LibraryThing Innovation Ideas
The LibraryThing site allows you to catalog your books online and connect with people who share your same interests. I have been catching up on past issues of the GenealogyGuys podcast and George and...
View ArticleEvidence Arrived!
I just received my copy of Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace by Elizabeth Shown Mills and I am so excited! I look forward to studying it in detail. I am very...
View ArticleExpanded Vision of Genealogy 2.0
Is Genealogy 2.0 simply the application of Web 2.0 to genealogy or is it a separate wave of innovation in genealogy software? The version number “2.0″ has been applied to the web and genealogy to...
View ArticleJumping Curves by Better Online Source Citation
According to Guy Kawasaki (author, speaker, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, etc.) one key point to great innovation is “Jumping Curves” which means moving from the curve where everyone else is to a...
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The Future of Genealogy Software is not “Hard to See”
Many years ago I was (incorrectly) singing the words to the song, “Que, Sera, Sera” and my wife pointed out my humorous mistake. Instead of singing: Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The...
View ArticleMeeting with Legacy. Wow!
A few weeks ago I met with members of the Legacy Family Tree team and saw a preview of Legacy 7. I am very impressed. They have really taken source citation seriously and have done a remarkable job...
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Brief Timeline of Genealogy Evidence & Citation
As part of revising my presentation, Navigating Research with the Genealogical Proof Standard, I decided to create a timeline of some key milestones in the development of current evidence and citation...
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Confusion with the Various Definitions of Original Source
What is the real definition of original source? Four authoritative references, four answers. Depending on which reference consulted, you will get a different answer as to what criteria is used to...
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ThinkGenealogy Innovator Award #4
Writing about this next innovation has been on my backlog for many months (at least 3). In a previous innovator award, I spotlighted one of the first genealogy software packages to support source...
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RootsMagic 4 Citation Quality Gotcha #2
In gotcha #1 we looked at the issue of having the Source quality associated with the Source Details instead of the Master Source. In gotcha #2 we look at issues dealing with evidence. Source,...
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