[LM_NET] Results Genealogy Core Reference Tools Survey

["Diane K. Kovacs" <diane@KOVACS.COM>]

Dear Colleagues,

This survey http://www.kovacs.com/surveys/genealogycoresurvey.html 
was posted to Genealib, publib, libref-l, LIS-LINK, DIG_REF, ERIL-L, 
Buslib-L LawLibRef, Law-Lib@ucdavis.edu, LawSource, GovDoc-L, LM_NET, 
and livereference.  Please feel free to forward to your local or 
regional discussion lists or individuals that might be interested:

'Core' or Essential Reference Tool Survey: Genealogy

This survey http://www.kovacs.com/surveys/genealogycoresurvey.html 
was posted to Genealib, publib, libref-l, LIS-LINK, DIG_REF, ERIL-L, 
Buslib-L LawLibRef, Law-Lib@ucdavis.edu, LawSource, GovDoc-L, LM_NET, 
and livereference. Please feel free to forward to your local or 
regional discussion lists or individuals that might be interested:

3. What are the essential 3-5 print Genealogy reference sources that 
you can't work without in answering reference questions (e.g., laws, 
codes, statistics, etc.)? The Top 8 - some Reference Tools tied in 
votes.¬Ý The top 2 Categories received substantial votes - in fact 
most repondents mentioned the types of resource in the #1 position

1.Local archives, files, microform, indices for census data, 
newspapers, city directories, vital statistics, church records, 
cemetary records, maps, and atlases
2. State archives, files, microform, indices for census data, 
newspapers, city directories, vital statistics, church records, 
cemetary records, maps, and atlases
3. Handybook for Genealogists (Everton)
4. International Vital Records Handbook (Kemp)
5. Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources and The 
Source : A Guidebook of American Genealogy
6. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Dollarhide)
7. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, The 
Genealogists Address Book (Bentley), and Township Atlas of the United 
States
8. Filby's Passenger & Immigration Lists, The Ancestry Family 
Historian's Address Book, and The Census Book : A Genealogist's Guide 
to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes

4. What are the essential 3-5 Web-accessible or other Genealogy 
databases that you can't work without in answering reference 
questions (e.g., laws, codes, statistics, etc.)? The Top 9 Genealogy 
Web Sites - Some sites tied in votes:

1. HeritageQuest Online 
http://www.heritagequestonline.com/(UMI-Library version) 
http://www.il.proquest.com/products/pd-product-Genealogy.shtml 
HeritageQuest public Web site http://www.heritagequest.com/
2. Ancestry.Com or Ancestry Library Edition (was 
AncestryPlus)http://www.ancestry.com
3. FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org
4. Cyndi's Genealogy Homepage (aka Cyndi's List) 
http://www.cyndislist.com and RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative 
http://www.rootsweb.com
5. USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.com
6. Social Security Death Records Index (SSDI) 
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
7. American Family Immigration History Center 
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ and Vital Records Information for 
All States and Territories of the United States & International.¬¨’ÄÝ 
http://www.vitalrec.com/
8. Local and state historical and genealogical society Web sites 
and/or locally produced local information databases e.g., Ohio 
Historical Society Death Index, Illinois State Archives Online 
Databases, etc.
9. NARA National Archives and Records Administration Genealogy Page 
http://www.nara.gov/genealogy*

*NARA votes were for specific databases at the NARA site - I totalled 
all the mentions of specifically NARA materials and gave them to the 
entire site.
Cordially,
Diane


-- 
Diane K. Kovacs - Web Teacher http://www.kovacs.com
"Genealogical Research on the Web:  Reference, Networking, and 
Archives"  Web-based Workshop  http://www.kovacs.com/genweb.html
Genealogical Research on the  Web. 2002 Neal-Schuman 
http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/1/281.html
AIM & Yahoo:  SaintsMrsDi - MSN - diane@kovacs.com

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