> There was a thread on APG about citing Ancestry Census Images. > = > I asked on that list and received one answer that dd not address my > first question. > = > Why do the citation examples for on-line sources in Evidence by E S > Mills have the date accessed included? In the case of Census, SSDI > and many other data bases, the information is added to or if changed > is usually noted in the image or page. Unless there is difficulty > in determining from the image what the information actually is why > is the date accessed relevant? > = > In family files I can see the date accessed being included as the > information in the files can be changed. > = > bob gillis <[email protected]> As I see it, the inclusion of "date accessed" is more important when you are dealing with URLs that could be (are) more volatile. The examples you give are likely to be stable for years to come. OTOH, personal pages created by the likes of you and me, are, by nature are less permanent than pages generated by the US Gov't. Thus, a date accessed [as recorded in a citation] provides the reader some idea of how valid the URL might be. If I see a URL accessed more than five years ago, my confidence level drops considerably. Besides, twenty years from now, MOST of the URLs given today will not function at all! Regards, Arnold <><><><><><><><><><><> Arrowhead Images <[email protected]> <><><><><><><><><><><> Being a happy camper is a state of mind!