Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers

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Rhonda L. Clark Nicole Wedemeyer Miller

Fostering Family History Services

A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers

Rhonda L. Clark, Nicole Wedemeyer Miller

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Libraries Unlimited Inc
22 February 2016

Reference services; Storage, maintenance & preservation of collections

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.

By: Rhonda L. Clark, Nicole Wedemeyer Miller
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9781610695411
ISBN 10: 1610695410
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 22 February 2016
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rhonda L. Clark, PhD, is associate professor of information and library science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Nicole Wedemeyer Miller, MA, MLS, teaches a course on genealogy and library service at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign.

Reviews for Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers

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... Anyone who wishes to develop or expand a family history program will turn to this resource again and again. - Library Journal, Starred Review Offers practical advice, with bibliographical notes, on how to establish a family history service within the framework of existing programming and outreach. - American Libraries