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Identity Linking

Identity Linking. An Alternative to Merging A comprehensive model for sharing genealogical evidence extracts and conclusions-in-progress. Bill Harten UNIconnect bill.harten@uniconnect.com. Match Merge.

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Identity Linking

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  1. Identity Linking An Alternative to Merging A comprehensive model for sharing genealogical evidence extracts and conclusions-in-progress Bill Harten UNIconnect bill.harten@uniconnect.com

  2. Match Merge The single-valued, ideal view requires us to make unfounded decisions that merge identities arbitrarily, without justification. This replaces true ambiguity with false simplicity.

  3. Conclusion-only Databases • A conclusion-only database offers no basis for future evidence evaluation: no researcher can build on the work published by another.

  4. The Challenge How to represent evidence and conflicting conclusions in collaboration

  5. Three Essential Views • Evidence: identity • Matching identities with possible conflicts: individual • Single-valued, dynamically-assembled best view with simple conflict resolution.

  6. Technology • Links, intra-database or across the Net • Dynamically assembled views • Structured Text Records • Tags

  7. Tags Family Relationships: father mother child spouse Four Basic Events: birth marriage death event Identity Link: tie

  8. Evidence Identities 3:239identity Tom Jones birth 1903 Ohio marriage 1922 5:330identity Thomas Jones birth 1901 Ohio death 1946

  9. Evidence Identities 3:239identity Tom Jones birth 1903 Ohio marriage 1922 5:330identity Thomas Jones birth 1901 Ohio death 1946 Conclusion Individuals 6:101 individual Thomas Jones birth 1901 Ohio tie 3:239 tie 5:330 7:333 individualtie 5:330 7:334 individualtie 3:239

  10. Dynamically Extended Complete View For Evidence Evaluation Before Expansion 6:101 individual Thomas Jones birth 1901 Ohio tie 3:239 tie 5:330 After Expansion 6:101 individual Thomas Jones birth 1901 Ohio tie3:239 identity Tom Jones birth 1903 Ohio marriage 1922tie5:330 identity Thomas Jones birth 1901 Ohio death 1946

  11. Collaboration Building on the Work of Others 8:932 individual Mary Jones father933 8:933 individual Thomas Jones death 06 JUN 1946 tie 6:101 child 932

  12. Future • Move to web transaction platform • Open source development • Field testing to learn from usage patterns

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