Tools for Analyzing & Visualizing Family History and DNA Networks
Kimberly Powell
Network analysis and visualization–commonly used in areas such as social media analysis, biology/medicine, and business data analytics–offers exciting possibilities for exploring ancestral connections and making sense of DNA matches. Join us as we explore the basics of network analysis, including the ways that software can be utilized to explore and better visualize relationships, connections, and clusters (networks, FAN clubs) in our family history and DNA data.
Through short demos followed by implementation periods, we'll practice using the free open-source Gephi software to create a cluster network from your own documentary or DNA data.
If you don't want to actually try the software yourself and prefer to watch and follow along you are also welcome! We're also going to discuss how to create and organize a spreadsheet to collect data for future network analysis which will also serve as an alternative activity to use for the implementation periods.
Pre-requisites: Students should have Gephi (free; available for Mac OS, Windows, or Linux) installed and working on their computer prior to the workshop. Instructions will be sent after registration Gephi can be fairly computer resource-intensive, as is Zoom, so while you should be able to run both simultaneously on the same computer, having a second computer or tablet available for Zoom is ideal.
Days/times: Two sessions are available from which to choose – Tuesday, January 19, 2021, from 1:30 to 5:00 pm and Thursday, January 21, 2021, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, Mountain Standard Time.
Registration is open to anyone currently registered for SLIG 2021 or the SLIG Academy for Professionals 2021. See additional details about SLIG Extended events at slig.ugagenealogy.org.
Kimberly is a professional genealogist, author, educator, and volunteer. She is a past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists, serving seven years as a Director and on APG's Professional Development Committee. She is on the faculty of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and Boston University's Genealogical Research Certificate Program
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