Genealogy, GEDCOM, and popularity implications

J. Tuomas Harviainen; Bo-Christer Björk

doi:10.23978/inf.76066

Genealogy, GEDCOM, and popularity implications

J. Tuomas Harviainen, Bo-Christer Björk

Informationsbehandling, Helsingfors

Tampere University of Technology

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This paper examines the dominant genealogical file format GEDCOM and its implications. GEDCOM has come to influence the entire field of genealogy, including knowledge management and possibly even information seeking. The paper concludes with a note on the position of GEDCOM in genealogy, as well as with
propositions on reasons for its popularity, and the ways in which a software format may in fact be a central contextual influence on some information practices.

Originalspråk	Engelska
Referentgranskad vetenskaplig tidskrift	Informaatiotutkimus
Volym	37
Nummer	3
Sidor (från-till)	4-14
Antal sidor	11
ISSN	1797-9137
DOI	https://doi.org/10.23978/inf.76066
Status	Publicerad - 29.10.2018
MoE-publikationstyp	A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift

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512 Företagsekonomi

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