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Genealogy and the librarian : perspectives on research, instruction, outreach and management / Vera Gubnitskaia ; foreword by D. Joshua Taylor.

Author/creator Gubnitskaia, Vera, 1960- author.
Other author/creatorTaylor, D. Joshua, author of foreword.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Inc., 2018.
Description1 online resource
Supplemental Content EBSCOhost
Subject(s)
Contents Cover; 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)
Contents 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)
Contents 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; 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)
Contents 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)
Contents 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)
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 5, 2018)
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formHandbooks and manuals.
ISBN9781476633220 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1476633223 (electronic bk.)
Stock number4CC3DA64-577B-44A2-B283-7C8CC41969E3 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

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