This is a presentation originally given at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy and again with updated content for a presentation at the 2017 BYU Conference on Family History. This presentation helps users become more familiar with and successful using the merge-related features of FamilySearch's Family Tree.
Help! My Family Is All Messed Up on FamilySearch Family Tree!bakers84
For various reasons including the origins of data and the collaborative nature of FamilySearch Family Tree, there are many situations where incorrect data may exist in your family tree. This presentation will help users to learn from an experienced FamilySearch engineer strategies to understand and resolve commonly seen bad data situations.
Start and Grow Your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org - Presentationbakers84
Presentation at 2016 RootsTech conference. Learn how anyone can use the FREE resources on FamilySearch.org to build their family tree in a collaborative, source-based manner.
Covers the following areas:
- What is FamilySearch Family Tree?
- What are the benefits of a public tree?
- How to navigate and add to the tree
- Basics on working with others on family tree
FamilySearch Family Tree Essentials - Find, Take, Teach Webinarbakers84
The document discusses strategies for contributing to FamilySearch's Family Tree database. It begins by addressing common misconceptions about family history research. The key points are that Family Tree is a collaborative resource where all contributions help, and users can help most by finding new relatives in historical records and adding their profiles, photos and documents to the tree. The document emphasizes that regular, small successes like resolving icons or adding a new memory help extensive genealogical research.
Finding 'My Tree' Within FamilySearch Family Tree's 'Our Tree'bakers84
This document discusses FamilySearch Family Tree and finding one's own family tree within the larger collaborative "Our Tree" on FamilySearch. It describes Family Tree as a wiki that allows many users to collaboratively edit profiles and add information. While users want to see and work with just their own family, they are reminded that they share ancestors with many other users on Family Tree. The document provides tips on using relationship charts, maps, memories, and other features to navigate Family Tree and find one's own relatives within the larger context of collaborative genealogical research.
FamilySearch Insider Tips and Tricks - Presentationbakers84
There are many powerful tools available on FamilySearch.org. Many features of these tools are not well documented in manuals or easily discovered in the products themselves. This presentation shows some tips and tricks from a FamilySearch engineer to be more productive in using the resources on FamilySearch.org.
I gave this presentation at the 2014 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. While there are some portions of the presentation that are not yet complete, I decided to upload the presentation as is and plan on updating it in the near future with additional information.
What I Wish Everyone in the LDS Church Knew About Family Historybakers84
This document summarizes what the author wishes everyone knew about family history. It dispels myths that genealogy is complete or too difficult, noting there is always more to do. The purpose of family history work is to submit names for temple ordinances. The author provides tips on utilizing FamilySearch's resources like Family Tree, indexed records, and hints to find ancestors requiring temple work. Youth are encouraged to participate to avoid temples providing names when families need assistance.
- Duplicating temple ordinances for ancestors is inefficient and wastes precious resources, as each set of ordinances requires about 8 hours of effort.
- Green arrows indicating temple work is needed on FamilySearch are not always accurate. Careful research is required to verify relationships and avoid duplicating ordinances that have already been completed.
- Sources like birth, marriage, and death records should be found and attached to an individual's profile to prove their identities and relationships before completing temple ordinances. Census records alone are not sufficient.
How to Get More Involved in Your Family History Despite Limited Available Timebakers84
The document provides tips for getting more involved in family history despite limited time by focusing on indexing, adding sources and editing data in the family tree, prioritizing relatives, and utilizing online resources like FamilySearch. It notes that over 1 million images are processed daily and records are being continually added, while emphasizing finding and qualifying direct-line ancestors and their families for temple ordinances.
Help! My Family Is All Messed Up on FamilySearch Family Tree!bakers84
For various reasons including the origins of data and the collaborative nature of FamilySearch Family Tree, there are many situations where incorrect data may exist in your family tree. This presentation will help users to learn from an experienced FamilySearch engineer strategies to understand and resolve commonly seen bad data situations.
Start and Grow Your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org - Presentationbakers84
Presentation at 2016 RootsTech conference. Learn how anyone can use the FREE resources on FamilySearch.org to build their family tree in a collaborative, source-based manner.
Covers the following areas:
- What is FamilySearch Family Tree?
- What are the benefits of a public tree?
- How to navigate and add to the tree
- Basics on working with others on family tree
FamilySearch Family Tree Essentials - Find, Take, Teach Webinarbakers84
The document discusses strategies for contributing to FamilySearch's Family Tree database. It begins by addressing common misconceptions about family history research. The key points are that Family Tree is a collaborative resource where all contributions help, and users can help most by finding new relatives in historical records and adding their profiles, photos and documents to the tree. The document emphasizes that regular, small successes like resolving icons or adding a new memory help extensive genealogical research.
