"In 26 chapters, Professional genealogy: preparation, practice & standards lays before you a complete course of instruction to prepare you for a career in a complex field. Whether you discover this career path as a young adult or come into genealogy as a mature researcher trained in another professional discipline, ProGen PPS will ground you in the essential practices, standards, and language of genealogy--those expected by courts, government agencies, and others who commission research"--Back cover

Defining professionalism / Thomas W. Jones -- Educational preparation / Melinde Lutz Byrne -- Genealogical credentials / Paul K. Graham and Dawne Slater -- Auxiliary careers / Michael G. Hait -- Ethical considerations / Michael S. Ramage -- Executing contracts / Malissa Ruffner -- Copyright & fair use / Judy G. Russell -- Structuring a business / Jean Atkinson Andrews -- Managing records & time / Jeanne Larzalere Bloom -- Setting fees / Elissa Scalise Powell -- Marketing / Michael G. Hait -- Reasoning from evidence / Thomas W. Jones -- Problem analyses & research plans / Laura Murphy DeGrazia -- Research procedures / Harold Hendersen -- Forensic specialization / Michael S. Ramage -- Genetics for genealogy / Blaine T. Bettinger and Judy G. Russell -- Lineage applications / Barbara J. Mathews -- Research reports / Nancy A. Peters -- Genealogy journalism / George G. Morgan -- Proof arguments and case studies / Thomas W. Jones -- Critiques & reviews / Stefani Evans -- Crafting family histories / Michael J. Leclerc -- Editing periodicals / Melinde Lutz Byrne -- Preparing books for press / Craig Roberts Scott -- Genealogical lecturing / Judy G. Russell -- Genealogical teaching / Elissa Scalise Powell