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Subject: Re: [APG] FW: genealogy definitions
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 17:55:08 -0600
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Oops. That's what I get for trying to wander outside my area of expertise!

Ok, not *employees* of a library, but "librarian." And yet, "librarian" is
part of the term we are defining. So how about something more like: A
genealogical librarian is one employed by a library or archive to assist . .
.?

Apologetically yours, Carolyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Baldwin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: [APG] FW: genealogy definitions


>I would change the words from "A genealogical librarian is a library
> employee who assists persons researching
> family histories..." to "A genealogical librarians is a library employed
> LIBRARIAN who assists persons
> researching family histories..." I do know that people who come into my
> library want to call all of the
> employees librarians, and so to not cheapen my education and training, I
> would not use the words
> "library employee." Can you tell one of my nerves was hit!
>
> Peggy
>
> ------------------------
> Peggy Baldwin, MLS
> Family Passages LLC
> www.family-passages.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:] On Behalf
> Of Kathy Rippel
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:29 PM
> To: ;
> Subject: Re: [APG] genealogy definitions
>
> The minor change to the genealogical librarian entry is fine, except
> for one other minor change in the first five words. A clarifying
> article was left out.
>
> A genealogical librarian is a library employee who assists persons
> researching
> family histories. This assistance can be directly to the library customer
> while providing reference services, bibliographic instruction, or
> genealogical programming. Some librarians further the research process
> behind the scenes by providing interlibrary loan services, cataloging
> genealogical and local history materials, or creating finding aids.
>
> Kathy
>
> At 05:18 PM 1/6/2008, wrote:
>
>><snip>
>>A genealogical librarian is library employee who assists persons
> researching
>>family histories. <snip>
>
> Kathleen Reid Rippel, M.L.S.
> Great Bend, KS
>
>
> Member: Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), 2005-2008
>
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