[iwgmgfh] Re: Bibliography On G&FH

  • From: Tanya Evans <tanya.evans@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iwgmgfh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 08:17:51 +1100

Hi Arnon - Thanks for this but I can't open the link. All best, Tanya


On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Arnon Hershkovitz <
arnon.hershkovitz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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>> Past-President, National Association for Multicultural Education
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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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