Finding 'My Tree' Within FamilySearch Family Tree's 'Our Tree'bakers84
This document discusses FamilySearch Family Tree and finding one's own family tree within the larger collaborative "Our Tree" on FamilySearch. It describes Family Tree as a wiki that allows many users to collaboratively edit profiles and add information. While users want to see and work with just their own family, they are reminded that they share ancestors with many other users on Family Tree. The document provides tips on using relationship charts, maps, memories, and other features to navigate Family Tree and find one's own relatives within the larger context of collaborative genealogical research.
FamilySearch Insider Tips and Tricks - Presentationbakers84
There are many powerful tools available on FamilySearch.org. Many features of these tools are not well documented in manuals or easily discovered in the products themselves. This presentation shows some tips and tricks from a FamilySearch engineer to be more productive in using the resources on FamilySearch.org.
I gave this presentation at the 2014 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. While there are some portions of the presentation that are not yet complete, I decided to upload the presentation as is and plan on updating it in the near future with additional information.
What I Wish Everyone in the LDS Church Knew About Family Historybakers84
This document summarizes what the author wishes everyone knew about family history. It dispels myths that genealogy is complete or too difficult, noting there is always more to do. The purpose of family history work is to submit names for temple ordinances. The author provides tips on utilizing FamilySearch's resources like Family Tree, indexed records, and hints to find ancestors requiring temple work. Youth are encouraged to participate to avoid temples providing names when families need assistance.
- Duplicating temple ordinances for ancestors is inefficient and wastes precious resources, as each set of ordinances requires about 8 hours of effort.
- Green arrows indicating temple work is needed on FamilySearch are not always accurate. Careful research is required to verify relationships and avoid duplicating ordinances that have already been completed.
- Sources like birth, marriage, and death records should be found and attached to an individual's profile to prove their identities and relationships before completing temple ordinances. Census records alone are not sufficient.
How to Get More Involved in Your Family History Despite Limited Available Timebakers84
The document provides tips for getting more involved in family history despite limited time by focusing on indexing, adding sources and editing data in the family tree, prioritizing relatives, and utilizing online resources like FamilySearch. It notes that over 1 million images are processed daily and records are being continually added, while emphasizing finding and qualifying direct-line ancestors and their families for temple ordinances.
FamilySearch Insider Tips and Tricks - Syllabusbakers84
There are many powerful tools available on FamilySearch.org. Many features of these tools are not well documented in manuals or easily discovered in the products themselves. This is an outline of what will be part of the accompanying presentation to show some tips and tricks from a FamilySearch engineer to be more productive in using the resources on FamilySearch.org.
This document provides information about a genealogy group meeting for the U3A Genealogy organization. It discusses starting genealogy research by looking at family records, writing down what is known, talking to relatives, and planning research. It then lists sources like family records, censuses, parish records, wills, and other sources. The document continues with announcements about an upcoming meeting, including a blog update and contributions from members.
This document provides tips and strategies for effectively researching information online. It discusses the importance of using reliable sources like purchased databases, library books, and pre-selected teacher-approved sites. It outlines steps to take when searching like using good keywords and synonyms. Important factors to examine in search results are the URL, author, date, and quality of information. Domain extensions can provide clues to the type of site. The document recommends using the triangle method of research by cross-checking information across multiple sources. Key strategies discussed are the REAL acronym for critical web searching which stands for Read, Examine, Ask, and Look. Other tips include searching within a specific site or domain, comparing different search engines, and evaluating website pairs
Why share your genealogy content on WeRelate.org (2009)Dallan Quass
This document discusses WeRelate.org, a genealogy wiki where users can share and collaborate on family trees and genealogical research. It provides five reasons for sharing genealogy research on WeRelate, including helping to create a free and well-documented source of genealogical information, becoming a better researcher, connecting with others, getting family members involved, and leaving a legacy. The document outlines how WeRelate works as a wiki, allowing open collaboration, and describes features like GEDCOM import, source citations, and change notifications. Overall, it promotes WeRelate as a place for open sharing of family histories and genealogical data.
The document discusses search engines beyond Google, including meta search engines that allow searching multiple search engines at once. It provides examples of meta search engines like Dogpile, Clusty, and NoodleTools. It also discusses techniques for evaluating the quality and reliability of information found on the web, such as checking for credentials of authors, dates websites were last updated, types of links and sources provided. Critical thinking is important when assessing different websites.
