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“Genealogy, Biography & Geography”
      LIS 5603, Intro to Information Services
      Dr. Lorri Mon, FSU SLIS – Florida’s iSchool
Genealogy – Out of Scope?
IPL Genealogy FARQ
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/genealogyFARQ.html

“The IPL cannot do the time-consuming research
to answer many of the genealogy-related
questions that we get, but we can help you get
started on doing this research on your own…”

Recommends Cyndi’s List
http://www.cyndislist.com

And other genealogy-related web sites
http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history
Genealogy Research


Family History
  – for a short-term event (reunion, birthday,
    assignment)
  – as a long-term hobby (tracing “roots” back in time)


Medical History
  – looking for a donor (bone marrow, organs)
  – tracing a genetic malady (e.g. Huntington’s)
Alex Haley’s “Roots” –
                A Genealogy Research Example
  Research clues from
  maternal grandmother:
   – Oldest ancestor was “The
     African” named Kin-tay
   – called a guitar a ‘Ko’ and a
     river ‘Kamby Bolongo’
   – kidnapped while gathering
     wood to build a drum         Matches to Lord Ligonier –
   – arrived in U.S. by ship at ‘Naples’ and ‘Annapolis’
                                  Griot in Gambia – ‘Kings’ soldiers’
     place called ‘Naples’
SOURCES: oral history, National Archives, linguists, griot, shipping lists
Military Service Records
 Destroyed in fire: US Army before 1960, US Air Force before 1964
 National Archives Veterans’ Records: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/


             Marriage Certificates
  State of Florida has June 1927 onwards (earlier in circuit court records)


Death Certificates (Vital Records)
 State of Florida has limited death records btw 1877 & 1917; births 1930 on
 CDC Vital Records: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm


 Shipping Lists / Passenger Lists
Plus: Immigration, Insurance, Customs, Company Records, News Ads
LDS Family Search




https://www.familysearch.org/search/
Includes the Social Security Death Index
City Directories (Polk & others)




  Polk Directories – 1870’s to 1950’s; not all cities or towns
DistantCousin City Directories: http://distantcousin.com/directories/
Heraldry and Family Symbols

• Crests, coats of arms, and mottoes

• Tartans of a clan (Scotland)

• Beware the commercialism …
 The College of Arms in the U.K. handles all
 achievements of arms.
 http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
 Library Sources:
 Burke’s (CS 27)
 Debrett’s (CS 27)
 (Public Library Dewey for Genealogy - 929.3 )
History of a House


  Genealogy of a House
  • Sanborn maps
  • Building Permit
    fiches
         Fire
    Insurance
         Map
        Detail


Wk 10 Genealogy: http://2011.ispace.ci.fsu.edu/~lmon/genealogy-fall2012.pdf
and audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3UVAuw3CFg
Biography Practice Questions


• I need biographical info on Walt Disney,
  including his picture and signature.
• At what address would I write to Amy
  Tan?
• Where can I find biographical information
  on Zitkala-Sa?
• Is Harper Lee still alive?
Biographies

How much is fact, and how much is fiction?
Victorian era, 1800’s:
  mixture of fact with fiction (“life lessons”)
  culture of speaking positively about people

20th Century, 1920’s:
  new critical, debunking approach
  culture of “muckraking journalism”


Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
Biographical Dictionaries

   1700s and 1800s: concise, factual, events

   •
DEAD   Dictionary of National Biography (1882) – British

   • Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1888)
     Includes facsimile signature and portrait

   • National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1892)
   • Dictionary of American Biography (1928) - Cites
DEAD
     additional books & articles
   Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
Dictionary of American Biography (1928)
             Must already be dead to be included



Cites
additional
books &
articles




                                                   Continues –
                                                   long article
Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American
         Biography (1888)
                           Could include people still living




     Includes facsimile signature and portrait
20th Century Biography Resources

• subject oriented (esp.                               Contemporary
                                                         Authors         ALIVE
  authors)

• more universal (after 1970’s)                         Who’s Who
                                                                         ALIVE
                                                        in America

• important people (nations                              Biography
                                                                         ALIVE
  etc.)                                                    Index
                       ALIVE       Biography
                                  & Genealogy             Current
• Indexing sources                Master Index           Biography
                                                                         ALIVE



Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
Biography & Genealogy Master Index




https://login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=http://www.galenet.com/servlet/BGMI?locID=tall85761
Current Biography (1963)




Lengthy articles with pictures, some citations to additional reading
In Gale’s Literary Resource Center:
                   Contemporary Authors




