1. Doors Opening Wider: Library and Archival Services to Family History.
- Author
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Tucker, Susan
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ARCHIVES , *LIBRARY special collections , *LIBRARY users , *GENEALOGY , *ARCHIVAL materials , *LIBRARY websites - Abstract
Within many archives and library special collections, genealogical researchers make up the largest user group. Most studies show that in North America and Europe, they can account for fifty to ninety percent of all users. The paper addresses the historical background of genealogy within our reading rooms and an expanding world of family history via archival and library websites, examining family history as presented on selected websites of archives and libraries in the United States, Canada, England, and Scotland. A website analysis focused on three main objectives: to establish the current state of our most public face presented to genealogical researchers; to identify current areas of best practice and those which require improvement; and to form a vision of what archives could offer on websites to family historians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2006