BCG Documentation & Record Management 5

Question 1

What is the significance of recording the 'date accessed' in a citation for an online genealogical database?

Accepted Answer

It documents when the information was retrieved, since online records can change or be removed

Answer

Online records can be updated, corrected, or removed; recording the access date documents the version of the information seen at that time.

Question 2

In genealogical documentation, what does 'repository' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The institution or location where a record is physically held

Answer

A repository is the institution, archive, library, or other location that holds and provides access to original or derivative records.

Question 3

Which element of the Genealogical Proof Standard addresses the need to explain why conflicting evidence does not disprove a conclusion?

Accepted Answer

Analysis and correlation of evidence

Answer

The GPS element of analysis and correlation of evidence requires the researcher to address and resolve (or explain) conflicting evidence rather than ignoring it.

Question 4

A researcher finds a published county history that identifies an ancestor's parents. What combination of source type and information type applies?

Accepted Answer

Derivative source / secondary information

Answer

A published county history is a derivative (compiled) source, and information about ancestry is secondary because the compiler was not present at the ancestral events.

Question 5

When a genealogist cannot resolve conflicting evidence after exhaustive research, what is the appropriate course of action under the GPS?

Accepted Answer

Present all evidence, explain the conflict, and state a conclusion with appropriate qualifications

Answer

When conflicts cannot be resolved, the GPS requires presenting all evidence, explaining why the conflict exists, and stating the most probable conclusion with appropriate qualifications.

(BCG) Board for the Certification of Genealogists Practice Test

(BCG) Board for the Certification of Genealogists Practice Test

BCG Documentation & Record Management 5