Study on Hurdles of Genealogy Collection Development in Taiwan

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YEH, Nei-Ching and LIN, Chihfeng P. (2018) Study on Hurdles of Genealogy Collection Development in Taiwan. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session S08 - Genealogy and Local History with Asia and Oceania. In: Local Histories and Genealogies in a Multicultural Asia, 23 August 2018, George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Study on Hurdles of Genealogy Collection Development in Taiwan

Genealogy carries records of ancestors from generations to generations and brought along with path of travelling, immigration, marriage, reproduction, cultural of family rules and tradition. Genealogy became more regarded in western world that takes much efforts of finance and time to trace and collect related materials. Public libraries ought to consider that genealogy needs more efforts to acquire, organize and put to utilization. However, when author of this study tried to trace the origin of the ancestor revealed that limited material are available. The study also found out that the correctness of the existing genealogy records were not reliable. This study bringing facts of difficulties of genealogy collection in Taiwan and seeking further discussion for workable solutions.
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Conference details: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies

Session S08 - Local Histories and Genealogies in a Multicultural World - Genealogy and Local History with Asia and Oceania

Thursday 23 August 2018

Divisions: Division 2 Library Collections > Local History and Genealogy Section
Division 5 Regions > Asia and Oceania Section
Authors:
NameAffiliationCountry
YEH, Nei-ChingDepartment of Information and Communications, Shih Hsin University, TaipeiTaiwan, Province of China
LIN, Chihfeng P.Department of Information and Communications, Shih Hsin University, TaipeiTaiwan, Province of China
Uncontrolled Keywords: Genealogy, household certificate, shrine board of ancestors, family tree, family records
Date Deposited: 21 Sep 2018 09:51
Last Modified: 21 Sep 2018 09:51
URI: https://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2342

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