This document discusses digital footprints and how to manage them. It explains that a digital footprint is everything on the internet about a person, including social media profiles, photos, emails, searches, and location data. It is formed through various online activities that leave records. The document encourages people to be proactive by controlling privacy settings, only posting appropriate content they wouldn't mind employers seeing, and curating a positive footprint through showcasing skills and interests online via blogs or videos. It emphasizes that the internet never forgets, so people should choose what they share wisely.
This document provides guidance on how to effectively research topics online. It discusses the importance of using reliable sources like purchased databases, library books, and teacher-approved websites. It also notes the challenges of finding quality information on the open web. The document offers tips for crafting effective search queries, carefully examining search results, and evaluating websites based on factors like the author, date, content quality, and domain extension. It promotes the "triangle method" of cross-referencing information from multiple sources. Key strategies presented include using domain extensions to identify source types, checking for author information and site currency, and looking for inconsistencies or errors.
This is a presentation I gave for a combined activity at our local LDS Mutual. I gave the kids candy for every question they answered. The youth were really involved and had a lot of fun. Activity lasted about an hour.
Your digital footprint, including everything found online about you through both your active and passive presence, can significantly impact your reputation and career opportunities. Employers and colleges regularly search applicants online and 70% have rejected candidates due to questionable content. You should curate your digital footprint to present a professional, positive image by controlling privacy settings, selectively connecting with others, using your real name consistently, and carefully considering anything you post or share online. Maintaining an active, controlled digital presence through profiles highlighting qualifications and personality can help develop a positive digital footprint.
A digital footprint is the collection of digital traces someone leaves behind through daily online activities. It grows as personal details are provided when signing up for websites or through search histories tracked by search engines like Google. Examples given are filling out name and date of birth when joining a site and searches tracked through one's IP address. The document discusses being aware of potential dangers of sharing real details online and controlling how much one's digital footprint can grow.
The document discusses Web 2.0 and its practical uses in education. It defines Web 2.0 as a transition from static websites to a computing platform serving web applications. Key differences from Web 1.0 include encouraging sharing over solitary work, creating rather than just consuming data, and having information come to users through feeds. The document then provides examples of using Web 2.0 tools like blogs, RSS, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts and start pages in educational settings.
"The In's and Out's Of Google Plus" SourceCon 2014Laurie DesAutels
The document discusses Google+ and its integration with other Google products. It notes that Google+ has 540 million active users and is second only to Facebook in size. It also discusses how Google is continuously launching new products and integrating them with Google+. The document provides information on using various Google+ features like circles, profiles, messaging, and tools for searching profiles on Google+.
OSCON 2016 - Lessons learned from 15+ years in open source - Matt AsayMatt Asay
From the outside, open source companies try to appear to be Fine Upstanding Open Source Citizens™. On the inside of the sausage factory, however, hard decisions and trade-offs are constantly being made. After nearly 15 years of working for some of the industry’s best-known open source companies, including MongoDB and Canonical, Matt Asay decided to go to work for a company that uses and contributes to open source communities but doesn’t rely on them for revenue.
Matt describes the fundamental struggles every open source business has and explores how different companies have dealt with them (e.g., which features will be open vs. closed, which license to use, etc.). Matt also details why he decided to move on and why maybe you should consider doing so too.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2013 URL Listbakers84
This is the syllabus materials for a presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. This document gives links to many pages within familysearch.org. A corresponding presentation showing screenshots has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2012bakers84
This document summarizes the resources available on FamilySearch.org, including learning resources like the Research Wiki and Learning Center; ways to search records and trees; methods for volunteering like indexing records; and an overview of the new Family Tree feature, which allows users to build and collaborate on a global family tree by attaching sources. It highlights capabilities like editing relationships, merging duplicate profiles, and reserving temple ordinances online. The document encourages exploring additional training materials on the FamilySearch website to learn how to best utilize these genealogy tools.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2013 Presentationbakers84
This is presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. A corresponding document with URL links to the pages shown in the presentation has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
Presentation I gave at the SORT Conference in 2011. Was generalized from some work I had done with using GPUs to accelerate image processing at FamilySearch.
The Evolution of Technology and Family Historybakers84
Presentation I gave at the SORT Conference in 2011. A historical perspective of how family history has evolved over time using mileposts from my own life.
In networks built from proprietary and specialized equipment and software, can we really achieve the touted benefits of applying open source? One year has passed since the experiment called OPNFV was launched as act of faith by a brave few who wanted to accelerate true interoperability, by developing an open and flexible development reference platform to address NFV. In this year we have wrestled with many issues on both the development and business front, as we balance CSP expectations vs CSP realities, cooperation vs differentiation, and try to harness the chaotic open source development model to deliver useful software in a timely manner. This talk will provide an overview of the challenges we faced, our learnings and achievements.
