Genealogy and the Librarian : Perspectives on Research, Instruction, Outreach and Management

Smallwood, Carol (EDT)/ Gubnitskaia, Vera (EDT)

McFarland & Co Inc（2018/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 301 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476670874
• DDC分類 026.9291

Full Description

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.

Forewordist D. Joshua Taylor, host of Genealogy Roadshow and president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, notes: "The increasing popularity of the topic requires that any librarian who encounters genealogical customers remain on the forefront of new developments in the field."

Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword (D. Joshua Taylor)

Preface (Carol Smallwood and Vera Gubnitskaia)

Part I: Overview

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 Renée L. DesRoberts)

Part II: Collaboration

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)

Part III: Case Studies

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)

Part IV: Research

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)

Part V: Instruction

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)

Part VI: Family

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)

Part VII: Outreach

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)

Part VIII: Management

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)

Part IX: Finances

Grants: Finding, Writing and Following Through

Natalie Bazan Starosta

Developing Materials and Instruction on a Budget for Local Patrons

Janet Curtiss

About the Contributors

Index