Rhonda L. Clark, Nicole Wedemeyer Miller

Fostering Family History Services

A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781610695411
• ISBN-10: 1610695410
• Artikelnr.: 41250695

Autorenporträt

Rhonda L. Clark, Nicole Wedemeyer Miller

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS Preface Introduction: Why Providing Family History Services is a
Great Idea Chapter 1: Thinking Outside the Collection Box Chapter 2: Record
It: Preserving Family and Community History Chapter 3: Tell It: Oral
History for the 21st Century Chapter 4: Sort It: Assessing and Storing Home
Sources Chapter 5: Picture It: Gathering, Analyzing and Storing Family
Photographs Chapter 6: The Negotiators: Asking and Answering Questions
Chapter 7: Maximizing Access to Family History Materials Chapter 8: Mining
the Riches Chapter 9: Pooling Our Resources: The Digital Portal Appendix A:
Annotated Lists of Family History Titles Appendix B: The Locality Guide
Appendix C: Associations Related to Local Studies Appendix D: Forms Index