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Genealogy and the librarian : perspectives on research, instruction, outreach and management / edited by Carol Smallwood and Vera Gubnitskaia ; foreword by D. Joshua Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reference services (Libraries)--United States.
- Reference services (Libraries).
- Genealogy--United States--Library resources.
- Genealogy.
- Genealogical libraries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- "Covering trends, issues and case studies, this collection presents 34 new essays by library professionals actively engaged in helping patrons with genealogy research across the United States. Topics include strategies for finding military and court records, mapping family migration and settlement, creating and accessing local digital services, and developing materials and instruction for patrons"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Trends in genealogy / Charlene Garcia Simms
- The future of the past: how chronicling America can impact genealogical stories / Robin C. Pike, Anna J. Kephart and Douglas McElrath
- Something old, something new: reviving traditional editing tools in the digital age / Debra Carrier Bloom
- The rest is history: using historical resources to enrich genealogy results / Tracy Carr
- The affective nature of genealogy collections: new narratives through the altered book / Anastasia Varnalis Weigle and Renøe L. DesRoberts
- A genealogy digitization collaboration / Ben Walker and Chelsea S. Dinsmore
- Destined for the dumpster: a collaboration between librarians and genealogists to make 79,000 "at-risk" records available for research / Joanne M. Riley, Jessica Holden and Susan Steele
- Community engagement stimulates collaboration and innovation for local history and genealogy programming to public housing residents / Roland Barksdale-Hall
- Building a collaborative partnership between a genealogical society and a public library / Anastasia Varnalis Weigle, Wendy Lombard Bossie and Brenda Jackson Bourgoine
- Making the case for genealogy reference instruction / Lisa A. Oberg
- Introducing genealogy to the academic library in the 21st century / Thomas McFarland and Joan M. Barnes
- Finding military and court records: strategies for research / Rosemary L. Meszaros and Katherine Pennavaria
- Contemporary Chinese genealogy: value and status in academic research and library collection / Hong Cheng
- Supporting genealogists in oral history research: the role of the library / Noah Lenstra
- Preparing for genealogical reference work / Beth Stahr
- Education techniques for genealogy instruction / Carmen Nigro
- Instructing patrons on using free, online genealogical resources / Andrew Hart
- Special collections librarians assisting patrons in finding and preserving family history / Nancy Richey
- Beyond names and dates on a tree: how librarians can help explore family heritage and preservation / Barry L. Stiefel
- Finding "death-related" records: strategies for research / Katherine Pennavaria and Rosemary L. Meszaros
- Genealogy literacy: helping patrons build stable trees through information literacy standards / Cheri J. Daniels
- Finding family, friends, neighbors and community in patent records / Barbara J. Hampton
- Putting family history on the map: creating visual representations of family migration, settlement and encounters / Leslie A. Wagner
- Genealogy behind bars: professional development through prisoner requests, a case study / Kathrine C. Aydelott
- Community outreach: making your collection known and used / Larry Naukam
- Crowdsourcing genealogy with tea and sympathy: outreach approaches that instruct and engage / Cheri J. Daniels
- Accessing and creating local digital services for genealogy / Rhonda L. Clark
- Genealogy for academics: utilizing genealogy resources for more than family history / Nancy A. Bunker and Jenny L. Presnell
- The Butler County obituary and newspaper index: an example of genealogy database creation and ongoing management / Margaret E. Hewitt
- Digitize your old media: a "self-service" station for public library patrons / Kirsten Canfield
- Crowdsourcing genealogy: evaluating sources in the age of Ancestry.com / Kathrine C. Aydelott
- Doing your data digitally; why and how / Larry Naukam
- Grants: finding, writing and following through / Natalie (Bazan) Starosta
- Developing materials and instruction on a budget for local patrons / Janet Curtiss.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3322-3
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