Our Essential Library has books aimed at the beginning researcher as well as the most advanced genealogist. You can begin your research with confidence by reading William Dollarhide’s book Managing a Genealogical Project. Karen Clifford’s more advanced Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program will take you to the next level and introduce you to the brave new world of computer and Internet genealogy; while Val Greenwood’s award-winning Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, the standard textbook in the field, will be your constant companion. Those requiring more advanced instruction can benefit by reading two modern-day classics by Elizabeth Mills: Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers and Librarians and Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian.