[Genealib] Genealogy libarians-job descriptions

[Nancy Maxwell]

 "As my library director has told me many times you cannot always buy local history sometimes you have to make it."

Sandy, that statement is GOLDEN. Kudos to your director!


Nancy Maxwell, Genealogy Librarian
Frances Pittman Malcolm Genealogy Room
Grapevine Public Library
1201 Municipal Way
Grapevine, TX 76051
Voice: 817-410-3429
Fax: 817-410-3084
E-mail: nmaxwell at grapevinetexas.gov
 
"Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you."   ~ attributed to Mark Twain


>>> "Sandy Day" <daysa at oplin.org> 5/14/2008 4:25 PM >>>
Hi
My job description breaks down as:

patron inquiries-50 %
collection development-15 %
finding aids-5 %
planning-10 %
P R and brochures-5 %
Indexing books-15 %

In the last category, this is something I choose to do. We have many great sources in our collection that are not indexed so I developed a plan to index as many as I can and other staff members aid with this.
Also under collection development, we also have a county veterans series of books where we collect info on area veterans of various wars so we are "making our own local history". As my library director has told me many times you cannot always buy local history sometimes you have to make it.

Sandy Day
Local historian/genealogist
Schiappa Library
Steubenville, OH