I adapted an interview citation template to use for Facebook postings. On 12/13/2012 8:13 AM, Harold Henderson wrote: > Good question, Sue! I'm a regular user of FB, but now that you ask I'm not > sure I understand this source well enough to make a suggestion. You can > consult Evidence Explained 2.33 and 14.25-30. > > That said, Facebook posts seem to me to be more fugitive than podcasts or > blogs or mailing lists. Do they have their own URLs? How would you locate > the engagement announcement again in a year, say? Or ten? Giving the date > of viewing might not be enough. So I wonder . . . is citing a Facebook post > more like citing an email or a telephone call than anything else? > > At my current stage of ignorance, I might download or print the relevant > FB post, label it, and cite it as a personal holding in my research file > (an adaptation of EE 3.42, perhaps). I look forward to hearing more from > those who are better grounded in the 21st century! > > Harold > > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Sue Adams <sueyadams@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My cousin recently got engaged, which was announced on Facebook. How do >> I cite this? Are there any elements that are specific to social media? >> >> -- >> >> Sue Adams >> >> Family Folk >> >> Blog: http://familyfolklore.wordpress.com/ >> >> The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive >> environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to >> professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >