Meet Michael Sawyer. . .

. . . a library administrator from Louisiana with 25 years experience who was hired Monday, February 27 as Director of the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System.

Michael Sawyer of Lake Charles, LA., was hired by the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library Board of Trustees to replace Dave Burdick, who is retiring from the position on March 31. Sawyer comes from Calcasieu Parish Public Library, where he is Director.

Dave Burdick has worked for the library for 21 years, serving as Director for 18 years. With Mr. Sawyer’s hiring, Burdick’s title has become “Executive Library Director.” He will be available as an adviser during the transition.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Kindle for Genealogy -- Use It For More Than Reading Your Favorite Books

Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Public Library System eBook accessibility was put online January 23, 2012.

Recently, I came across a great post on Susan Petersen’s “Long Lost Relatives” blog on how you might use your Kindle ebook reader to good genealogy use besides reading your favorite books.

For example:

“The Kindle actually functions as a high capacity USB drive that can be connected to the USB port on your computer. Adobe PDF files are one of the many file formats that are compatible with the Kindle. That means that any file that can be converted to PDF can be transferred to your Kindle.”

Take a peek at Susan’s blog for the full story.