Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers
A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Library & Information Services
| Author: | Rhonda L. Clark, Nicole Wedemeyer Miller | ISBN: | 9781610695428 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | February 22, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Libraries Unlimited | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rhonda L. Clark, Nicole Wedemeyer Miller |
| ISBN: | 9781610695428 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | February 22, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Libraries Unlimited |
| Language: | English |
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.
• Discusses the reference environment and offers tips for strategic planning for local studies
• Includes hints of how to assess, organize, discard, or donate family heirlooms
• Offers suggestions for caring for family history archives, including physical enclosures, digital copies, and the importance of data backups
• Features templates for partnership agreements with other organizations
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.
• Discusses the reference environment and offers tips for strategic planning for local studies
• Includes hints of how to assess, organize, discard, or donate family heirlooms
• Offers suggestions for caring for family history archives, including physical enclosures, digital copies, and the importance of data backups
• Features templates for partnership agreements with other organizations
