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All of us that do genealogy research know the value of on-line information and leads. The purpose of our site is to provide yet another avenue for researchers to look at during their research and to acknowledge other interesting and informative genealogy sites.
| * be visually pleasant | * be easy to navigate | ||
| * be a family friendly site | * display our award in an easily accessible place |
| Send us: | * Your Name: | * Your Email Address: | ||
| * Your Full Homepage Address: | * Title of your page: | * Description of your site: |
Exceptional Genealogy Sites will also be linked to our upcoming "Sites That Excel" page.
These are sites that not only meet the above guidelines, but excel by offering high quality, informative sites that offer a service to genealogists everywhere and meet the guidelines (below) set forth by the National Genealogical Society.
FYI:
The following guidelines were recently reviewed and approved by the Standards Committee and the Board for the National Genealogical Society located in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/.
I wholeheartedly endorse these guidelines and hope that all genealogy webmasters, newbie and veteran, will review them and take them into consideration when publishing their web sites.
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Genealogical Standards
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/about/content/committees/gene5_stan.html
Guidelines For Publishing Web Pages On The Internet
Recommended by the National Genealogical Society, May 2000
Appreciating that publishing information through Internet web sites and web pages shares many similarities with print publishing, considerate family historians--
-- apply a single title to an entire web site, as they would to a book, placing it both in the < TITLE > HTML tag that appears at the top of the web browser window for each web page to be viewed, and also in the body of the web document, on the opening home, title or index page.
-- explain the purposes and objectives of their web sites, placing the explanation near the top of the title page or including a link from that page to a special page about the reason for the site.
-- display a footer at the bottom of each web page which contains the web site title, page title, author's name, author's contact information, date of last revision and a copyright statement.
-- provide complete contact information, including at a minimum a name and e-mail address, and preferably some means for long-term contact, like a postal address.
-- assist visitors by providing on each page navigational links that lead visitors to other important pages on the web site, or return them to the home page.
-- adhere to the NGS "Standards for Sharing Information with Others" regarding copyright, attribution, privacy, and the sharing of sensitive information
-- include unambiguous source citations for the research data provided on the site, and if not complete descriptions, offering full citations upon request.
-- label photographic and scanned images within the graphic itself, with fuller explanation if required in text adjacent to the graphic.
-- identify transcribed, extracted or abstracted data as such, and provide appropriate source citations.
-- include identifying dates and locations when providing information about specific surnames or individuals.
-- respect the rights of others who do not wish information about themselves to be published, referenced or linked on a web site.
-- provide web site access to all potential visitors by avoiding enhanced technical capabilities that may not be available to all users, remembering that not all computers are created equal.
-- avoid using features that distract from the productive use of the web site, like ones that reduce legibility, strain the eyes, dazzle the vision, or otherwise detract from the visitor's ability to easily read, study, comprehend or print the online publication.
-- maintain their online publications at frequent intervals, changing the content to keep the information current, the links valid, and the web site in good working order.
-- preserve and archive for future researchers their online publications and communications that have lasting value, using both electronic and paper duplication.
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