ERIC Number: ED144600
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Dec
Pages: 72
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Margedos: A Marc-Like Format for Genealogy with Provision for Documentation.
Lamb, Connie
The purpose of this project was to create a machine-readable format for genealogical data. The Library of Congress MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) bibliographic system was used as the pattern in producing the format. Tags and codes were used to uniquely identify the components of the record for computer manipulation. The resultant structure, called MARGEDOS (Machine Readable Genealogy with Documentation of Sources), was established for use with an expanded Latter-day Saint (LDS) Family Group Record form that provides source information for each element of data. The inclusion of source documentation for every data element in a detailed and standardized manner was done to increase the credibility of genealogical records. The project was accomplished in three phases: the development of the machine-readable format, the conversion of a completed Family Group Record into that format, and the testing of the format through computer execution. An ALGOL program was constructed to recall the genealogical data with the sources and to display and print out the record in a particular arrangement. The format performed adequately for its intended purpose and the trial run on the computer was successful. Included in the document are a sample LDS Family Record form, a sample MARGEDOS Record, and the computer program. (Author/JAB)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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