I have returned from this year's IGHR - Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research - at Samford University. This year I took the computer course, basically software and online databases. Yes, it was not new but you always learn something and I saw no need for, for example, Southern Research, nor did I feel up to the super advanced courses. I will be sharing things I learned there this year and last year and on the cruise the year before [because I am organizing this stuff now]. If you have ever thought of going to IGHR I encourage you to do it. You may want to save your pennies for some books. One of the things you learn [if you didn't already know it] is you absolutely must cite your sources. There is some disagreement on what is necessary but Mills is the gold standard. Elizabeth Shown Mills, THE authority on citation, is the author of "Evidence: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian" -- about $10. That's the original slim volume. She's calling it the "briefcase edition" and it will continue to be in print. But it was written before the internet explosion. The new volume, 865 pages, is "Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace." She is calling that the "desktop reference edition." It will be $49.95 when it is released in August. An electronic version will be available as a download from footnote.com. It may be a bit less expensive since there is no binding, paper, etc. The "QuickSheet: Citing Online Historical Resource, Evidence Style" is $6 or $7. It's four pages, laminated, and is a cheat sheet for citing online resources. Remember, this is the second edition. IF I recall correctly the first version was one page so if you are buying online you want to be sure it is 2nd edition. Cheryl Rothwell