CISummit 2013: Ron Burt, The Social Origins of Your Reputation: The Social Ps...Steven Wardell
The document discusses Ronald Burt's work on social networks and competitive advantage. It summarizes some of his key concepts including brokerage, closure, and structural holes. It provides links to download related teaching materials from Burt's website that cover these topics. It also includes a graph showing how investment bankers with a positive reputation had higher compensation and occupied more brokered positions in the network that enabled them to bridge structural holes.
FamilySearch Insider Tips and Tricks - Syllabusbakers84
There are many powerful tools available on FamilySearch.org. Many features of these tools are not well documented in manuals or easily discovered in the products themselves. This is an outline of what will be part of the accompanying presentation to show some tips and tricks from a FamilySearch engineer to be more productive in using the resources on FamilySearch.org.
This document provides information about a genealogy group meeting for the U3A Genealogy organization. It discusses starting genealogy research by looking at family records, writing down what is known, talking to relatives, and planning research. It then lists sources like family records, censuses, parish records, wills, and other sources. The document continues with announcements about an upcoming meeting, including a blog update and contributions from members.
This document provides tips and strategies for effectively researching information online. It discusses the importance of using reliable sources like purchased databases, library books, and pre-selected teacher-approved sites. It outlines steps to take when searching like using good keywords and synonyms. Important factors to examine in search results are the URL, author, date, and quality of information. Domain extensions can provide clues to the type of site. The document recommends using the triangle method of research by cross-checking information across multiple sources. Key strategies discussed are the REAL acronym for critical web searching which stands for Read, Examine, Ask, and Look. Other tips include searching within a specific site or domain, comparing different search engines, and evaluating website pairs
Why share your genealogy content on WeRelate.org (2009)Dallan Quass
This document discusses WeRelate.org, a genealogy wiki where users can share and collaborate on family trees and genealogical research. It provides five reasons for sharing genealogy research on WeRelate, including helping to create a free and well-documented source of genealogical information, becoming a better researcher, connecting with others, getting family members involved, and leaving a legacy. The document outlines how WeRelate works as a wiki, allowing open collaboration, and describes features like GEDCOM import, source citations, and change notifications. Overall, it promotes WeRelate as a place for open sharing of family histories and genealogical data.
The document discusses search engines beyond Google, including meta search engines that allow searching multiple search engines at once. It provides examples of meta search engines like Dogpile, Clusty, and NoodleTools. It also discusses techniques for evaluating the quality and reliability of information found on the web, such as checking for credentials of authors, dates websites were last updated, types of links and sources provided. Critical thinking is important when assessing different websites.
This document discusses digital footprints and how to manage them. It explains that a digital footprint is everything on the internet about a person, including social media profiles, photos, emails, searches, and location data. It is formed through various online activities that leave records. The document encourages people to be proactive by controlling privacy settings, only posting appropriate content they wouldn't mind employers seeing, and curating a positive footprint through showcasing skills and interests online via blogs or videos. It emphasizes that the internet never forgets, so people should choose what they share wisely.
This document provides guidance on how to effectively research topics online. It discusses the importance of using reliable sources like purchased databases, library books, and teacher-approved websites. It also notes the challenges of finding quality information on the open web. The document offers tips for crafting effective search queries, carefully examining search results, and evaluating websites based on factors like the author, date, content quality, and domain extension. It promotes the "triangle method" of cross-referencing information from multiple sources. Key strategies presented include using domain extensions to identify source types, checking for author information and site currency, and looking for inconsistencies or errors.
This is a presentation I gave for a combined activity at our local LDS Mutual. I gave the kids candy for every question they answered. The youth were really involved and had a lot of fun. Activity lasted about an hour.
Your digital footprint, including everything found online about you through both your active and passive presence, can significantly impact your reputation and career opportunities. Employers and colleges regularly search applicants online and 70% have rejected candidates due to questionable content. You should curate your digital footprint to present a professional, positive image by controlling privacy settings, selectively connecting with others, using your real name consistently, and carefully considering anything you post or share online. Maintaining an active, controlled digital presence through profiles highlighting qualifications and personality can help develop a positive digital footprint.
A digital footprint is the collection of digital traces someone leaves behind through daily online activities. It grows as personal details are provided when signing up for websites or through search histories tracked by search engines like Google. Examples given are filling out name and date of birth when joining a site and searches tracked through one's IP address. The document discusses being aware of potential dangers of sharing real details online and controlling how much one's digital footprint can grow.
