Extracts Extracts do not summarize. They pull out, verbatim, a portion of a document, book, or article. They also require quotation marks around the entire text that is being copied word for word, punctuation point for punctuation point. Obviously, an abstract may contain an extract, if certain portions of a document are deemed so important that they need to be recorded verbatim. Translations Often confused with the word transcriptions, translations are similar in all but one important detail.
Translations are a complete recording that converts the text from one language to another .
Researchers do have a variety of choices in the notetaking process. Making the right choice is the factor that often determines whether a research goal is met or a problem solved. The contents of this page were originally published in OnBoard, Newsletter of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. Individuals may download and print copies for their personal study. Educators are granted permission to provide copies to their students as long as BCG, OnBoard, and the appropriate author are credited as the source of the material.