Genealogical Research: Data Integrity and the Internet

Abstract: A 10 page discussion of the problems digitized information in general and the Internet in particular present for the genealogists. Not only can this information be replete with error, it can be sent at the speed of light around the world. The contention is made that once an error is placed on the Internet it can never be truly corrected. Genealogists should thus take personal responsibility for insuring data integrity for information they retrieve from the Internet as well as data they upload to it. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

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Catagory: Internet & Related Issues

Subcatagory: Computers & The Internet

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