Personal info including contact address, writings, literary criticism & articles
   https://login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tall85761?db=LitRC
Who’s Who (Marquis)

•   Who’s Who [British]
•   Who’s Who in America
•   Who’s Who in American Politics
•   Who’s Who Among Black Americans
•   Africa Who’s Who
•   Who’s Who of the Asian Pacific Rim
•   Who Was Who
•   [etc.]
      “Who’s Who” is the original British source from Marquis
Who’s Who – Subjects & Groups
Who’s Who in American Politics   Who’s Who Among Black Americans
Who Was Who (historical/retrospective)
Considerations for Searching
 Is the person that you’re searching for -

Dead or Alive?
     Who’s Alive & Who’s Dead http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/
     The Dead People’s Server http://www.dpsinfo.com/dps/
     Obituaries in newspapers

Famous or Unknown?
    Obituaries in magazines e.g. Current Biography & yearbooks
    Genealogy resources

Associated with Some(thing/one)
 Famous? Titanica, other such sources on the famous event/person
  Encyclopedia
    http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
Geography, Atlases & Maps
Mapping Projections




XKCD on Mapping Projections: http://xkcd.com/977/
Origins
 “Most early European maps are lost.”
     – Chinese maps survive from 1137 A.D.
     – Arab maps survive from 1154 A.D.

 Early key figures in geography –
     – Strabo (d. 20 AD)
     – Ptolemy (d. 168 AD) world map in 1482
     – al-Idrisi (d. 1166 AD)


Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
Geography Practice Questions

•   What’s the longitude & latitude for St. Croix?
•   How far is it from Ontario to San Antonio?
•   How do you pronounce “Versailles, Indiana?”
•   What’s the elevation of London?
•   Where can I find info about the city “Rekem”?
•   Where is the geographic center of the U.S.?
•   Where is Hell?
•   Where is the smallest country in the world?
•   What’s the most common U.S. town name?
Sources for Geography
  Two major types of sources – visual and textual

      – Maps (graphical representations of place) and

         Atlases (collections of maps)

      – Gazetteers (dictionaries for places)
Also the usual domain sources (the academic literature, indexes, etc.)

           Maps and Representation Types
Thematic maps (statistical, subject)                    Point of
                                                         View

Physical feature maps (roads, mountains)
                                                     Presentation
                                                        Style
Photographic maps (aerial, satellite etc.)
Navajo Atlas




Shown here: locations of Navajo chapter houses
Thematic Maps – Statistics (1840s)




National Geographic Geography Education, Dr. John Snow’s Cholera Map
Atlas of the World’s Disappearing Languages




          Shown here: Western Canada
Oxford Economic Atlas of the World




     Entry for production of newsprint in 1950
Times Atlas of World History




 Shown here: Slave population density
Weather Atlas of the United States




Shown here: Mean monthly number of days with precipitation
Civil War Newspaper Maps




Shown here: NY Tribune & NY Herald, Coverage of Battle of Antietam
Shepherd’s Historical Atlas




Shown here: layout of the Roman Forum
Atlas of Cyberspaces




    Shown here: The NSFNet in 1992


http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/atlas.html
An Atlas of Fantasy




Shown here: C.S. Lewis’ sketch of the map of Narnia
Important Atlases - General
  • Times Atlas of the World - $250.00
    “finest”/“best”; not “Eurocentric”; very
    detailed; thematic features;
    index/gazetteer

  • Hammond Atlas - $70.00
    greater focus on North America, easy to
    use; first computer-generated world atlas.

From: Katz, Intro to Reference Work / Bopp & Smith, Reference & Info Services
Important Atlases - Thematic
    • Rand McNally Commercial Atlas &
      Marketing Guide - $300.00+
      updated yearly; maps plus demographic and
      economic statistics data, zip codes, post
      offices, banks. U.S. & Canada.
    • Times Atlas of World History - $65.00
      updated every 5 years; not “Eurocentric”;
      historical and cultural information on different
      civilizations; glossary.


