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50  About  Genealogical  Standards  of Evidence
                                   journals contains  articles on identification issues and  analysis
                                   of  evidence.  Remember, learning the form  is  reinforced  by
                                   familiarity.
                                     A  family  history  of any length,  or prepared  for  any
                                   purpose,  or  any  other  kind  of written  family  project,
                                   deserves  a place  in  an  appropriate  society library or public
                                   library.  We  also  highly  recommend  obtaining  an  Inter-
                                   national  Standard  Book  Number  OSBN)  from the  Library
                                   of  Canada  and  depositing  two  copies  there  for posterity
                                   (www.nlc-bnc.ca).
                                     Risking  repetition  here, genealogy  and  family history  are
                                   legitimate  fields  of study that  have  grown  to  stand  alone.
                                   We  are  on  the  threshold  of  acquiring  the  serious
                                   acknowledgement we deserve from scholars in other studies.
                                   By  continuing  our self-education  and  publishing our results,
                                   we are adding to the scholarly literature and increasing public
                                   awareness  of  the immense value  of  our  field.
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