Genealogy standards
By: Board for Certification of Genealogists
Contributors: Board for Certification of Genealogists (Washington, D.C.)
Edition: 50th anniversary edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9781630260187
Subjects: Handbooks, manuals; Board for Certification of Genealogists (Washington, D.C.); Genealogists; Genealogy; Certification
Other titles: BCG genealogical standards manual.
Description: Family historians depend upon thousands of people unknown to them. They exchange research with others; copy information from books and databases; and write libraries, societies, and government offices. At times they even hire professionals to do legwork in distant areas and trust strangers to solve important problems. But how can a researcher be assured that he or she is producing or receiving reliable results? This new edition of the official manual from the Board of Certification for Genealogists provides a standard by which all genealogists can pattern their work.
Notes: Previous edition published in 2000 with title: The BCG genealogical standards manual.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-61).
Table of contents: title: The genealogical proof standard; title: Standards for documenting; title: Standards for researching: planning research ; collecting data ; reasoning from evidence; title: Standards for writing: genealogical proofs; title: assembled research results; title: special-use genealogical products; title: Standards for genealogical educators; title: Standards for continuing education; title: The genealogist's code; title: About the Board for Certification of Genealogists; title: Sources and resources; title: A research process map.