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Fostering Family History Services

A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers

by Rhonda L. Clark
Nicole Wedemeyer Miller
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Here is everything you need to promote your library as a center for genealogical study by leveraging your collection to help patrons conduct research on ancestors, document family stories, and archive family heirlooms.
Websites, social media, and the Internet have made research on family history accessible. Your library can tap into the popularity of the do-it-yourself genealogy movement by promoting your role as both a preserver of local community history as well as a source for helping your patrons archive what's important to their family. This professional guide will teach you how to integrate family history programming into your educational outreach tools and services to the community.
The book is divided into three sections: the first introduces methods for creating a program to help your clients trace their roots; the second provides library science instruction in reference and planning for local collections; and the third part focuses on the use of specific types of resources in local collections. Additional information features methods for preserving photographs, letters, diaries, documents, memorabilia, and ephemera. The text also includes bibliographies, appendices, checklists, and links to online aids to further assist with valuating and organizing important family mementos.

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  • Release date

    February 22, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9798216086437
      • File size: 4956 KB

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      • ISBN: 9798216086437
      • File size: 4956 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from June 1, 2016

      Interest in genealogy and family history continues to grow. As patrons delve into researching this topic, they frequently desire more details to their family's story. Many turn to libraries and archives for guidance and access to specialized resources. Library science professors Clark (Clarion Univ. of Pennsylvania) and Miller (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) provide librarians, archivists, and volunteers with a sound roadmap for assisting such users. The authors adeptly describe how even the smallest institution can foster interest in family research. They address all requisite subjects such as library policies, collection development, finding guides, preservation, online resources, local indexes, and interlibrary cooperation. Readers will appreciate the plethora of programming ideas presented throughout the work as well as the tips for creating a guide of other local organizations supporting family history research. This is much more than an introduction to genealogy such as David R. Dowell's Crash Course in Genealogy. Here the authors present a solid framework for creating and fostering family history services. VERDICT Anyone who wishes to develop or expand a family history program will turn to this resource again and again.--Lydia Olszak, Bosler Memorial Lib., Carlisle, PA

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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