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 > > > ------------------------- > Christine Sleeter, PhD > Professor Emerita, California State University Monterey Bay > Past-President, National Association for Multicultural Education > Phone: 831-915-3876 > Mailing address: > 118 1/2 Dunecrest Ave. > Monterey, CA 93940 > http://www.christinesleeter.org > > Recent books: > > - Power, Teaching and Teacher > Education<http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=73920&concordeid=312144> > - Creating Solidarity Across Diverse > Communities<http://store.tcpress.com/0807753378.shtml>(co-editor) > - Professional Development for Culturally Responsive and > Relationship-Based > Pedagogy<http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=60408&concordeid=311470> > (editor) > > > > 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 >> > >