Urias, Elsie Truelove, and so on, but I > can't help thinking that as soon as I arrange them that way, someone > will have a cow when Xavier, Allen or Wier, Charles or Truelove, > Elsie isn't where they're looking ... > > "Cheryl Singhals" <[email protected]> It'll get awfully complicated (especially for indexing) when the citation list contains a mixture of refs from electronic and hardcopy material. Surely it's better to come up with a single format? I tend to use the same one I use professionally - Surname, Forename (or initials), (other authors), year, title, location. Of course, certificates are another matter. Lesley Robertson "Lesley Robertson" <[email protected]>