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The New England Historic Genealogical Society has original transcripts created by Lucius Barnes Barbour. Digital images of these transcripts, containing information from the records of 136 Connecticut towns, 1640s to about 1850, may be seen at NEHGS' website at www.americanancestors.org. I'm uncertain how to compose a reference note for these digital images now that I've read EE 2.18 that states that "[d]igital images online, for sale or free use" are treated as published. Does that mean a transcript or manuscript that has been digitized online should be cited as a book -- the title of the transcript/manuscript, if there is one, being italicized, etc.?
Dennis
I have a related question.
I have a related question. The Barbour transcripts can also be found at the Connecticut State Library, as indicated in your QuickCheck Model (Preservation Film: FHL-GSU Film), p. 103 of EE. Part of the reference note and the source list is the following: "Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records prior to 1850." Is that the title of the transcripts?
Dennis, the title used for
Dennis, the title used for the example on p. 103 is the title used in the specific source that EE used to create the citation. It may or may not be title of the online edition you are using.
Dennis,
Dennis,
In response to your question in Message 1, you are dealing here with a situation that calls for a layered citation. In the first layer, you cite the record in the format for which you'd normally cite that record. Then, because you are using a digital image online, you add a second layer to cite the website that published the images. You'll find several examples of this in QuickLesson 19, "Layered Citations Work Like Layered Clothing" (https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-19-layered-citations-work-layered-clothing).