State - National Budgets: Professional Researchers - Record Credibility

[JacobSmith]

State - National Budgets:
Professional Researchers - Record Credibility

For what it is worth, many years ago, when on-site,
physically evaluating the extensive Melvyl System,
at various University of California campus libraries,
we noticed a trend toward globalization, with an
adjustment of record keeping, primarily directed
through teaching interests related to various
university department faculty resources.
http://melvyl.cdlib.org/

We had the opportunity to visit privately and observe
stack arrangements and reference procedures, at
libraries like: The Library of Congress, UCLA, the
New York Public Library, Allen County Public Library,
Clayton Library (Houston, TX), the Family History
Library (in SLC, UT - beginning in the 1950s); and, of
course various online resources such as WorldCat.
http://www.worldcat.org/

We came to the conclusion that the best family history -
genealogy format online, was a concise version of that
developed by individuals at Stanford University, which
is show by example in updated Instructions at Ancestor
Roots Information, link: http://goo.gl/zCSwL

You will note the SEVENTH LINK SUB SET contains Culture
. . .
- Stanford University: Online Italian Studies
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/frnit/resource.html#it-studies
Adjusted for the world wide purposes of those interested
in family, family history and genealogy, in abbreviated notation,
is the format of: http://academic-genealogy.com/
using in particular, world wide scholarly resources located at:
http://academic-genealogy.com/ancestorrootsinformationdatabases

This information is being developed to conform
to the best interests of the "generational historian";
re: Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG. This site
supersedes and displaces reliance on more locally
funded sites, and has a higher status of record credibility
for researchers. Our experience in link validation,
reveals greater permanence in availability.
http://academic-genealogy.com/searchthissite.htm

Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory:
(A) has a wide range of high quality sources that minimizes
the possibility of having undiscovered evidence;
(B) promotes in a top down hierarchy of related web search
connections, key primary peer review by originating authorities;
(C) expands the scope of resources which are immediately
available to the professional researcher, reducing actual
costs for physical access and related expenses.
References:
(A) The first element of "The Genealogical Proof Standard"
is a reasonably exhaustive search, which assumes
examination of a wide range of high quality sources
and minimizes the probability that undiscovered evidence
will overturn a too-hasty conclusion.
http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html
(B) In evaluating web resources, the first of the six major
categories of criteria, is Authority (of a site or a page).
http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/skbld045.html
(C) Financial and other considerations also prompt
clients to narrow the scope of resources within
which the genealogist is authorized to work.
http://www.bcgcertification.org/publications/onboard/article3.html

Genealogy and family history are no longer seen as static
Library of Congress sub sets of history; they are university,
graduate level interdisciplinary studies. They have been
expanded and redeveloped by related global interests,
such as the travel industry, within government supported
country reciprocity schedules. (United Kingdom example)
http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_4881.html?cid=3699#docs

Respectfully yours,

V. Chris & Tom Tinney, Sr.
Who's Who in America,
Millennium Edition [54th] through 2004
Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry,
[both editions]
http://academic-genealogy.com/