From: Katz, Intro to Reference Work / Bopp & Smith, Reference & Info Services
Gazetteers

  • Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the
    World –
    Older (1961) but “standard” – 130,000
    entries, comprehensive

  • Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary –
    fewer than 50,000 entries, but “typical” /
    another “standard” library gazetteer

From: Katz, Intro to Reference Work / Bopp & Smith, Reference & Info Services
Geographic Information
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
• US Geological Survey Library
  http://library.usgs.gov/index.html
• David Rumsey Maps
http://www.davidrumsey.com/
• Geonames & GNIS Server
(US) http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic
(World) http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/
• ESIC Centers and Libraries
  http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/forms/esicstat.html
  http://ask.usgs.gov/sils_index.html
Next Dates

• Mon, Oct 29: IPL2 Question #2 (second “real
  user” question
• Tue, Nov. 13: IPL Question #3 & IPL reflective
  paper with copies of all questions (email to
  instructor)
• Mon. Nov 20: Reference interviews and paper
  (email to instructor)
• Mon. Dec. 10: Research Guide (email to
  instructor)
IPL2 Question-Answering Assignment
Reflective Paper - Tue, Nov 13, midnight EST.
• Write up your reflections on your IPL2 digital
reference experience, discussing your experience
and what you have learned.
• 4 pages doublespaced, Times New Roman 12 pt
font
• Include specific examples in your paper to
support/illustrate your ideas
• Turn in your three real-patron answered question
transcripts (and if relevant to your narrative, your
practice question transcript) with your paper by
midnight on Tue, Nov 13
Reference interviews and paper -
             due Tues. Nov 20 midnight EST

Turn in 3 things via email to instructor:
• Face-to-face interview write up (you figuring out the info
  need as reference interviewer/professional)
• Transcript of your chat/IM (you asking a librarian a
  question as the user/patron)
• Reflective essay (at least 1,000 words) combining your
  thoughts on these experiences; include specific details
  from your experiences. In each case, what did you learn
  about negotiating an information need? What are the
  advantages and disadvantages of a face-to-face
  interview vs. a chat/IM? Which seemed easier? Why?
  What do you think your strengths and weaknesses are
  as a reference interviewer? What would you do
  differently next time?
Research Guide,
            Due Mon. Dec. 10 midnight EST
• Handouts or Web-based research guides
  briefly explain the topic area, and then provide a
  wide range of helpful instructions for research
  strategies/resources such as: databases,
  indexes, encyclopedias, dictionaries,
  almanacs, directories, books, journals,
  newspapers, and archives; good search
  strategies, subject searches and keyword
  searches for the topic in catalogs and on the
  Web; relevant organizations, associations,
  Web pages, and library call number
• Be sure to see the Syllabus for full list of resources!
Participation :
    Live Class & Discussion Board
         Due Mon. Dec. 10 midnight EST
Each week, a discussion board will be available
for discussing a variety of topics and issues
relevant to the class. Participate by posting to
the discussion boards at least once per week on
at least 10 of the 15 weeks of the semester. if
you are an active participant in the live class,
you receive extra credit in boosting your overall
quality participation points.

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FSU SLIS Wk 11 Intro to Info Services: Biography, Genealogy, Geography

