The author, Donald Harman Akenson, is a highly regarded historian, who has written extensively about the history of Judaism and Christianity. He is said to be the world's foremost authority on the Irish diaspora. In Some Family, he seeks to examine various systems of "genealogical narratives" throughout history and across cultures. His thesis seems to be that presently the system of genealogical recordkeeping selected by the LDS Church is becoming dominant. That's not such a surprising conclusion, but Akenson seems to warn against any one system dominating genealogy because any One Great Big System (as he would say) would fail to take into account the culturally-driven systems that otherwise exist. Akenson says that systems employed by genealogists must be consistent with "empirical, historical, and statistical reality."
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Preserving Your Digital Memories - Digital Preservation (Library of Congress) - 0 views
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Preserving a digital object is not the same as preserving, say, a book or photograph. You can put a book on a shelf or a photo in a box and (if kept dry and safe) look at it 50 years later. The same is not true with a digital object. This is why, in many cases, digital materials are considered more fragile than physical ones.
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From Mashable: A good roundup of self-publishing services.
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Finally! The Desperate Genealogist's Idea Book: Creative Ways to Outsmart Your Elusive Ancestors is available for purchase. A tag-team effort by DeadFred.com and some of genealogy's top ancestral sleuths and accomplished writers, this 150-page e-book is packed with articles and case studies that reveal invaluable tips, shortcuts, resources and even step-by-step instructions on how to use overlooked research tools, conduct specialized searches and tackle brick walls with sheer ingenuity.
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The Google Operating System blog points out that Google's integration of Scholar results means that students and researchers have to settle for "subscription required" firewalls when trying to pull up a paper. Hit the "All (x) versions" link, and you'll often find a readable copy on Google's servers. Read More: Find and Download Higher Resolution Videos on YouTube, Covert Office 2007 .DOCX Files in Gmail, Google, Google Backs Out of Yahoo Ad Deal, Google Groups Now Searches All Web Forums 6:00 AM on Tue Nov 11 2008 By Kevin Purdy 1,997 views 6 Discussions Classic view | Expand all Collapse all Start a new discussion Show: Oldest first | Newest first | Most popular o 6:57 AM Image of gpzbc gpzbc 6:57 AM This is good to know. Thanks! gpzbc This is good to know. Thanks! o o 6:58 AM 1 reply Image of eilu eilu 6:58 AM One of my most-used techniques when I wrote my thesis. These "subscription required" sites are annoying and counterproductive. Journals are supposed to disseminate data, instead they restrict access and deny it to those who need it most (students). eilu One of my most-used techniques when I wrote my thesis.... 1 reply by realityhole + Image of realityhole realityhole 7:58 AM @eilu: I think the reason for it is to try and stop (or at least hinder) plagiarism, but of course google are going to want subscriptions anyway realityhole @ eilu : I think the reason for it is to try and stop... o o 6:59 AM 2 replies Image of michaelmc michaelmc 6:59 AM Scholar is also available from certain (many?) universities such that, if you access the site through the sch
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A literature search is a well-organised and systematic survey from the already published data to become aware of a breadth of good pleasant references on a particular topic. Formulating a well-focussed question is an important step for facilitating accurate scientific research. Continue Reading: http://bit.ly/39A1fyx Why Pubrica? When you order our services, we promise you the following - Plagiarism free, always on Time, outstanding customer support, written to Standard, Unlimited Revisions support and High-quality Subject Matter Experts. Reference: literature review writing services Contact us : Web: https://pubrica.com/ Blog: https://pubrica.com/academy/ Email: sales@pubrica.com WhatsApp : +91 9884350006 United Kingdom: +44-1143520021
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There are so many sources and so many tools to help in our research efforts that it can be quite overwhelming at times. The goal of this group is to help bring it all down to a manageable level. ...
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Lifehacker says this is the best for color photos.