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name: Katherine Pennavaria
about: Katherine Pennavaria is a Professor at Western Kentucky University and Coordinator of the Visual &amp; Performing Arts Library at WKU. She is the author of Genealogy: A Practical Guide for Librarians (R&amp;L, 2015) and Providing Reference Services: A Practical Guide for Librarians (R&amp;L, 2017), and writes a regular column on genealogy for Kentucky Libraries.Katherine has done numerous national and state presentations and webinars; topics include genealogy record types, search strategies, and resources the beginning researcher needs to know about. She has published articles in Libraries and Culture, College &amp; Research Library News, Library Journal, and WordRiver Literary Review.