The document discusses Web 2.0 and its practical uses in education. It defines Web 2.0 as a transition from static websites to a computing platform serving web applications. Key differences from Web 1.0 include encouraging sharing over solitary work, creating rather than just consuming data, and having information come to users through feeds. The document then provides examples of using Web 2.0 tools like blogs, RSS, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts and start pages in educational settings.
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The document discusses Google+ and its integration with other Google products. It notes that Google+ has 540 million active users and is second only to Facebook in size. It also discusses how Google is continuously launching new products and integrating them with Google+. The document provides information on using various Google+ features like circles, profiles, messaging, and tools for searching profiles on Google+.
OSCON 2016 - Lessons learned from 15+ years in open source - Matt AsayMatt Asay
From the outside, open source companies try to appear to be Fine Upstanding Open Source Citizens™. On the inside of the sausage factory, however, hard decisions and trade-offs are constantly being made. After nearly 15 years of working for some of the industry’s best-known open source companies, including MongoDB and Canonical, Matt Asay decided to go to work for a company that uses and contributes to open source communities but doesn’t rely on them for revenue.
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A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2013 URL Listbakers84
This is the syllabus materials for a presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. This document gives links to many pages within familysearch.org. A corresponding presentation showing screenshots has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2012bakers84
This document summarizes the resources available on FamilySearch.org, including learning resources like the Research Wiki and Learning Center; ways to search records and trees; methods for volunteering like indexing records; and an overview of the new Family Tree feature, which allows users to build and collaborate on a global family tree by attaching sources. It highlights capabilities like editing relationships, merging duplicate profiles, and reserving temple ordinances online. The document encourages exploring additional training materials on the FamilySearch website to learn how to best utilize these genealogy tools.
A Whirlwind Tour of FamilySearch Resources - 2013 Presentationbakers84
This is presentation I gave at the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. It gives a high-level overview of available resources on familysearch.org. A corresponding document with URL links to the pages shown in the presentation has also been uploaded to SlideShare.
Presentation I gave at the SORT Conference in 2011. Was generalized from some work I had done with using GPUs to accelerate image processing at FamilySearch.
The Evolution of Technology and Family Historybakers84
Presentation I gave at the SORT Conference in 2011. A historical perspective of how family history has evolved over time using mileposts from my own life.
In networks built from proprietary and specialized equipment and software, can we really achieve the touted benefits of applying open source? One year has passed since the experiment called OPNFV was launched as act of faith by a brave few who wanted to accelerate true interoperability, by developing an open and flexible development reference platform to address NFV. In this year we have wrestled with many issues on both the development and business front, as we balance CSP expectations vs CSP realities, cooperation vs differentiation, and try to harness the chaotic open source development model to deliver useful software in a timely manner. This talk will provide an overview of the challenges we faced, our learnings and achievements.
CISummit 2013: Ron Burt, The Social Origins of Your Reputation: The Social Ps...Steven Wardell
The document discusses Ronald Burt's work on social networks and competitive advantage. It summarizes some of his key concepts including brokerage, closure, and structural holes. It provides links to download related teaching materials from Burt's website that cover these topics. It also includes a graph showing how investment bankers with a positive reputation had higher compensation and occupied more brokered positions in the network that enabled them to bridge structural holes.
The document discusses evaluating online sources and provides examples of search techniques using Google and Bing to find information on topics like Martin Luther King Jr. and conversions between measurements. It also covers evaluating the credibility of websites and using subject specific search engines or limiting searches to particular domains or file types.
CFPB's public data platform and the academic research communityDesiree Zamora Garcia
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This document discusses how employers can use social media and the internet to screen potential job candidates. It provides tips on searching candidates' profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other sites to find more information about them. While this can help in the hiring process, the document also notes legal issues around discrimination if unsuitable information is found and used in deciding not to hire a candidate.
If you are a Facebook user, I suggest you view the presentation attached, and resolve to protect your privacy by following the practical steps to maximise your privacy settings. A few simple clicks are all that is required.
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The document discusses how LinkedIn and Facebook can help people connect and share information. It provides tips on using LinkedIn, such as connecting to first-level contacts to reach millions more potential connections. Facebook is described as being people-driven with hundreds of millions of users. The document emphasizes connecting with others on a human level by sharing status updates, photos, and videos on both platforms.
The document discusses finding credible sources for research. It emphasizes that using multiple perspectives from a variety of reliable sources helps develop a well-rounded argument. Primary sources are original works, while secondary sources analyze or discuss primary sources. The document cautions against solely using Google, Wikipedia, or top search results, as these may not always be trustworthy. It provides tips for evaluating websites like checking the author's credentials, date of publication, and presence of biases. Databases through the school are presented as a better option than open web searches, as they only contain vetted, credible sources.
