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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814142403321

Titolo

International genealogy and local history : papers presented by the Genealogy and Local History Section at IFLA General Conferences 2001-2005  / / edited by Ruth Hedegaard and Elizabeth Anne Melrose

Pubbl/distr/stampa

München, : Saur, 2008

Munchen, Germany : , : K.G. Saur, , 2008

ISBN

1-282-19735-5

9786612197352

3-598-44090-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations

Collana

IFLA publications, , 0344-6891 ; ; 130

Classificazione

AN 50600

Disciplina

026.9291

Soggetti

Genealogy

Local history

Genealogy - Information resources

Local history - Information resources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 2001 Genealogy and Local History Librarians making a difference to society in social and cultural development -- GENEALOGY AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS -- 2002 Building on the past, investing in the future -- BUILDING ON THE PAST, INVESTING IN THE FUTURE THROUGH GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY SERVICES -- WALES TO THE WORLD, THE WORLD TO WALES -- SERVING GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCHERS ... EXPERIENCES IN THE ANALOGICAL PAST AND A PEEK INTO THE DIGITAL FUTURE -- DIGITAL ACCESS TO ARCHIVES ... THE SCOTTISH ARCHIVE NETWORK PROJECT -- A CHINESE CULTURAL PROJECT: THE COMPILATION OF THE GENERAL CATALOGUE OF CHINESE GENEALOGY -- 2003 Co-operation between Archives, Libraries and Museums -- THE BENEFITS OF ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS WORKING TOGETHER -- CO-OPERATION AND CHANGE: ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES -- IF WE CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU -- LIBRARY INNOVATION IS HARD WORK: LESSONS FROM



A NORWEGIAN CASE STUDY -- 2004 Resources for immigrant history - their origins, lives and contributions -- EUROPEAN EMIGRATION RECORDS, 1820...1925 -- JEWISH SETTLEMENTS AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN ARGENTINA -- HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE 2004 IN EAST RENFREWSHIRE -- FROM EUROPE TO MISIONES: SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF IMMIGRATION -- 2005 Navigating the world of our ancestors -- USING GIS TO MAP GENEALOGICAL DATA: GETTING STARTED -- THE ENGLISH JURISDICTIONS MAPPING PROJECT -- PRESENTING MAPS AND OTHER SPATIAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET -- LIBRARY AND INFORMATION LITERACY FOR NON-TRADITIONAL /MATURE STUDENTS: SOME ASPECTS OF THE IRISH THIRD-LEVEL EXPERIENCE -- CHINESE-CANADIANS IN SEARCH OF IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS: CURRENT AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES -- DNA AND GENEALOGY -- CAN ARCHIVISTS, LIBRARIANS AND CURATORS JOIN HANDS TO DO A BETTER JOB? -- LOCAL HISTORY WORLD WIDE: AN INTERNATIONAL INTERNET INVENTORY -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Der vorliegende Band beinhaltet alle Vorträge, die auf von der Genealogy and Local History Section im Rahmen der IFLA-Jahrestagungen organisierten Konferenzen zwischen 2001 und 2005 gehalten wurden; bei vielen der abgedruckten Beiträge handelt es sich um aktualisierte Versionen. Sie decken ein breites Spektrum an wichtigen Themen und Trends auf dem Gebiet der Geschichtswissenschaft und Familienforschung ab. Die Autoren sind alle ausgewiesene Fachleute auf ihren jeweiligen Gebieten; ihre Beiträge richten sich an alle Dienstleistenden in Bibliotheken, Archiven und Museen weltweit, die sich mit Genealogie und Lokalgeschichte befassen. Darüber hinaus sprechen sie die wachsende Anzahl von Enthusiasten an, die sich mit ihrer eigenen Abstammungs- und Lokalgeschichte beschäftigen. Mehrere Beiträge weisen auf verschiedene nützliche Quellen und Materialien hin, die bei persönlichen Recherchen weiterhelfen. Dazu gehören die faszinierenden Möglichkeiten, die durch die Digitalisierung von Primärquellen und den Einsatz von leistungsstarken neuen Technologien, z. B. durch DNA-Profilierung, eröffnet werden.

This book contains the papers delivered at sessions organised by the Genealogy and Local History Section at the annual conferences of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) between 2001 and 2005; many of these are updated versions of the original presentations. A wide range of significant issues and trends in historical and family research is covered. The authors, all experts in their own fields, address those engaged in delivering genealogy and local history services in libraries, archives and museums across the world. Moreover, they focus on the growing army of enthusiasts directly engaged in tracing their own ancestral and local history. Several papers give useful hints on how various resources can be used to further personal research. These include the exciting opportunities offered by the digitisation of primary resources and by the impact of the powerful new technology, among other things now on offer through DNA profiling.