  • 1. “Genealogy, Biography & Geography” LIS 5603, Intro to Information Services Dr. Lorri Mon, FSU SLIS – Florida’s iSchool
  • 2. Genealogy – Out of Scope? IPL Genealogy FARQ http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/genealogyFARQ.html “The IPL cannot do the time-consuming research to answer many of the genealogy-related questions that we get, but we can help you get started on doing this research on your own…” Recommends Cyndi’s List http://www.cyndislist.com And other genealogy-related web sites http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history
  • 3. Genealogy Research Family History – for a short-term event (reunion, birthday, assignment) – as a long-term hobby (tracing “roots” back in time) Medical History – looking for a donor (bone marrow, organs) – tracing a genetic malady (e.g. Huntington’s)
  • 4. Alex Haley’s “Roots” – A Genealogy Research Example Research clues from maternal grandmother: – Oldest ancestor was “The African” named Kin-tay – called a guitar a ‘Ko’ and a river ‘Kamby Bolongo’ – kidnapped while gathering wood to build a drum Matches to Lord Ligonier – – arrived in U.S. by ship at ‘Naples’ and ‘Annapolis’ Griot in Gambia – ‘Kings’ soldiers’ place called ‘Naples’ SOURCES: oral history, National Archives, linguists, griot, shipping lists
  • 5. Military Service Records Destroyed in fire: US Army before 1960, US Air Force before 1964 National Archives Veterans’ Records: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/ Marriage Certificates State of Florida has June 1927 onwards (earlier in circuit court records) Death Certificates (Vital Records) State of Florida has limited death records btw 1877 & 1917; births 1930 on CDC Vital Records: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm Shipping Lists / Passenger Lists Plus: Immigration, Insurance, Customs, Company Records, News Ads
  • 7. City Directories (Polk & others) Polk Directories – 1870’s to 1950’s; not all cities or towns DistantCousin City Directories: http://distantcousin.com/directories/
  • 8. Heraldry and Family Symbols • Crests, coats of arms, and mottoes • Tartans of a clan (Scotland) • Beware the commercialism … The College of Arms in the U.K. handles all achievements of arms. http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/ Library Sources: Burke’s (CS 27) Debrett’s (CS 27) (Public Library Dewey for Genealogy - 929.3 )
  • 9. History of a House Genealogy of a House • Sanborn maps • Building Permit fiches Fire Insurance Map Detail Wk 10 Genealogy: http://2011.ispace.ci.fsu.edu/~lmon/genealogy-fall2012.pdf and audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3UVAuw3CFg
  • 10. Biography Practice Questions • I need biographical info on Walt Disney, including his picture and signature. • At what address would I write to Amy Tan? • Where can I find biographical information on Zitkala-Sa? • Is Harper Lee still alive?
  • 11. Biographies How much is fact, and how much is fiction? Victorian era, 1800’s: mixture of fact with fiction (“life lessons”) culture of speaking positively about people 20th Century, 1920’s: new critical, debunking approach culture of “muckraking journalism” Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
  • 12. Biographical Dictionaries 1700s and 1800s: concise, factual, events • DEAD Dictionary of National Biography (1882) – British • Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1888) Includes facsimile signature and portrait • National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1892) • Dictionary of American Biography (1928) - Cites DEAD additional books & articles Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
  • 13. Dictionary of American Biography (1928) Must already be dead to be included Cites additional books & articles Continues – long article
  • 14. Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1888) Could include people still living Includes facsimile signature and portrait
  • 15. 20th Century Biography Resources • subject oriented (esp. Contemporary Authors ALIVE authors) • more universal (after 1970’s) Who’s Who ALIVE in America • important people (nations Biography ALIVE etc.) Index ALIVE Biography & Genealogy Current • Indexing sources Master Index Biography ALIVE Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
  • 16. Biography & Genealogy Master Index https://login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=http://www.galenet.com/servlet/BGMI?locID=tall85761
  • 17. Current Biography (1963) Lengthy articles with pictures, some citations to additional reading
  • 18. In Gale’s Literary Resource Center: Contemporary Authors Personal info including contact address, writings, literary criticism & articles https://login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tall85761?db=LitRC
  • 19. Who’s Who (Marquis) • Who’s Who [British] • Who’s Who in America • Who’s Who in American Politics • Who’s Who Among Black Americans • Africa Who’s Who • Who’s Who of the Asian Pacific Rim • Who Was Who • [etc.] “Who’s Who” is the original British source from Marquis
  • 20. Who’s Who – Subjects & Groups Who’s Who in American Politics Who’s Who Among Black Americans
  • 21. Who Was Who (historical/retrospective)
  • 22. Considerations for Searching Is the person that you’re searching for - Dead or Alive? Who’s Alive & Who’s Dead http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/ The Dead People’s Server http://www.dpsinfo.com/dps/ Obituaries in newspapers Famous or Unknown? Obituaries in magazines e.g. Current Biography & yearbooks Genealogy resources Associated with Some(thing/one) Famous? Titanica, other such sources on the famous event/person Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
  • 24. Mapping Projections XKCD on Mapping Projections: http://xkcd.com/977/
  • 25. Origins “Most early European maps are lost.” – Chinese maps survive from 1137 A.D. – Arab maps survive from 1154 A.D. Early key figures in geography – – Strabo (d. 20 AD) – Ptolemy (d. 168 AD) world map in 1482 – al-Idrisi (d. 1166 AD) Katz, Bill (1998), From Cuneiform to Computer: A History of Reference Sources.