I recently was asked what sort of things i have considered in my experience of performing data integration in pharma for drug discovery. So here's the ten things i thought most important!
Anyone that works with data downstream in an organization has seen things go...wrong, while upstream managers and business leaders are being held accountable. Whether it's a failure in process, or something technically goes wrong, working with data is not always easy. What happened? How can we prevent it from happening again? What's next?
This talk, given at the Portland Data Science Group on October 27, 2016, uncovers 4 common foibles of working with organizational data.
Larry explains that LinkedIn is a professional social media site for networking. It allows users to connect with former colleagues and find new jobs. On LinkedIn, users can search for jobs, reconnect with past associates through their shared connections, and find information about interviewers. The key to using LinkedIn effectively is building connections through sending invitations, introductions, and recommendations which can help users stand out in their job searches.
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This document summarizes the key differences between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, two homes featured in Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights. Wuthering Heights is described as a harsh, cold home that represents passion and wildness, inhabited by the characters Heathcliff and Catherine. In contrast, Thrushcross Grange is depicted as a civilized, genteel home representing order and refinement, home to the Linton family. The document suggests these two homes with opposing characteristics serve as a contrast to represent different aspects of human nature in the novel.
High School Vs College Essay Conclusion Silkstudio.ComMellisa Hedeen
This document provides instructions for using the writing assistance service HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account, 2) Complete an order form with instructions and deadline, 3) Review bids from writers and select one, 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment, 5) Request revisions if needed, knowing revisions and refunds are available. The service aims to provide original, high-quality content to meet customer needs.
Pay care about what exactly is throughout emergency readiness websiteseasypeasypreparedness
This document discusses factors to consider when evaluating the reliability of information on emergency preparedness websites. It emphasizes carefully reviewing sources for credibility and accuracy. Key points include checking how the site was discovered, the domain type, author credentials and contact information, comparing content to other reliable sources, looking for biases, and ensuring information is current. Being discerning about sources can help identify trustworthy information for emergency planning.
The document provides tips and strategies for using LinkedIn effectively. It emphasizes that social media is about sharing and having conversations, not just tactics. It recommends completing your profile, importing contacts, joining relevant groups, commenting on others' updates, and providing recommendations. The key is to be consistent, contribute valuable insights, and focus on giving to others rather than just getting connections.
The Secret Thing That Is Holding You Back In Your Nonprofit Career Bloomerang
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The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies like tagging and folksonomies can impact enterprise search. It notes that tagging allows for serendipitous discovery, connects people with shared interests, and helps navigate large amounts of information. Applying these techniques within companies can help employees find expertise, resources, and build connections by seeing what content others are bookmarking. Proper implementation requires enough participation to generate useful metadata through the "wisdom of the crowds."
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2) Digitization of records stored in the FamilySearch vault is now at 37% of 31 billion total images.
3) New features in development for FamilySearch Family Tree include printable family group sheets, pedigree charts, and the ability to attach photos as sources. Notes and sources from earlier FamilySearch systems will be imported.
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2. Background
• Over 5 years as a Software Engineer at FamilySearch
• Currently work primarily on Family Tree with
responsibilities over merge-related features
• Try to do my own genealogy and help others
• I’m here to learn from real users of our services
• Hope I’ll be able to help you today
• E-mail me (bakerb@familysearch.org) to get a copy of
this presentation or for specific merge-related problems
• Click here for the related printed handout materials
4. Lots of Inputs + Imperfect Patrons +
Imperfect Algorithms ≈ Lots of Duplication
Ancestral File
Record Extraction
Family Tree
More …
5. What Merge Is
• Removal of a
duplicate copy of the
same real person
• A way to choose the
best conclusions to
improve the data on
the resulting merged
person
What Merge Is Not
• An all-purpose clean
up tool to get rid of
data you don’t like
• The same as a
new.familysearch
combine
• The same as deleting
a person
6. new.familysearch
Combine
Family Tree Merge
A B
A
B
A B
A’ B
Merging B into A will delete
(archive/tombstone) B,
potentially changing A with
some of B’s data.
Combining B into A will result
in A with B as an “inner
person” of A. Data from both
persons is preserved and can
be selected as viewable
values.
7. Delete Person Deleting a person will
delete all relationships that
person was in, orphan any
LDS temple ordinances
and won’t keep a link to the
real person.
Use with care!
