Copyright, Commonsense, Courtesy
Some people who’ve looked at this site say it ought to give background/advice on copyright law etc. But we don’t want to get sucked into all that. There are already loads of websites, some of them very...
View ArticlePrimary and Secondary Sources
The amazing “double life” of a man, born, wed and buried in Zutphen Holland (Has this happened to you?) whilst, simultaneously, marrying and fathering children several thousands of miles across the...
View ArticleKeep it offline?
One of the things we’ve heard from several people who’ve been compiling important databases is that they simply won’t put their stuff on the web, because of the risk that it’ll be pirated. Elsewhere on...
View ArticleData pirates go for printed books too!
In the Keep it offline blog, we note the commonly-held view that databases are safer if they’re never loaded up to the web. This must be true if you keep a single manuscript locked away forever in a...
View ArticleSpreading the Genealogy Code
We’re relying on people who like this site and agree with our code to spread the word to others. It’s beginning to get around, having only been going for a month. We were pleased, for example, to get a...
View ArticleNew Category
If you’re sharp-eyed, you might have seen that the Code now refers to three database categories instead of two. (For the definition of each category, see under The Code.) We’re loath to make the Code...
View ArticleSOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS
We’re keen to spread the word about the Genealogy Quality Code, and particularly to attract interest from across the genealogical spectrum. So we we’re delighted that the June 2012 edition of the...
View ArticleAn endangered species
Do you check your data sources? Do you try to verify them against primary sources, or at least against reliable transcriptions? Do you allow other people to add their own data to your website? If so do...
View ArticlePrimary sources and old buildings
We’ve been struck by the similarity between transcribing old records – primary sources like birth registers, Wills and so on – and conserving old buildings. People are very conscious these days of the...
View ArticleIN HONOUR OF THE LATE GEORGE RIGAL
IN HONOUR OF THE LATE GEORGE RIGAL We are delighted to add to the list of projects carrying the GQC logo the work of the late George Rigal, who died in 2012. Many people who have researched 18th and...
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