  • 26. Geography Practice Questions • What’s the longitude & latitude for St. Croix? • How far is it from Ontario to San Antonio? • How do you pronounce “Versailles, Indiana?” • What’s the elevation of London? • Where can I find info about the city “Rekem”? • Where is the geographic center of the U.S.? • Where is Hell? • Where is the smallest country in the world? • What’s the most common U.S. town name?
  • 27. Sources for Geography Two major types of sources – visual and textual – Maps (graphical representations of place) and Atlases (collections of maps) – Gazetteers (dictionaries for places) Also the usual domain sources (the academic literature, indexes, etc.) Maps and Representation Types Thematic maps (statistical, subject) Point of View Physical feature maps (roads, mountains) Presentation Style Photographic maps (aerial, satellite etc.)
  • 28. Navajo Atlas Shown here: locations of Navajo chapter houses
  • 29. Thematic Maps – Statistics (1840s) National Geographic Geography Education, Dr. John Snow’s Cholera Map
  • 30. Atlas of the World’s Disappearing Languages Shown here: Western Canada
  • 31. Oxford Economic Atlas of the World Entry for production of newsprint in 1950
  • 32. Times Atlas of World History Shown here: Slave population density
  • 33. Weather Atlas of the United States Shown here: Mean monthly number of days with precipitation
  • 34. Civil War Newspaper Maps Shown here: NY Tribune & NY Herald, Coverage of Battle of Antietam
  • 35. Shepherd’s Historical Atlas Shown here: layout of the Roman Forum
  • 36. Atlas of Cyberspaces Shown here: The NSFNet in 1992 http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/atlas.html
  • 37. An Atlas of Fantasy Shown here: C.S. Lewis’ sketch of the map of Narnia
  • 38. Important Atlases - General • Times Atlas of the World - $250.00 “finest”/“best”; not “Eurocentric”; very detailed; thematic features; index/gazetteer • Hammond Atlas - $70.00 greater focus on North America, easy to use; first computer-generated world atlas. From: Katz, Intro to Reference Work / Bopp & Smith, Reference & Info Services
  • 39. Important Atlases - Thematic • Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide - $300.00+ updated yearly; maps plus demographic and economic statistics data, zip codes, post offices, banks. U.S. & Canada. • Times Atlas of World History - $65.00 updated every 5 years; not “Eurocentric”; historical and cultural information on different civilizations; glossary. From: Katz, Intro to Reference Work / Bopp & Smith, Reference & Info Services
  • 40. Gazetteers • Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World – Older (1961) but “standard” – 130,000 entries, comprehensive • Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary – fewer than 50,000 entries, but “typical” / another “standard” library gazetteer From: Katz, Intro to Reference Work / Bopp & Smith, Reference & Info Services
  • 41. Geographic Information • Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps • US Geological Survey Library http://library.usgs.gov/index.html • David Rumsey Maps http://www.davidrumsey.com/ • Geonames & GNIS Server (US) http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic (World) http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ • ESIC Centers and Libraries http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/forms/esicstat.html http://ask.usgs.gov/sils_index.html
  • 42. Next Dates • Mon, Oct 29: IPL2 Question #2 (second “real user” question • Tue, Nov. 13: IPL Question #3 & IPL reflective paper with copies of all questions (email to instructor) • Mon. Nov 20: Reference interviews and paper (email to instructor) • Mon. Dec. 10: Research Guide (email to instructor)
  • 43. IPL2 Question-Answering Assignment Reflective Paper - Tue, Nov 13, midnight EST. • Write up your reflections on your IPL2 digital reference experience, discussing your experience and what you have learned. • 4 pages doublespaced, Times New Roman 12 pt font • Include specific examples in your paper to support/illustrate your ideas • Turn in your three real-patron answered question transcripts (and if relevant to your narrative, your practice question transcript) with your paper by midnight on Tue, Nov 13
  • 44. Reference interviews and paper - due Tues. Nov 20 midnight EST Turn in 3 things via email to instructor: • Face-to-face interview write up (you figuring out the info need as reference interviewer/professional) • Transcript of your chat/IM (you asking a librarian a question as the user/patron) • Reflective essay (at least 1,000 words) combining your thoughts on these experiences; include specific details from your experiences. In each case, what did you learn about negotiating an information need? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a face-to-face interview vs. a chat/IM? Which seemed easier? Why? What do you think your strengths and weaknesses are as a reference interviewer? What would you do differently next time?
  • 45. Research Guide, Due Mon. Dec. 10 midnight EST • Handouts or Web-based research guides briefly explain the topic area, and then provide a wide range of helpful instructions for research strategies/resources such as: databases, indexes, encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories, books, journals, newspapers, and archives; good search strategies, subject searches and keyword searches for the topic in catalogs and on the Web; relevant organizations, associations, Web pages, and library call number • Be sure to see the Syllabus for full list of resources!
  • 46. Participation : Live Class & Discussion Board Due Mon. Dec. 10 midnight EST Each week, a discussion board will be available for discussing a variety of topics and issues relevant to the class. Participate by posting to the discussion boards at least once per week on at least 10 of the 15 weeks of the semester. if you are an active participant in the live class, you receive extra credit in boosting your overall quality participation points.

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