Only recommend using
when you’re sure the
person is fictitious (Ex.
wrong gender)
Often, a relationship should
be deleted or a merge
should be done.
Man Wife
WifeMan
10. Review the persons in the list and take an appropriate action:
1. If there are people in the list that look like they may be the
same real person, click on the Review Merge button to see
more details
2. If you’re pretty sure a possible duplicate is not the same real
person, click on the Not a Match link and enter a reason
why you believe this is not the same real person.
3. If a person shows up in the “Can’t Be Merged at This Time”
list, a constraint is preventing the merge.
11. Star Ranking Levels
Possible Duplicates Screen
• Shows 3-star and above matches
• Estimate 92% of persons presented are real matches
• Estimate 97.4% of all real matches are being presented
Temple Reservation Check
• Will flag if there are any 4-star and above matches
• Estimate 99% of persons presented are matches
• Estimate 89.5% of all real matches are being presented
• Doesn’t show unmergeable persons (including IOUS)
12. Star Ranking Levels cont.
5-star – Estimate 99.76% are real matches
4-star – Estimate 93.25% are real matches
3-star – Estimate 51.13% are real matches
2-star – Estimate 2.73% are real matches
1-star – Estimate 0.24% are real matches
Saw huge drop in Not a Match declarations
when 2-star matches were eliminated
13. Star Ranking Insider’s Tips
If you really want to see all of the possible duplicates a person has, including those below
3-stars, you can get them by going to the following URL after logging in. Substitute the
person ID of the person you’d like to see the possible duplicates for. You can vary the
matchThreshold if you really want too.
https://familysearch.org/tree-data/match/by-id/{personId}?matchThreshold=1.0
If you want to see more information about how well two persons match, their match score
in both directions (which may be different), merge constraints, and not a match
declarations, enter the following URL after logging in. Substitute the person IDs of the
two persons you are interested in.
https://familysearch.org/tree-data/match/score/{personId1}/{personId2}
** WARNING**
Both of these will give you back data in a “ugly” computer format called JSON. To make
it a bit more human readable, Google for a JSON formatter which you can paste the
result in to make it more readable. The one I usually use is http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/.
14. Top 10 constraints preventing merges
1. Locked relationship
2. Too many inner persons
3. Forwarded person (Usually just merged)
4. Gender mismatch
5. Multiple membership records (CMIS)
6. Other order only – Must preserve membership
7. Merging would cause loop
8. Locked person
9. Non-Unique IDs
10. Parent and child
15. Individuals of Unusual Size (IOUS)
If the resulting record in
new.familysearch.org would have
more than 250 combined records,
persons cannot be merged. This is
sometimes called an Individual of
Unusual Size (IOUS). There isn’t
anything that can be done to merge
these persons until synchronization
with new.familysearch is turned off.
16. Merge Constraint Insider’s Tip
A couple of the merge constraints will give you an indication of what is wrong
with a message. For example,
When you see two persons that cannot be merged and you’re not sure why,
you can get a semi-understandable reason by going to the following URL after
logging in, substituting the person IDs of the persons you want to merge.
https://familysearch.org/ct/persons/{personId1}/merge/{personId2}/constraint
17.
18. Terminology for Persons in Merges
• Surviving person
• Resulting person
• Person merged into
• Left hand side of merge page
• This is the person that will
remain when the merge is
completed and whose data is
changed as specified with data
from the second person in the
merge.
• Duplicate person
• Deleted person
• Archived person
• Person merged away
• Right hand side of merge page
• This person will be deleted (or
archived or tombstoned if you
prefer those terms) during the
merge.
• There will be a pointer or
forwarding ID that points to
person 1 so you will know
where the "real" copy of the
person is, but this second
person will no longer be active
in the system.
19.
20.
21. What is automatically copied
during a merge?
1. Photos
2. Stories
3. Documents
4. Notes
5. Watches
6. Not a match declarations
7. Discussions
8. LDS Temple ordinances
Insider Tip
Use beta.familysearch.org to test hypotheses regarding what
does/doesn’t occur during a merge. There is an out of date copy of data
on production (familysearch.org) there.
Note: Dismissed research suggestions are cleared on the resulting
person after a merge.
24. Two Ways to Restore After a Merge
1. Unmerge
• Undoes all merge changes, restoring both persons to the pre-
merge state
• Can currently only be done if no changes have taken place on
either person since the merge
• To unmerge, click on the Show All link in the Latest Changes
box to the right of a person who was merged into. Then click
on the Unmerge button and enter a reason for the unmerge.
