RESEARCH METHOD
义门陈资料如何查证？How Should Yimen Chen Sources Be Checked?
网上关于义门陈的资料很多，但不少文章只是互相转载。判断是否可靠，不能只看多少网站都这样写，要追查最早来源。
There is a lot of Yimen Chen material online, but many pages copy one another. Reliability does not depend on how many websites repeat a claim. We need to find the earliest source.
不同资料有什么用How Different Sources Should Be Used
| 资料类型 Source | 主要用途 Main use | 写作方式 How to cite it |
|---|---|---|
| 古籍、正史、地方志 Classical records and gazetteers | 核实历史人物和事件 Historical people and events | 写明书名、卷次、版本和页码 Give title, volume, edition and page |
| 正式馆藏目录 Library catalogs | 确认书名、版本和收藏地点 Confirm titles, editions and locations | 写明机构和馆藏号 Name the library and catalog ID |
| 族谱 Genealogy books | 研究支系、世系、字辈和迁徙 Branches, lineage and migration | 写“据某谱记载” Say “according to this genealogy” |
| 学术论文 Academic studies | 了解研究观点和参考文献 Research views and source leads | 分清作者观点与原始记载 Separate analysis from original records |
| 政府和权威媒体 Government and major media | 核实现代项目、非遗和活动 Modern projects, heritage and events | 历史细节继续追原始出处 Trace historical details further |
| 普通网站和短视频 Websites and short videos | 发现线索 Find leads | 不能单独证明重要结论 Do not use alone for major claims |
遇到不同说法怎么办What to Do When Sources Disagree
- 分别抄录原文，不只抄结论。Copy the original wording from each source, not just its conclusion.
- 记录作者、资料名称、年代、卷页和链接。Record author, title, date, volume, page and link.
- 分清正史、族谱、学者观点和新闻转述。Identify whether it is official history, genealogy, scholarly analysis or news.
- 检查“庄”“支”等统计口径是否一样。Check whether terms such as branch and lineage are counted in the same way.
- 证据不足时，同时列出不同说法，并写“目前不能确认”。When evidence is weak, list the different claims and say “not confirmed.”
网站建议使用的标记Recommended Source Labels
- 史料记载 / Historical record：已经找到古籍或正式文献原文。The original historical text has been found.
- 据族谱记载 / Genealogy record：来自具体族谱，并有版本和页码。The claim comes from a named genealogy with edition and page.
- 学者观点 / Scholarly view：来自论文或著作的分析。An interpretation by a researcher.
- 宗亲提供 / User submission：个人提供，尚未完全核实。Submitted by a clan member and not fully verified.
- 传统说法 / Traditional account：流传较广，但原始证据不足。Widely repeated but lacking strong original evidence.
- 待核实 / Unverified：目前无法确认。Cannot be confirmed with current evidence.
每条资料应保存什么What to Save for Every Source
保存标题、资料类型、作者、发布机构、时间、原始链接、书名卷页、人物、地区、数字、不同说法、版权状态、审核人和更新时间。这样，未来的AI查询才能回答“依据在哪里”。
Save the title, source type, author, publisher, date, original link, book and page, people, places, numbers, conflicting claims, copyright status, reviewer and update date. This allows future AI answers to show their evidence.
基本原则：不知道访问量就不猜；不知道后裔数量就不猜；没有连续世系就不认定后裔关系。
Basic rule: Do not guess traffic, descendant numbers or lineage. A descendant claim needs a continuous chain of records.