Negative Evidence: Making Something Out of Nothing
Denise E. Cross, MSLIS, CG
Content
Welcome
43s
About BCG
5m 3s
Speaker's Introduction
54s
Introduction
1m 42s
What is it?
10m 53s
Census records
15m 37s
Family birth records
5m 38s
Taxes
7m 7s
Wills and probate
3m 15s
Authored works
8m 53s
Announcements
1m 53s
Questions / answers
17m 33s
About this webinar
When is not finding a record nothing, and when does it signify something? Information that is not where you expect it to be may yield important evidence for your research question. Understanding the purpose of a source — who and what it records, and why — will help you determine if the missing person or event is negative evidence or merely a negative search. A series of examples demonstrate methodologies used to create something out of nothing.
About the speaker
Denise Cross, MSLIS, CG, is a community college librarian who enjoys research, especially digging deep for an elusive answer. Researching her family since the 1990s, she began formalized education in ...
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Comments (109)
What a terrific presentation. I took lots of notes and look forward to asking the question, "why not?". Thank you
Very interesting how the absence of information could be important.
Regret I was unable to attend the first part of the webinar. What I did experience was great! Thanks!
very helpful. Thanks
I am very pleased with the information provided in the webinar. There were many ideas brought up that I would not have thought about. Thank you!
And here I was always told "You can't prove a negative." Looks like you can *sometimes*.
Very interesting topic!
Very good explanation of negative evidence and how you can use it to find the answer to your question. I enjoyed the presentation