[Genealib] NewsBank Obits

[Tom Kemp]

Send me examples and I will check for you.
Tom


On 1/10/07, Judy Riffel <j.a.riffel at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>  I have found several instances where the obituaries were not included in
> the text on NewsBank.  Usually, though, this was with the earlier dates.
>
> Judy Riffel
> Baton Rouge, LA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Kemp, Tom <tkemp at mail.newsbank.com>
> *To:* Librarians Serving Genealogists <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
> *Cc:* thomas.j.kemp at gmail.com
>  *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:09 PM
> *Subject:* RE: [Genealib] NewsBank Obits
>
>
>
> The obituaries in America's GenealogyBank and America's Obituaries are
> updated daily.
>
> Tell me the name of the person that you are looking for.
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
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>
> *From:* genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:
> genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] *On Behalf Of *Traci Thompson
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:59 PM
> *To:* genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
> *Cc:* thomas.j.kemp at gmail.com
> *Subject:* [Genealib] NewsBank Obits
>
>
>
> Tom,
>
>
>
> I have a question for you...what sort of lag time is there between the
> time an obit is published in a newspaper and when it appears in the NewsBank
> obituaries?
>
>
>
> We have access to NewsBank through NCLive.  Just yesterday, I was looking
> for the obituary (which originally appeared in our local paper, the Rocky
> Mount Telegram) of one of our beloved local genealogists who passed away
> this past September.  I tried multiple search strategies, including having
> another librarian search as well, but could not find it.
>
>
>
> Can you please help me understand why it is not there?  Thank you very
> much.
>
>
>
> Traci Thompson
>
> Local History/Genealogy Librarian
>
> Braswell Memorial Library
>
> Rocky Mount, NC
>
>
> Hi Sharon.
> They are full-text, in fact the exact text, directly from the newspapers
> themselves. Most all of the newspapers are "exclusives" with NewsBank and
> not available elsewhere. The coverage is so complete that they capture 80%
> of all published obits each year for the last several years.
>
> Does your library already subscribe?
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 1/9/07, Sharon Centanne < centans at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > HI Tom,
> >
> > Thanks for the good news. I have been bugging the folks at NewsBank to
> > give us old newspapers instead of just modern ones for years.
> >
> > Are your obits full text or just indexed or abstracted?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Sharon Troy Centanne
> > Genealogical Research Instructor
> > St. Petersburg, FL
> >
> > Tom Kemp wrote:
> >
> > Here is an overview of the new content added to America's GenealogyBank
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > Thomas Jay Kemp
> >
> > Director, Genealogy Products
> >
> > NewsBank Inc.
> >
> > www.NewsBank.com <http://www.newsbank.com/> <http://www.newsbank.com/>
> >
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