Cite Your Sources Right! A Book Review
by George G. Morgan
The long-awaited official release of Elizabeth Shown Mills's new book, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, published by Genealogical Publishing Co., occurred at the Federation of Genealogical Societies' 2008 Conference in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in August. And what a great book it is! It doesn't replace her previous book, Evidence! which remains an excellent reference for a large number of source materials. Nor does it replace the laminated QuickSheet: Citing Online Historical Resources Evidence! Style, published in 2005. Instead, it takes source citations to the most current of levels and includes a wonderful collection of source materials and definitive citation examples.
The book boasts more than 1,000 examples, weighs in at 2 lbs. 4 oz., is 885 pages long (including the indexes), and retails for $49.95. (AWJ Editor Note: On sale this week in the Ancestry Store for $44.95.) While not intended to be read cover to cover, I will tell you that, as a genealogist concerned with performing and documenting research in a scholarly way, this is a must-have book for your personal reference library. Don't skip the foreword, which is a short and concise statement of why we should all be interested in citations.
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