[OPLINLIST] FW: [alacro-l] ALA/RUSA Genealogy workshop: FRIDAY, JANUARY 7!

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From: Don Wood [mailto:dwood at ala.org] 
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 12:30 PM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] ALA/RUSA Genealogy workshop: FRIDAY, JANUARY 7!

 

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
What: "Genealogy Happens! At the Genealogy Reference Desk", a 2011
Midwinter institute offered by the ALA genealogy experts: the History
Section
<http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/index.cfm>  of
the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
When: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
Where: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch of the San Diego Library, 5148
Market Street, San Diego

This workshop is a not-to-be-missed learning experience for reference
librarians and library reference staff of all levels of expertise,
including coverage of both basic genealogy reference skills and more
detailed topics include social networking for genealogists and military
research. Those who are researching their personal family histories and
would find these topics of interest are also welcome to attend.

SPEAKERS: "Genealogy Guy" Drew Smith; David Rencher, Director of the
Libraries Division of the Family History Department, The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints; Ron Arons, author of WANTED! U.S. Criminal
Records; and Curt Witcher, Manager, Historical Genealogy Department,
Allen County Public Library.

Interested participants can register
<http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/registratio
n/index.cfm>  for this event only (event code RUS1) or can register in
conjunction with Annual Conference registration by adding it as a
ticketed event.
Advance registration starts at $100 for RUSA members.
Lunch is sponsored by ProQuest, and included in the registration fee.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW:
http://registration2.experient-inc.com/showALA111/default.aspx?ID=123404
6&Date=201010041135&Key=A627F4BAA55AEAFAB63B23BBD10584D7 

Get more information about this event at the RUSA blog:
http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2010/10/14/mw2011-genealogy1/ 

 

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Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

 

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