Sunday, May 10, 2009

Dabbling in Genealogy?




http://www.myheritage.com/





http://www.geni.com/

Looking to build your family tree? The above two websites have a basic membership that is free and not only is it easy to create a pedigree , but these sites can also be used for social networking. As a matter of fact, you can interface Geni with Facebook which opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. Although My Heritage at this time has less users and also a restriction of 250 names for a free account, it does offer additional statistics on your family tree as well as free genealogical software to download. Both have a clean and easy-to-use interface, so my recommendation is, try them both. If you're looking to connect with a long-lost relative, using both sites may be to your advantage.



Friday, May 1, 2009

Building a resume

Let's face it, putting together a resume and searching for jobs is one of the main services public libraries provide, especially with the current economic situation. Until last month, the library system I work for did not even have word processing available for its patrons for many years. Even with online word processors such as Google Docs and Zohowriter, trying to build a resume on one of these can be an absolute nightmare. Trying to align the text, remain consistent with font types and size and all of this with a lack of a print preview can test anyone's patience.

For those libraries without word processing software, Chris Warren who is a colleague of mine, recommended the following website>>> http://www.emurse.com/
In addition to allowing you to create up to two resumes and being able to download them in a variety of formats, it is also a place to search for jobs and for employers to search for you!