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From: "Darrell"<>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Master Source List
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 16:38:15 -0400


On Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:32:26 EDT wrote:

>> the CD should be reserved for the details of
>> how the Source supports the Tag.
>>
> Hm-m-m, Darrell - I had never thought of the
> citation detail in this way. Interesting --
> this is going to take some thinking about.....
> Thanks for jogging my brain.....
>
> Corky......


Hi, Corky:

I guess having one's brain jogged is good [grin],
*but* before you start reorganizing your citations
based on a somewhat theoretical discussion, make
sure that what you might change TO is at least as
good as what you would be changing FROM.

For examples: a direct quotation from a source
document that pertains to the Tag's information
does, in my opinion, qualify as "a detail of how
the Source supports the Tag". So does a page
number, if the Source is defined as an entire book.

Just be careful. The most important thing is that
*you* are clear on how it is that you want to go
about things.

All that being said, I find it very helpful to
work using the principles I have suggested. It
doesn't always make such a big difference
immediately, but from time to time a program
update (or a complete program change ... shudder),
or the appearance of a new "type of data", will
create a massive headache when it really needn't
have done so.

Jogging my own brain too ...

Darrell


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