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In honor of its fiftieth
anniversary, the Board for Certification of Genealogists® (“BCG”) has issued Genealogy
Standards, a manual for best practices in research and assembly of accurate
family histories. This revision completely updates and reorganizes the original
2000 edition of The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual.
“Accuracy is fundamental to genealogical
research,” writes editor Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CGSM, CGLSM,
in the introduction. “Without it, a family’s history would be fiction. This
manual presents the standards family historians use to obtain valid results.
These standards apply to all genealogical research, whether shared privately or
published.”
The 83 specific standards cover the
process of researching family history and the finished products of the
research. Based on the five-part Genealogical Proof Standard, the standards
cover:
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documenting (standards 1–8);
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researching (standards 9–50), including planning, collecting, and reasoning
from evidence;
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writing (standards 51–73), including proofs, assembly, and special products;
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teaching and lecturing (standards 74–81); and
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continuing education (standards 82 & 83).
The 100-page book includes
appendices: the genealogist's code, a description of BCG and its work, a list
of sources and resources where examples of work that meets standards are
regularly published, a glossary, and an evidence-process map distinguishing the
three kinds of sources, information, and evidence.
“We are delighted to provide this
new edition, which is meant for all genealogical researchers and practitioners
as a way to recognize sound genealogy,” said BCG president Elissa Scalise
Powell, CG, CGL. “We appreciate the many hands that helped bring this new
edition to fruition and look forward to its widespread usage in the field.”
SAVE 20%! To place a
specially-priced, pre-publication order with delivery in the first part of
February 2014, visit http://www.bcgcertification.org/catalog/index.html. Regularly priced at $14.95, the
pre-publication price is $11.95 before January 27, 2014.
Board for Certification of
Genealogists. Genealogy Standards, 50th anniversary edition. New York
Editor's Note: Don't forget the newest NGS publication, Mastering Genealogical Proof, authored by Thomas W Jones, editor of the above new BCG publication.
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