Are you (or is your library) using a cloud storage service for some of your files? Maybe you should actually read the TOS (Terms of Service). Some cloud services claim a right to use your files (without compensation to you) in whatever manner they deem “necessary”:
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NOTE: You can still store some stuff in the cloud regardless of a site’s TOS—but I would carefully read their TOS before storing the novel, screenplay, video, or Top 40 song you’re working on there…
Friday, July 08, 2011
GARAGE SALE MYSTERY BOX
Did a box bought at a garage sale help solve a Kansas Civil War mystery? You bet it did:
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NOTE: This story also suggests that, before selling a box of “junk” for a buck or two, you should probably give the box a quick once-over to be sure that you’re not selling something priceless (I doubt if most librarians actually needed this advice)…
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NOTE: This story also suggests that, before selling a box of “junk” for a buck or two, you should probably give the box a quick once-over to be sure that you’re not selling something priceless (I doubt if most librarians actually needed this advice)…
RESEARCH BETWEEN THE LINES
That’s what the Ozarks Genealogical Society is calling its annual conference this year. Headliner is Barbara Vines Little. Her topics include:
Granny Possum’s Pointers
Working the Land: Using Land Records to Solve Research Problems
Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Working with Manuscript Collections
Backtracking Your Ancestor: a Methodology That Works
Talks by supporting speakers:
Beginning Genealogy: Strategies for Success
Long-Distance Genealogy
Preserving & Caring for Family Papers
Using National Park Museum Collections
Dates: September 23-24, 2011
Place: Clarion Hotel, 3333 S. Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65804
Registration: Full Conference--$40 members; $45 non-members (add $50 if registering after 9-9-2011).
Friday Only: $20.
Full registration includes all sessions, Saturday lunch, admittance to Vendor Showcase, and conference sourcebook.
Register online (pay via PayPal)
Vendor Table Inquiries: 417-429-2151
Link to Clarion Hotel
Questions? Contact them here.
Granny Possum’s Pointers
Working the Land: Using Land Records to Solve Research Problems
Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Working with Manuscript Collections
Backtracking Your Ancestor: a Methodology That Works
Talks by supporting speakers:
Beginning Genealogy: Strategies for Success
Long-Distance Genealogy
Preserving & Caring for Family Papers
Using National Park Museum Collections
Dates: September 23-24, 2011
Place: Clarion Hotel, 3333 S. Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65804
Registration: Full Conference--$40 members; $45 non-members (add $50 if registering after 9-9-2011).
Friday Only: $20.
Full registration includes all sessions, Saturday lunch, admittance to Vendor Showcase, and conference sourcebook.
Register online (pay via PayPal)
Vendor Table Inquiries: 417-429-2151
Link to Clarion Hotel
Questions? Contact them here.
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