Librarians' Corner | Celia M. Hastings Local History Room

Demystifying the Books: The LI REF (& LI REF Storage) Collections by the Dewey Decimal Hundreds
Genealogy in the LHR
A Guide to Localizing Dewey for Long Island Use (rev. as of 1/27/12) -- Since the Dewey Decimal Classification System, in general use by public libraries, stops at the county level, information sources more local than that are scrambled by author or title (main entry). This offers a way to unscramble them and organize them for easy access, by patrons and librarians alike. It has had a proven track record of reducing time spent in hunting down sources, while freeing more time for research. It's not hard to explain or understand, and it even works well when your computer is down.
L.I. Vertical Files: A Thing of the Past, or of the Present?
Local Geography: Some Key Sources in the Local History Room
The Reasons Why [A 10-Question Self-Evaluation for Public Libraries] -- Why a local history collection in a public library is a better fit than may seem apparent, at first.
Micro-Cosmogonic Acts [creating small-scale worlds]
Casting Some Light on Historical Images [Digital Finality: A Jaundiced View]
Who Uses a Local History Collection, Anyway?: Introducing the Local History Audience: Or a Goodly Portion of It