Write a Policy Manual what services will be provided, when, and to whom to outline library’s response to the questions below (A-J).
Choose the best example of a Website for a genealogical collection: the one you would most like to emulate in library situation.
USE THIS WEBSITE: http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php
QUESTIONS:
A. Mission and vision statements: What is the purpose of the collection today? What will be its purpose in the future?
B. Acquisitions: What types of materials will you purchase for the collection? Books? Periodicals? Microforms? Maps? Family genealogies? Will you maintain vertical files of family and local history information? What materials will you not purchase? Will you welcome donations to the collection? What types of materials and under what circumstances?
C. Circulation: What materials will circulate? What materials will not?