[Genealib] Librarians' Day April 25 at New England Regional Genealogical Conference

[Richard Roberts]

New England CONNECTions, the Ninth New England Regional Genealogical
Conference,  is pleased to offer a special pre-conference program for
librarians on Wednesday, 25 April 2007, at the Hartford Marriott
Downtown.  The program will feature four sessions:

*	"Building a Core Genealogy Collection for Your Library" by
Craig R. Scott, CG.  Essential genealogical titles for a strong
collection, with additional recommendations for specific regions and
areas of interest.
*	"Posting and Hosting Digital Content Online" by Beau
Sharbrough.  Options for digitizing and publishing your library's
content on the Internet, including content contributed by your patrons.
*	"A Sampling of Connecticut Repositories" by Judith Ellen
Johnson of the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Richard C.
Roberts of the Connecticut State Library.  An inside look at two of
Connecticut's renowned genealogical and historical institutions.
*	Panel Discussion.  Comments from the day's speakers on a
timely topic, followed by questions from attendees.

All librarians who work with family history patrons or
genealogy-related research materials will benefit from this special
event. The cost is $35 per librarian and includes lunch compliments of
ProQuest Information and Learning. See the schedule at
www.nergc.org/2007/program/page2.htm. Additional information about
the conference is available at www.nergc.org.





Richard C. Roberts
Unit Head, History & Genealogy
Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT  06106-1537
(860) 757-6580
FAX (860) 757-6677
http://www.cslib.org/handg.htm