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Genetic Genealogy: What Every Librarian Should Know, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
Genetic Genealogy: What Every Librarian Should Know, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
Rosemary L. Meszaros
The past few years television, podcasts, and blogs across the Internet promoted the role of DNA testing in genealogy. But what do you really get, and is it worth the price? We discuss the logistics of DNA testing as it relates to genealogy and take a hard look at the legal issues involved in genealogy’s hottest topic.
Faculty Views Of Open Access And Open Data Initiatives, Deborah H. Charbonneau
Faculty Views Of Open Access And Open Data Initiatives, Deborah H. Charbonneau
Deborah H. Charbonneau
The National Science Foundation (NSF) now requires faculty researchers and scientists to submit a data management plan along with grant proposals. Further, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) enacted the Public Access Policy requiring peer-reviewed publications resulting from NIH funding to be submitted to PubMed Central. Yet, faculty perceptions and experiences with compliance related to these federal policies remain relatively unexplored. The aim of this study was to ascertain faculty attitudes about these policies and to also identify roles for positioning librarians as leaders on campus in supporting compliance with these initiatives, policy awareness, copyright issues, and data management practices. …
User Expectations About Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
User Expectations About Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
Rosemary L. Meszaros
An analysis and comparison of two genealogical databases: Ancestry.com and Heritagequest.com .