Hello, I originally posted this query to the CITINGSOURCES list, but that doesn't seem to be a very active list. The last posting was in January 2012. I follow the Transitional Genealogists list and know that it is very active so I decided to post this here as well. I have what is probably a very basic citation question, but I want to make sure I get it right the first time in order to produce the highest quality work. I recently viewed PDF images of the 1851/2 census of Canada West on a website called *Automated Genealogy *(http://automatedgenealogy.com). This website has indexed and transcribed the entire census and provides links to the original documents, which are hosted by the *Canadian Genealogy Centre* on the Library and Archives Canada website. I have attempted to construct a few different citations. This is what I've come up with. 1. If I had viewed the microfilm containing the document my citation would look like this: Elizabeth Bogart household, 1851 census of Canada West, Dundas, Winchester Township, stamped page 27, line 9; microfilm C-11717, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. 2. If I had viewed the digital image on the Library and Archives Canada website directly, my citation would look like this: Elizabeth Bogart household, 1851 census of Canada, Dundas, Winchester Township, stamped page 27, line 9; digital image, Library and Archives Canada, *Canadian Genealogy Centre* ( http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy : accessed 30 November 2012), citing LAC microfilm C-11717. 3. In reality, I viewed the digital image via *Automated Genealogy's* website so my potential citation looks like this: Elizabeth Bogart household, 1851 census of Canada, Dundas, Winchester Township, stamped page 27, line 9; digital image, *Automated Genealogy* ( http://automatedgenealogy.com <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy> : accessed 30 November 2012), citing LAC microfilm C-11717. Do I need to mention the Library and Archives website in my last citation? Are there are glaring errors or omissions? Is it not necessary to specify that these are schedule A and to include the district number? This particular census also includes an agricultural schedule. How would I cite them differently in order to distinguish between them? Finally, do I need to alter the citation for each individual who is listed in the household? Thank you, James Burton www.bogartsofdundas.com

James, Automated Genealogy is a great search tool but it is really only an index to LAC census images. Therefore, having found what I wanted at Automated Genealogy, I would go directly to the LAC website, where I would see that there is both a Schedule A (Personal Census) and a Schedule B (Agricultural Census), and that the personal census had a second page (p. 28 stamped) which does not turn up through Automated Genealogy. Viewing the images through the LAC website also means that I no longer need any reference to Automated Genealogy. So in the end, I would cite the online LAC images, specifying which schedule I used, and not mention Automated Genealogy at all. Regards, Deborah Baillie Ottawa, Ontario On 2012-12-02 11:08, James Burton wrote: > ...I recently viewed PDF images of the 1851/2 census of Canada West on a > website called *Automated Genealogy *(http://automatedgenealogy.com). This > website has indexed and transcribed the entire census and provides links to > the original documents, which are hosted by the *Canadian Genealogy Centre* on > the Library and Archives Canada website. > > I have attempted to construct a few different citations. This is what I've > come up with. > > 1. If I had viewed the microfilm containing the document my citation would > look like this: > > Elizabeth Bogart household, 1851 census of Canada West, Dundas, Winchester > Township, stamped page 27, line 9; microfilm C-11717, Library and Archives > Canada, Ottawa. > > 2. If I had viewed the digital image on the Library and Archives Canada > website directly, my citation would look like this: > > Elizabeth Bogart household, 1851 census of Canada, Dundas, Winchester > Township, stamped page 27, line 9; digital image, Library and Archives > Canada, *Canadian Genealogy Centre* ( > http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy : accessed 30 November 2012), > citing LAC microfilm C-11717. > > 3. In reality, I viewed the digital image via *Automated Genealogy's* website > so my potential citation looks like this: > > Elizabeth Bogart household, 1851 census of Canada, Dundas, Winchester > Township, stamped page 27, line 9; digital image, *Automated Genealogy* ( > http://automatedgenealogy.com <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy> : > accessed 30 November 2012), citing LAC microfilm C-11717. > > Do I need to mention the Library and Archives website in my last citation? > Are there are glaring errors or omissions? Is it not necessary to specify > that these are schedule A and to include the district number? This > particular census also includes an agricultural schedule. How would I cite > them differently in order to distinguish between them? > ... >