2. Restore Person
• Restores the person who was deleted to the pre-merge state,
but leaves the merged person alone
• Is only option if changes have taken place since the original
merge
• To restore a person, bring up the deleted person page and
click on the Restore Person link.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30. Merging vs. Combining Undo Rates
Between Mar – Oct 2012
1 in every 4 combines was undone by a separate
Since Nov 2012 (when merge was turned on)
Only 1 in every 30 merges was undone by an
unmerge or restore
Seems to be greatly reducing churn
As of June 2015, ~42,000 merges occur daily
32. Merge the person with less data
into the person with more data
• Will result in less changes in the change history
• Copying data from the deleted person won’t
result in many changes attributed to you
• Is more likely to execute quickly and less likely
to have an error because there are fewer
operations being performed
33. Resist the impulse to remove data you
don’t like (during merge and otherwise)
• Completely different alternate names and additional
spouses, parents and children that don’t seem to
belong are usually indicators of an improperly
combined person in new.familysearch.
• Support is no longer performing separates, so trying
to clean up data to represent a single real person is
the best course of action. Making these changes
outside of a merge allows for better documentation
of the reasons for the changes.
• Features are coming to help address LDS temple
ordinances being attached to the correct person.
34. Coming Soon-ish
• Ability to view all of the LDS temple ordinances
attached to a person
• Request that LDS temple ordinances that don’t
belong be moved elsewhere
• Removal of synchronization with new.familysearch –
will allow more merges, including IOUS
35. Copy all data unique to the right hand
side, unless you know it is not correct
• My opinion is that relationships and sources should
always be added (copied) on a merge
• Not copying data will result in it no longer being
active in the tree
• Not bringing relationships over can make holes in
other patron’s trees and reduce the likelihood of true
matches showing in Possible Duplicates.
• I believe if you really don’t want a relationship or
source on the resulting merged person, you should
delete it before or after the merge with its own
justification.
36. Collaborate with other users
• If you see people doing merges that don’t make
sense, help them understand what they did
wrong in a kind way
• Call support if there are problems with “merge
wars”
• Another feature coming really soon is reporting
abuse of data
38. The core question to always ask is:
“Are these two persons the same
real person?”
39. Common Scenarios
1. I see some children belonging to two parents and others
belonging to a single parent with the same ID as one of the
coupled parents
• This is actually not a case for merging
• The first thing to do is make sure all of the correct children
appear under the couple. If any don’t, you need to add a
relationship from the child to both parents.
• Then go and delete the single parent relationships to each child
2. The same spouse, child or parents a person already has
appears on the right on a different line of the merge page
when I’m choosing what to Add/Replace/Reject.
• Make sure you add (copy) the relationship to the merged
person
• This is likely another duplicate that also needs to be merged
3. See Additional References in syllabus for additional scenarios
40. Question
Why can’t you give an indicator as to whether there are any
possible duplicates on a person?
Answer
The call to check for possible duplicates uses a fair amount
of system resources, so we don’t want to do this every time
a person page is opened. We are looking into ways to
speed this up and/or provide better mechanisms to let
patrons know when possible duplicates exist.
41. Question
Should I mark a person as Not a Match if I’m not sure
they are the same person or not?
Answer
It depends. If you’re worried about other people
merging them and want to do more research it may be
a good option, but remember Not a Matches will not
appear as Possible Duplicates.
42. Question
What if I know a person matches, but doesn’t show up
in the possible duplicates list?
Answer
After clicking the Possible Duplicates link from the
person page, click on the Merge by ID tab. Copy the
ID you would like to merge into the text box and
proceed with the merge as usual.
43. Question
What happened if I went through all the steps to merge, clicked
Finish Merge and I get a pink message that these persons can’t
be merged?
Answer
Most likely you have encountered a bug. Please call support to
report it or send an e-mail to bakerb@familysearch.org. The only
legitimate reason this message should appear after initiating a
merge is that it took more than 5 minutes. This is another
constraint of the system that will be resolved when
synchronization with new.familysearch.org is off and merging will
be much quicker.
44. Question
What if I get a pink message after trying to
unmerge or restore a person? Is that an error too?
Answer
Yes, most likely. Please follow the same steps as
listed in the previous question.
45. Question
What happens to LDS temple ordinances during a
merge?
Answer
Any ordinances on the person deleted by the
merge are automatically copied to the resulting
person
46. Question
What happens to photos and stories attached to a
person during a merge?
Answer
Any photos and stories on the person deleted
during the merge will be copied to the resulting
merged person.
47. Question
Why don’t merges show up in the watch list even
though they do show up in the watch e-mails?
Answer
They do now. Significant changes to the watch list
have been made recently to improve the watch list
and changes to people you are watching.