tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6613125592026950173..comments2024-03-18T07:38:53.380-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Is FamilySearch De-emphasizing Genealogical Research?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-22014885980019296742014-01-01T09:42:01.403-08:002014-01-01T09:42:01.403-08:00One other thing about the web site beautification ...One other thing about the web site beautification project. To me "Help" means I need to talk to someone about a problem I'm having at the site. It does NOT mean I'm looking for the links to resources. It's not helpful to be so unique that no one knows how to navigate the site.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256855136448978468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90675524997427060302014-01-01T09:38:27.691-08:002014-01-01T09:38:27.691-08:00I'm still waiting for the web site to be resea...I'm still waiting for the web site to be research friendly. <br /><br />Right now it's too much like Pinterest and not enough like a research site. I used to go there every day. Now I check in once a month to see if it's still the same old billboard or if it's been changed to a library. Very disappointed to see the same old billboard. Searching there is such a waste of time, I rarely try.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256855136448978468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-21672043668695854272013-04-21T08:35:31.179-07:002013-04-21T08:35:31.179-07:00I am still trying to figure out this new site.
T...I am still trying to figure out this new site. <br /><br />To me the site does seem to de-emphasize research. I feel like I am in one of those photo album social network programs.<br /><br />If I was not familiar with what Family Search has to offer, I wouldn't know exactly what I am looking forRoot Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078852616599847109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-56521465284702793572013-04-21T08:34:23.575-07:002013-04-21T08:34:23.575-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Root Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078852616599847109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-77633750670586229622013-04-20T06:04:16.846-07:002013-04-20T06:04:16.846-07:00In the browse only records I often find it helpful...In the browse only records I often find it helpful to highlight the entire list of volumnes and cut/paste to an excel spreadsheet.<br /><br />This way I can highlight the specific volumnes to search, make notes who I'm researching, or image/page numbers, etc. It's an extra step but can be saved to my own working file. <br /><br />Also having 2 or more tabs open then toggling back & forth helps especially with some of the states where the data is not aligned well with vol/year/page listings.<br /><br />I've found many documents for CA, OK, WA where the info just seems to be buried there somewhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-20946989822515547382013-04-19T09:46:00.233-07:002013-04-19T09:46:00.233-07:00Randy, you bring up valid points--reminds me of an...Randy, you bring up valid points--reminds me of an unrelated but similar scenario: right now, we are college shopping for my daughter, who is considering history as her major. One university's approach seemed to be, "Come join our department--you'll have lots of fun." I cannot begin to explain what a turn off that approach was, in effect dismantling the effect of all the carefully-crafted website messages we'd seen in their site over the years.<br /><br />Why do businesses feel the compulsion to market themselves as "fun" and inviting? Does a brain surgeon plaster such tag lines onto his or her CV? Yes, genealogy can be fun...but that is not the primary reason I go first to FamilySearch.org. I go there because I want to find documents. Or read up on new territory through their helpful wikis. Yes, I appreciate the bright new look of their landing page, the inviting colors and the aesthetics of the website appearance. But once I <b>understand the value of what lies behind that front door</b>, I find myself a lot more forgiving of any speck of dust on the welcome mat. I don't want to linger in the entry way. I want to step inside, roll up my sleeves and get to work.<br /><br />Your bookmarking idea makes sense--to bypass all the hoopla of the bright shinies on the front page. Adding a ribbon of links--a researcher's highway, so to speak--would be a helpful tool for those who appreciate the true worth of all the material hidden behind that colorful front door.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-71774569433502425082013-04-19T08:03:57.630-07:002013-04-19T08:03:57.630-07:00I am a Familysearch.org developer. I have posted ...I am a Familysearch.org developer. I have posted on <a href="http://patrickliechty.com/changes-to-familysearch-org/" rel="nofollow">my blog a response to this blog post. </a> This is good feedback that we can use to make the site better.Patrick Liechtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631569162310877349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-35210550624052040232013-04-19T06:45:21.941-07:002013-04-19T06:45:21.941-07:00Clicks? It's not just clicks. It's I can&#...Clicks? It's not just clicks. It's I can't possibly remember how to get through to where I want to go. Surely not everyone can remember exactly how to traverse a series of menus every time they want to see something on FamilySearch.JG in MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029403745201344240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-50491867757741446432013-04-19T06:14:58.510-07:002013-04-19T06:14:58.510-07:00Great post. I appreciate all the links. I didn'...Great post. I appreciate all the links. I didn't realize that not all of the resources on FamilySearch were not actually searchable from the front page search box, so now I will have to re-think my search strategies and re-examine what is there.Amy Sue Smithhttp://about.me/amysuesmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-13575042168578578702013-04-18T22:54:52.344-07:002013-04-18T22:54:52.344-07:00I have yet to utilize the new website or even look...I have yet to utilize the new website or even look at it. How disappointing that, rather than emphasizing research, they are more interested in sharing stories, family trees, etc. While this is a lovely idea, it does not appeal to everyone.<br /><br />Why not make room for *both* research and community/sharing on their front page?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-54780934892862169112013-04-18T13:35:00.472-07:002013-04-18T13:35:00.472-07:00I am finding the new website layout very confusing...I am finding the new website layout very confusing. When I see Live Help, I think of live chat and I was looking for something last night, I thought this is not what I want. Thanks to your instructions I found the wiki and then England then the maps and then the interactive map. A site menu with links to the different areas would be so helpful and it would get you to where you want to go quite quickly. <br /><br />Not everyone has high speed connections so every click takes time.Janet Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742257036879298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-77922396215120540642013-04-18T13:08:26.010-07:002013-04-18T13:08:26.010-07:00Can I also add that trying to find out the status ...Can I also add that trying to find out the status of an order of microfilm is almost impossible. I very occasionally order a microfilm (not everything is digitized, especially from 19th century Hungary) and trying to figure out where to go to find the status is almost impossible. I'm glad I got an email with a link to the page showing the updated status.<br /><br />New researchers need to know that not all records are digitized and online and the FHL microfilms are such a valuable resource! (Admittedly not free, but very low cost for going back a couple of generations in my husband's Jewish genealogy!)Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-74905061536175114332013-04-18T13:06:12.044-07:002013-04-18T13:06:12.044-07:00wonderful summary of our thoughts
If you look at ...wonderful summary of our thoughts<br /><br />If you look at ancestry.com you see hover over menu that only takes one bar on the screen and expands to things like their wiki so you only need one click.<br /><br />sime wheels dont need to be reinvented.<br /><br />congrats on the little summaries and big photos on the home page. these may highlight things for beginners to try, but at you said we need the links too<br /><br />i like that they made it more mobile friendly. try it on your android or iphone web browser and you dont have to zoom to read the page. some pages dont work that way yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108246378388789103noreply@blogger.com