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Genealogy and Local History Section

Scope

The Genealogy and Local History Section aims to provide a voice for genealogy and local history librarians in the international information community, to facilitate networking among subject specialists and libraries, archives, museums, and related societies and institutions, and to encourage the development of genealogy and local history collections and user services.

Strategic Plan

2007-2008  |  2006-2007  |  2005-2006  |  2004-2005

Publications

Newsletter

Section Leaflet


Revised versions (June 2008)

Afrikaans

Chinese (simplified)

Chinese (traditional)

English

French

Japanese

Korean

Norwegian

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish
Previous version (will be replaced soon)

Arabic

Annual Report

Other Reports

Conferences

Current Conference

  • World Library and Information Congress: 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
    Theme: Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage

Past Conferences

Minutes of Meetings

Mailing list:

GENLOC - Genealogy and Local History Section mailing list. The purpose of the list is to provide an international forum for genealogy and local history librarians to exchange ideas and experiences and to find help in answering patron questions.

Submissions: GENLOC@infoserv.inist.fr
Web interface: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/genloc

GENLOC2 - Genealogy and Local History Section list is to facilitate communication among the Standing Committee Members and to allow to exchange of materials and proposals between Coordinating Board meetings.

Submissions: GENLOC2@infoserv.inist.fr
Web interface: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/genloc2

Useful Addresses

List of Standing Committee Members

Chair:
Ruth Hedegaard
Librarian
Frederikshavn City Archives
Parallelvej 16
9900 Frederikshavn
Denmark
Tel. +(45)96241060
Fax +(45)98459141
Secretary :
Russell S. Lynch
Reference Manager
Family History Library
35 N West Temple street
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah 84150
United States
Tel. + (1)(801)2401315
Fax +(1)(801)2405535
Treasurer:
Janice McFarlane
Enquiries and Reference Services Manager
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH1 1EW
United Kingdom
Tel. +(44)(131)6233824
Fax +(44)(131)6233830
Information Coordinator:
Janet Tomkins
Fine Arts and History
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
VANCOUVER, B.C. V6M 6B1
Canada
Tel.+(1)(604)313724
Fax +(1)(604)3313720
Editor of Newsletter:
Elizabeth Anne Melrose
5 Albion Street, Skeldergate
YORK Y01 6HJ
United Kingdom
Tel. +(44)(1904)644335