WorldCat for Genealogical Research: A Researcher’s Assistant Curt B. Witcher MLS, FUGA, IGSF Allen County Public Library Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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WorldCat for Genealogical Research: A Researcher’s Assistant Curt B. Witcher MLS, FUGA, IGSF Allen County Public Library Fort Wayne, Indiana

You’ve come a long way, baby! From “MAX” –the Maximum Catalog—to WorldCat, OCLC’s offering of the world’s largest bibliographic database for direct customer use continues to make a substantial contribution to the genealogical field. If next to knowing is knowing where to find out, then next to having is knowing where/how to get the desired data.

Allen County Public Library Serve between 87K and 100K genealogists each year from all corners of the continent and beyond… While our collections are a significant asset, our expertise & programming as well as our interest in and ability to teach is most consequential. WorldCat is a great partner!

Data Gathering Techniques Hunters ‘n’ Gatherers to Crime Science Investigators—no matter the strategy (very sophisticated or quite pedestrian) some of the underlying techniques are the same. –Find answers –Find clues –Find sources of more answers and clues & possibilities

Gathering Strategy Five-point strategy for seeking the most relevant data: –family name –geographic location –ethnicity –religion –occupation WorldCat is a great partner!

Family Name/Surname

Geographic Location

Ethnicity

Religion

Occupation

FHL Catalog WorldCat

WorldCat A Genealogist’s Research Companion