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Introducing Genealogy To The Academic Library In The 21st Century, Tom Mcfarland, Joan Barnes
Introducing Genealogy To The Academic Library In The 21st Century, Tom Mcfarland, Joan Barnes
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
This case study examines the development of a new program to foster genealogical research in an academic library that did not encourage or promote genealogical research. In early 2014, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries set a strategic initiative of increased outreach. As one way to reach the goal, the staff development officer and the community engagement librarian proposed a genealogical program with three objectives: • to reach out to campus faculty, staff, and students • to involve library faculty and staff • to bring community users into the academic library The staff development officer and the community engagement librarian became …
The Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent Collection: A Biographical And Genealogical Guide To A Digitized Manuscript Collection At The University Of Utah’S J. Willard Marriott Library, Ken Rockwell
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
: Description of the Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent Collection, a manuscript collection now available online through the University of Utah’s Marriott Library. The collection contains correspondence, reports, and other documents about medical missionaries in China, as well as correspondence of the Tallmon family of Iowa, California, and Oregon. This article is particularly useful in identifying the many writers and recipients of letters and reports in the collection.