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OGS 9th Annual Genealogy Librarians' Seminar

Today's Library -- More Than Just Books!

An educational gathering for professionals who work in the genealogical and local history field in Ohio’s libraries
Friday October 12, 2012
9:30am - 3:30pm

You may register for the seminar online using Paypal. If you prefer, you may print and mail in a registration form with your payment.
Seating is limited. Please register by October 9.

Schedule of Events

  9:00 -   9:30 Registration
  9:30 -   9:45 Welcome
Tom Neel, OGS Library Director; Sunda Peters, OGS President; Bvenitta Williams, GenLib Seminar
  9:45 - 10:45 Newspapers Unbound: Preservation and Access through Digitization
Jenni Salamon, Ohio Historical Society
How local libraries can get involved in both sharing the NDNP web site with patrons and possibly doing their own local newspaper
11:00 - 12:00 1848 Panorama: Victorian Innovation Meets the Digital Age
Jim Mainger, Cincinnati Public Library
Librarians at the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library discover new ways to explore and talk about their region’s past through the restoration of a unique historical photograph
12:00 -   1:00 Box Lunch (or nearby restaurants)
  1:00 -   1:45 Finding Ohio’s Genealogy Records Online, Part 1
Lauren Landis, Stark Co District Library
What patrons expect of librarians in exploring online resources (including books) to tackle that specific road block
  1:45 -   2:15 Tour of the OGS Library Behind the Scenes
Tom Neel, Ohio Genealogical Society
  2:15 -   3:00 Finding Ohio's Genealogy Records Online, Part 2
Lauren Landis, Stark Co District Library
Short Q & A Session at End

Register

Seminar Fee (no lunch) $15 via Paypal
Seminar Fee (includes lunch) $25 via Paypal
Download registration form Check, credit card, library purchase order