Patricia, please consider using a format (such as the previously suggested
Chicago Manual of Style) that has some scholarly consensus, rather than a
poll of our peers.  That way lies madness (to say nothing of unfindable
references, inconsistancy, and proliferating conventions).
 
Karen
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On Sun, 25 Sep 1994, patricia krkland wrote:
 
> Here is the distillation responses I have gotten so far.  To cite from
> the Internet (say Email for example) it looks like the concensus is:
>
> Author, _Subject_Line_, personal communication via Email from
>      Museum-l,m/d/y.
>
> Or to keep it within the current "Curator" format:
>
> Author. (m/d/y).  _Subject_Line_.  Personal communication vial Email
>      from Museum-l.
>
> Any opinions on that?  There should be a standardized method as this
> means of communication will only get more widespread.  Please post me
> your opinions and thoughts, my Email address is :
>
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> Patricia Kirkland
> University of Nebraska
> Dept of Museum Studies (graduate Student)
>