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 _________________________________ Karen Motylewski 508-470-1010 Northeast Document Conservation Center 508-475-6021 fax 100 Brickstone Square <[log in to unmask]> Andover, MA 01810 Use KM in subject field 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 : > > [log in to unmask] > > Patricia Kirkland > University of Nebraska > Dept of Museum Studies (graduate Student) >