[iwgmgfh] Re: Bibliography On G&FH

  • From: Arnon Hershkovitz <arnon.hershkovitz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iwgmgfh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 11:16:48 +0200

All right, here we go...

Please follow this link, http://goo.gl/mSeYlP. Let's build this
bibliography together! :-)

Arnon


On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Christine Sleeter <csleeter@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi Arnon,
>
> Thank you for sharing the article. This looks like a helpful way to get
> started. While it could be that along the way of categorizing the material
> we have, we may end up suggesting changes in the categories (I don't know
> if this would be the case or not), the system you suggest already has
> thought behind it, so I would support starting out by using it.
>
> Christine
>
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> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Arnon Hershkovitz <
> arnon.hershkovitz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello, Dear Colleagues.
>>
>> I guess it's about time to make some progress with the creation of a
>> bibliography to our domain. I know I'm the main one to blame for the
>> yet-no-progress of this important issue, and this is why I'm now reviving
>> it in a way that no particular person will delay it anymore...
>>
>> I figured out that the single most bothersome thing (for me) about this
>> bibliography was its categorization. As our domain is multidisciplinary
>> (hence the name of our group...), how could we arrange it wisely and
>> efficiently?
>>
>> And suddenly it hit me: I've already had the answer all along... In an
>> article I published about a year ago in the Journal of Multidisciplinary
>> Research (Vol. 4, Issue 3, pp. 5-21, can be accessed directly from here,
>> http://www.stu.edu/Portals/0/JMR/jmr43fall2012.pdf), I suggested a
>> taxonomy of genealogy as an academic discipline, and it might as well serve
>> as a basis for such a bibliogrphay.
>>
>> My taxonomy includes six building stones of academic research in
>> genealogy, defined by the research objects/units:
>> * People
>> * Families
>> * Communities
>> * Representations
>> * Data
>> * Bird's-eye view (that is, when research objects are genealogists, or
>> even genealogy itself).
>>
>> We can build upon this categorization, maybe even breaking-down the last
>> category to some sub-categories (for example, based on the lens by which
>> the research was taken, e.g., Sociology, Literature, Education, etc.).
>>
>> This way, every one who's interested in researching some topic, would
>> know exactly where to look for references for it by their research objects
>> and/or disciplinary point of view.
>>
>> I would love to hear your comments about this categorization with regards
>> to the bibliography, and if you have alternative suggestions - please let
>> us know about them.
>>
>> Once we agree on the categorization, I'll open a Google Docs document (or
>> a spreadsheet), so we can all edit it collaboratively and easily.
>>
>> Looking forwards to hearing your comment,
>> Yours,
>> Arnon
>>
>
>

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