Librarian's Day at FGS 2012

• A day designed for Librarians, Archivists, and other Information Professionals serving family history researchers.
• Takes place on Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
• At the Sheraton Birmingham hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
• Sponsored by ProQuest
• Registration for Librarian's Day is only $10 and includes lunch provided by ProQuest
• To register, visit http://www.fgs.org/2012conference. Click on “Registration" and register for Librarian's Day.”
• E-mail any questions about Librarian's Day to librarians2012@fgs.org.
• Librarians are invited to register for the entire FGS conference.

Librarian's Day for FGS 2012 features an exciting lineup:

• Dr. Edwin C. Bridges, Director of Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama is the keynote speaker. (http://www.archives.state.al.us/)

• Amy Johnson Crow, CG, MLS, Reynoldsburg, Ohio (http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/) – Importance of Your Genealogy Collection’s Website

• Curt Witcher, MLS, Director of the Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, Indiana (http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx) – Sources and Resources: Mining the Gold from Genealogical & Historical Serials 

Followed by a panel discussion featuring local area archivists:

•  Laura Caldwell Anderson, Archivist for Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (http://www.bcri.org/) – The Institute’s archives collects first-hand accounts of those involved in the Civil Rights Movement and of those involved in the struggle for human rights. Laura coordinates the Institute’s efforts to shed light on connections between the Civil Rights Movement and struggles for justice around the world.

• Jim Baggett, Head of the Department of Archives and Manuscripts for Birmingham Public Library (http://www.birminghamarchives.org/) – The department collects materials on Jefferson County and its surrounding area, the Episcopal Church in Alabama, the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama, and Jewish history and life in Alabama. It houses more than 30,000,000 documents and 500,000 photographs. Jim has authored or edited five books on Birmingham and Alabama history and written several articles on archival preservation and Alabama history.

• Elizabeth Crabtree Wells, Special Collections Librarian and Archivist at Samford University (http://library.samford.edu/about/special.html) – The Special Collection Department documents the history and heritage of the University though its University Archives collection, the State of Alabama and its people, and Alabama’s religious institutions, particularly those affiliated with Baptist churches through its Baptist Historical Collection. Elizabeth instructs on the preservation and utilization of historical records, particularly those of Alabama and the church, at the local, state, and national levels. She has authored or edited several publications.