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A 10 page discussion of the problems digitized information in general and the Internet in
particular present for the genealogists. Not only can this information be replete with error, it can be sent at the speed of light around the
world. The contention is made that once an error is placed on the Internet it can never be truly corrected. Genealogists should thus take personal
responsibility for insuring data integrity for information they retrieve from the Internet as well as data they upload to it. Bibliography lists 12
sources.
Page Count:
10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPgeneal.rtf
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people are captivated with the idea of finding their "roots". They are simply not satisfied with knowing who their parents and grandparents are, they want to reconstruct their entire
family tree. People are driven by the desire to trace their descendants back as far in time as possible. The advent of the Internet has fanned the flame
of that passion to an even higher intensity (Eckhouse, 1996). Too many budding genealogists, however, view the Internet as a tool for immediate gratification. They jump on the
web, rush off to one or two web sites and perform searches on their surname, and then accept the return as valid historical fact. In reality, much of what
comes off the Internet (or for that matter any digitized source) has a very high likelihood of being riddled with errors. To accept Internet data as valid without delving
deeper into the source of that data is only asking for trouble. To incorporate Internet-derived information into ones own records and then to pass it on to others either
via the Internet or more traditional means is inexcusable. The thesis thus presents itself:
"Genealogy links a person to their past ancestors and gives a sense of bringing a family together. But with this, the information used to compile ones family history should
be considered serious enough to ensure factual information is used especially when the choice is made to share the information with the general public via the Internet".
It is commonly heard that once something hits the Internet it can never be fully destroyed.
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