User:Deathstar00/Investigative genetic genealogy/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

As you gather the sources for your Wikipedia contribution, think about the following:

Is the source from a reliable publication?
- Reliable publications include established newspapers, academic journals and books, textbooks, and other published sources with reputations for accuracy and fact-checking.
- Unreliable sources include blog posts and other self-published works, press releases, and social media posts.
Is the source verifiable?
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Is the source independent of the subject?
- Is the source connected in any way to the subject? This is especially important when writing biographies or about organizations.
- For example, if you were writing a biography, sources like the person's webpage or personal blog would not be considered independent.
Is the source primary or secondary?
- Primary sources include first-hand accounts, autobiographies, and other original content.
- Wikipedia allows limited use of primary sources, but typically only for straightforward, descriptive statements of facts, and only if they are published and verifiable without requiring specialized knowledge.
- Secondary sources should be the main basis for a biography on Wikipedia.
If you're working on a topic related to medicine or psychology, ensure that your sources follow these special guidelines.
If you're creating a new article, consider the following:
- Ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines.
- In order for a topic to meet the notability requirement, you must be able to identify 2-3 sources that are reliable, verifiable, and independent of the subject you're writing about.
- Finding sufficient sources to establish notability can be especially hard when writing about people or organizations.
- Sources that are not independent of the subject might be useful additions, but don't count towards the notability requirement.
- Wikipedia has developed special guidelines for writing about living persons. Please follow these carefully.
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Bibliography[edit]

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

I will be using two sources, focusing on quality over quantity as this is the minimum requirement listed in the instructions. Below are my sources and my notes for each source.

In addition to focusing on quality over quantity, I will be adding photos pertaining the topic.

Forensic Genetic Genealogy: CODING BOOK & ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2O22^[1][edit]

Rhetorical Notation: Genre, Purpose, Audience, Exigency:

The purpose of this source is to give the reader an insight about the process being used and the different impacts it provides. The audience would be law enforcement members who are specializing in this, scholars or even individuals with personal interests with a desire for a further understanding. The exigency is not entirely urgent, however for certain cases and certain organizations who push for the advancement and further use of this technique have an increased level of demand.

Summary/Evaluation:

The document covers what forensic genetic genealogy is, and what the science behind it entails with an in depth look/explanation. There are dozens of reliable and relevant sources from this facility. Including criminal cases being resolved, which is covered in the Wikipedia article. There are also categories for natural disaster victim identification, living doe situations, and human remains - all of which are not mentioned in the Wikipedia article.

Why would your chosen Wikipedia article benefit from including this source as a citation and how/where would you incorporate it?

I picked this source to add to my Wikipedia article because it comes from a credible source, and provides new insights to forensic genetic genealogy. It was created by Dr. T.L. Dowdeswell, which is a credible title on the matter. To add, with the addition of bodies that are unidentifiable in events such as housefires or natural disasters, it can provide additional use besides just for law enforcement looking for a criminal. This should be added to the Wikipedia article for readers to view. I will create a headline for uses and create subheadings for each use: criminal cases, natural disasters, etc.

An Assessment of the Forensic Aspects of Genetic Genealogy^[2][edit]

Rhetorical Notation: Genre, Purpose, Audience, Exigency:

Its purpose is to give an insight without having to take the classes to learn about the process being used. The purpose for this source is tied to education as it is a graduate thesis from a student from West Virginia University. The original audience was the initial reviewers of her work. Now it is available for the public and scholars to view and use for their own research.

Summary/Evaluation:

This source provided a better insight to the science behind the topic without getting too confusing. This is pertinent for myself as an editor and reader, as well as the readers of this Wikipedia article because most of us are not scientists. It allows us to have a small roadmap of x, y, & z as to how it works instead of why we need it.

Why would your chosen Wikipedia article benefit from including this source as a citation and how/where would you incorporate it?

This article will provide better insight to readers who are less familiar with the science and biology tied with it. Most people will take science in their k-12 education, but typically that’s as in depth as they pursue their science education. Even though I have been taking science classes for school, this science was a little difficult for me to wrap my head around. For incorporation, I will add it in a brief synopsis/behind the scenes to include more info about the way it works.

Key notes to refer back to original source for paraphrasing.

“ The genetic information comes from large numbers of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers”

“Polymorphisms account for approximately 85% of human variation.”

Reflection Paragraph[edit]

The whole research journey for forensic genetic genealogy was a little difficult. There was a lot of information being repeated when looking for credible sources. This is why I chose a code book written in 2022 by someone with a doctorate in the field, as well as a scholar who wrote on the subject. Figuring out which options to select when uploading free to use images was also a little bit of a headache, but was easy enough after some back and forth comparisons in their rules.

Fire engulfs the countryside with multiple homes falling victim.

File:Denny-muller-jLjfAWwHdB8-unsplash.jpg

Photo of a old record book

<-- Fire image to relate to fire related natural disasters where unidentifiable bodies were identified via forensic genetic genealogy.

<-- An image in a lab to present a visual on testing genetics for the forensic genetic genealogy topic.

Visual representation for genealogy for photo enrichment. To add to history of forensic genetic genealogy. -->

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References[edit]

^ data.mendeley.com https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/jcycgvhm96/1/files/77cfadae-dc7b-47a8-a31d-9bc3ce287188. Retrieved 2023-11-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Hester, Sarah (2023-01-01). "An Assessment of the Forensic Aspects of Genetic Genealogy". Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. doi:10.33915/etd.11774.

Outline of proposed changes[edit]

Click on the edit button to draft your outline.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.