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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font face="Times New Roman,sans-serif" color="#666666">Fellow members of SIGCIS:</font><div><font face="Times New Roman,sans-serif" color="#666666"> My name is Daniel Ferrell, and I am an independent researcher with no institutional affiliation. I am currently writing a book that incorporates the history of technology. I have also quickly discovered that such an effort (for me) relies heavily upon source material. I'm a college graduate, so I know the basic principles of source citation; but it seems historical writing is a bit unique. For example, I have found that if I were to include source citations for each line of material gained, my footnotes would clutter up every single page. Therefore I reasoned that I should opt for end notes or a works cited page at the end of each chapter. However, any writer wants to stay far away from the charge of plagiarism; so I am trying to discover the best way to write that honors source material, but doesn't bog readers down with a footnote for every line. </font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowing that several of you are authors in your own right, I value your input on this matter.</span></div><div><br><br><div><b style="font-family:Garamond;font-size:12pt;"><div style="display:inline !important;"><b style="font-size:12pt;">-Daniel Ferrell</b></div></b></div><div><font face="Garamond"><br></font><div><font face="Garamond"><i>Home Acceptance Corporation </i>(NMLS #1151715)<i>. </i><br>65 S. Outer Rd.<br>P.O. Box 72<br>Benton, MO 63736</font></div></div></div> </div></body>
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