This is a question my education coordinator asked that I pose to the group: With more and more documents/photographs/images of objects from a museum collection posted to the web, students have begun to cite them as primary sources in their research. For example, a student may use a letter written by an historic person and found on a web-site - an image of the letter is there as well as a full transcription. Since it is only a digital copy and not the original, would it still be considered a primary source? What if only a transcription was provided, and not the image? If you have some insight into this, or just a good opinion, please respond to Brian Banton at [log in to unmask] Thanks! Kate Higgins Curator Pejepscot Historical Society 159 Park Row Brunswick, ME 04011 207-729-6606 207-729-6012 (fax) ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).