4,497
edits
FamilySearch Wiki:Introduction: Difference between revisions
Changed the tense of some verbs.
(Fixing link) |
(Changed the tense of some verbs.) |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
*Revise content more often to maintain its usefulness. (In 2007, most of our publications were at least five years old.) | *Revise content more often to maintain its usefulness. (In 2007, most of our publications were at least five years old.) | ||
*Increase the number of missionaries, volunteers, and family history consultants to accomodate patron demand. | *Increase the number of missionaries, volunteers, and family history consultants to accomodate patron demand. | ||
*Identify records worldwide. (The world is a big place. There is always room to improve the information we gather regarding local collections.) | *Identify records worldwide. (The world is a big place. There is always room to improve the information we gather regarding local collections.) | ||
*Provide local lessons. (FamilySearch generally | *Provide local lessons. (Before the wiki, FamilySearch generally provided mostly general lessons whose strategies were designed for wide areas. But the best genealogy advice is specific and local!) | ||
*Make content easy to find. (The Research Guidance tool on FamilySearch.org | *Make content easy to find. (The Research Guidance tool on FamilySearch.org was hard to navigate. Our tools needed to have search engines.) | ||
== Our strengths as an organization == | == Our strengths as an organization == | ||
| Line 122: | Line 122: | ||
Another type of content that is not for the FamilySearch Research Wiki is that which focuses on how to use FamilySearch products like Ancestral File, IGI, or Pedigree Resource File. Such information can be found on http://productsupport.familysearch.org. | Another type of content that is not for the FamilySearch Research Wiki is that which focuses on how to use FamilySearch products like Ancestral File, IGI, or Pedigree Resource File. Such information can be found on http://productsupport.familysearch.org. | ||
Family history centers may add a page to the wiki that describes the services provided at the center, hours of operation. If a family history center has specific research aides for a specific locale then it can be mentioned in an article about that locale. See the [[Riverton FamilySearch Library]] and the [[Family History Library]] page as example pages for family history centers. (Please refer to the [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=2727 Forum discussion thread] concerning the change in this guideline concerning family history centers.) | Family history centers may add a page to the wiki that describes the services provided at the center, hours of operation. If a family history center has specific research aides for a specific locale then it can be mentioned in an article about that locale. See the [[Riverton FamilySearch Library]] and the [[Family History Library]] page as example pages for family history centers. (Please refer to the [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=2727 Forum discussion thread] concerning the change in this guideline concerning family history centers.) | ||
== LDS folks: serve a mission in your pajamas == | == LDS folks: serve a mission in your pajamas == | ||
| Line 132: | Line 132: | ||
Which little facts do you use often in your genealogical research? Could another researcher benefit from your hard-won experience? Join us on wiki.familysearch.org and help build a storehouse of information that you and others can use to learn how to find your ancestors! | Which little facts do you use often in your genealogical research? Could another researcher benefit from your hard-won experience? Join us on wiki.familysearch.org and help build a storehouse of information that you and others can use to learn how to find your ancestors! | ||
== Related articles == | == Related articles == | ||
[[Retirement of Research Outlines|Retirement of Research Outlines]] | [[Retirement of Research Outlines|Retirement of Research Outlines]] | ||
---- | ---- | ||