韓國 家系記錄資料의 家系 데이터 모델에 관한 硏究

Abstract

Pedigree books in South Korea contain brief information on individual members such as their family and marriage relationship. No doubt they have been regarded as a treasure trove for historical research. But in that they also carry some fabrications, extra caution should be taken in dealing with such records. This means credibility is the number one factor that determines data in pedigrees can be utilized in historical research, which demands a computer system that can analyze such complicated and abundant information specifying a family tree. Many of South Korea's major clans have published their own pedigree books with updated data. These days, electronics publishing has become more popular but there is one hitch in the new method: the program in the system cannot accommodate records about mother-side family line since it is based on a patriarchal system. Pedigree books published in the era of Koryo and Joseon Dynasty have family records not just about the father side but also about the mother-side family history, albeit to a small extent. Data on both sides will be more effective in verifying a pedigree's credibility. In this sense, this paper proposes a computer data model that canaccommodate records on both lines, which I believe would enhance objectivity of pedigree data as they can be cross-checked against each family line. The model introduced in this paper is based mainly on parent-child relationships. If family data is accumulated under this system, we will be able to extract useful statistics in more convenient ways through structured query language. Such data on how many children were born to a couple and how many times a man or a woman got married can be known more simply, which would guarantee effective use of pedigree records.