Genealogical Maturity: Difference between revisions

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=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===


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! scope="col" | Maturity Level
! scope="col" | Sources
! scope="col" | Check
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| 1.
| Entry
| Typically relies on compiled genealogies.
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| 2.
| Emerging
| Mostly relies on compiled genealogies and online sources.
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| 3.
| Practicing
| Uses a limited number of record types and repositories. Mostly relies on online and microfilmed sources.
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| 4.
| Proficient
| Uses a wide variety of record types. Often contacts record custodians to obtain copies of high-quality sources.
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| 5.
| Stellar
| Insightfully pursues research at multiple, targeted repositories, making use of a plethora of record types. "Burned counties" are not roadblocks.
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=== Citations  ===
=== Citations  ===


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! scope="col" | Maturity Level
! scope="col" | Citations
! scope="col" | Check
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| 1.
| Entry
| Sees no need to record citations.<br>
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| 2.
| Emerging
| Captures URLs for online sources and citations for published sources. <br>
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| 3.
| Practicing
| Increasingly captures necessary information for manuscript sources.<br>
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| 4.
| Proficient
| Gives complete and accurate source citations including provenance and quality assessment.
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| 5.
| Stellar
| Overcomes limitations of genealogical software to create well organized, industry standard reference notes and source lists.
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=== Information  ===
=== Information  ===


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=== Evidence  ===
=== Evidence  ===


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! scope="col" | Maturity Level
! scope="col" | Evidence
! scope="col" | Check
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| 1.
| Entry
| Limited understanding of evidence and the role it plays. Typically ignores conflicting evidence.
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| 2.
| Emerging
| Captures direct evidence and increasingly depends upon it.
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| 3.
| Practicing
| Additionally, captures (without resolving) conflicting evidence.
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| 4.
| Proficient
| Additionally, resolves conflicting evidence by accounting for it, explaining it, and reconciling the differences. Captures and utilizes indirect and negative evidence.
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| 5.
| Stellar
| Additionally, publishes, teaches, and inspires others to fully utilize evidence of all types.
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=== Conclusions  ===
=== Conclusions  ===


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! scope="col" | Maturity Level
! scope="col" | Conclusions
! scope="col" | Check
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| 1.
| Entry
| Accepts without thought or hesitation the first existing conclusion found.
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| 2.
| Emerging
| Makes conclusions based upon minimal research and minimal reasoning, based upon a single piece of poorly documented, direct evidence.
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| 3.
| Practicing
| Makes conclusions based upon several sources found after moderate research, with reasoning and documented direct evidence, sometimes resolving contrary evidence.<br>
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| 4.
| Proficient
| Forms conclusions “based on well-reasoned and thoroughly documented evidence gleaned from sound research.”<ref name="EE820" />
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| 5.
| Stellar
| Additionally, publishes clear and convincing conclusions. Teaches and inspires others.
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== Step 2. Inventory  ==
== Step 2. Inventory  ==
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