[Genealib] Online Genealogy Class

[Irv Rabideau]

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Irv Rabideau 

Head of Technical Services 

Waterford Township Public Library 

Waterford, MI 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Holecamp" <ref5 at li.lib.ms.us> 
To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 3:07:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Online Genealogy Class 


I cannot get this link to open - is there an alternate URL? 

Thanks! 


-----Original Message----- 
From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Pam Cooper 
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:18 AM 
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists 
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Online Genealogy Class 




Hi Gail: 

Teaching our patrons sure does make our job easier. I like to break the classes down to manageable pieces. For example, we have several databases that access newspapers. I present one class per database. I also present a two hour general class for all the newspaper databases. 



Ancestry is so large, that again I would break it down by their tabs: Historical Records; Stories and Publications, etc. You can spend so much time generalizing that most people cannot (including myself) absorb all the details. In addition, classes should be 10-20 people only. Although, I confess that it is difficult turning people away and we often end up with 50 or more. (Do as I suggest. <g>) 



I would also ask members of your local society who may have expertise on one area of the web site that could demonstrate a small part. Getting ideas from others who use the databases frequently is often very rewarding. 



I almost always do a live demonstration because right after the class they can go to our department (or any of the other 100+ computers in the library) and get more on-site training. I had people bring in their laptops and unfortunately, it was disruptive because they would either jump ahead and ask questions before we get to that point or get upset because they can’t keep up with me. 



Here is a link to my six-week beginner’s class, which is not finished yet.   http://irclibrary.org/genealogy/begclass.htm I still have last year’s stuff on it, but thought you would like to see the geographic survey that we did. Everyone was thrilled. 



Good luck to you! 



Pam 



PS – I think I will send my sister to your class. She lives in Mundelein! 




Pamela J. Cooper, Supervisor 

Archive Center & Genealogy Department 

Indian River County Main Library 

1600 21st Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 



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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Gail Grunst 
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:48 PM 
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu 
Subject: [Genealib] Online Genealogy Class 



Our patron's are asking for a class about searching online for their ancestors.  My question is has anybody done a class about searching online?  I use online sources all the time, I'm just not sure how to go about teaching it.  Any suggestions?  Does each person have a computer or do you do more of a demonstration on a big screen?  

By the way I just did a basic genealogy class for the first time on October 25th.  It was a big hit!  Thanks to all of you for your suggestions and encouragement. 

Gail Grunst 
Head of Circulation 
Round Lake Area Public Library District 
906 Hart Rd, Round Lake, IL 60073 
Phone: (847) 546-7060, ext. 111 
e-mail:  ggrunst at rlalibrary.org 
Fax:     (847) 546-7104 
URL:     http://www.rlalibrary.org 
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