[Genealib] RE: genealib Digest, Vol 48, Issue 11

Mon Sep 17 14:46:40 EDT 2007

I have no idea how they figure price, but we are paying around $2,400 a
year.  It is equally used by staff and public.

William Copeley, Reference Librarian
New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH

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   3. Re: Re: Ancestry Library Edition (Colleen Ringel)
   4. Seek opinions of a book for librarians (Barbara Hill)
   5. RE: Seek opinions of a book for librarians (William Blohm)
   6. These books need a good home... (Mulholland, Michael)

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:15:59 -0600
From: alexmvsc at elp.rr.com
Subject: [Genealib] Re: genealib Digest, Vol 48, Issue 10
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Just a quick question I'm sure has already been answered, so my 
apologies.  Our public library is thinking about getting Ancestry for 
the Border Heritage Center.  We already have HeritageQuest, but our 
local Family History center doesn't have Ancestry, so it might be 
worth it. Can anyone give me a ballpark on price? We are also thinking 
about remote access, though we'll have to get software for that.

TIA
Alexandra Ceely
El Paso Public Library (volunteer)

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Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:06:43 -0500
From: "Tracy Luscombe" <tluscombe at mckinneytexas.org>
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Re: genealib Digest, Vol 48, Issue 10
To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
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Since you have Heritage Quest ProQuest will give you a discount on
Ancestry Library Edition. You should probably budget about $1800 a year.

Tracy E. Luscombe
Genealogy Librarian
McKinney Memorial Public Library
101 E. Hunt Street
McKinney, TX 75069
tluscombe at mckinneytexas.org
972-547-7343
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Just a quick question I'm sure has already been answered, so my 
apologies.  Our public library is thinking about getting Ancestry for 
the Border Heritage Center.  We already have HeritageQuest, but our 
local Family History center doesn't have Ancestry, so it might be 
worth it. Can anyone give me a ballpark on price? We are also thinking 
about remote access, though we'll have to get software for that.

TIA
Alexandra Ceely
El Paso Public Library (volunteer)
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:47:52 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Colleen Ringel" <cringel at webrary.org>
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Re: Ancestry Library Edition
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As previously mentioned, you will get a discount for having
HeritageQuest,
however, you will not be able to get remote access. It is not available
for this database.

Colleen Ringel

Reference/Electronic Resources Librarian
Morton Grove Public Library
Morton Grove, IL
Voice:(847)929-5116
Main: (847)965-4220
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On Sun, September 16, 2007 3:15 pm, alexmvsc at elp.rr.com wrote:
> Just a quick question I'm sure has already been answered, so my
> apologies.  Our public library is thinking about getting Ancestry for
> the Border Heritage Center.  We already have HeritageQuest, but our
> local Family History center doesn't have Ancestry, so it might be
> worth it. Can anyone give me a ballpark on price? We are also thinking
> about remote access, though we'll have to get software for that.
>
> TIA
> Alexandra Ceely
> El Paso Public Library (volunteer)
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:16:34 -0700
From: Barbara Hill <bhill at calmail.berkeley.edu>
Subject: [Genealib] Seek opinions of a book for librarians
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Dear List,

According to WorldCat, a couple of hundred libraries own a copy of 
"The librarian's guide to genealogical services and research" by 
James Swan (2004 edition), published by Neal-Schuman.  The nearest 
one to me is in the Reference section of the Oakland Public Library 
(Calif.) and I have not yet managed to get there to look at it.  I do 
have an ILL request in for a circulating copy of the 1998 version of 
this title, but the 2004 edition includes a CD-ROM.

My questions for list subscribers:

Does anyone who has this title in their collection use it on a 
regular basis?  Is it helpful?  Are there other titles covering the 
same material which you use more often?

Do you think it would be worth purchasing (for the list price of $75) 
for a genealogical society library?  (My library committee members 
are balking at the price and want me to justify it.  But I come from 
a work environment in which science books costing hundreds of dollars 
are purchased without so much as a second thought.)

I have searched in vain for adequate reviews of this title, and the 
information I have found is not consistent as regards what is on the 
CD vs. what is in the printed book.  Some of the checklists sound 
unique and worthwhile, especially if they can be printed and handed 
out to patrons, and I am curious about the chapter on "Building the 
Genealogical Collection."

All opinions welcome.  Please reply to me off-list, unless you are so 
enthusiastic that you think other list subscribers should buy it, or 
so un-enthusiastic that you think other list subscribers should avoid
it.

THANK YOU!

Barbara Hill   <bhill at calmail.berkeley.edu>
Library Committee Member
California Genealogical Society

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:38:22 -0500
From: "William Blohm" <wblohm at gailborden.info>
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Seek opinions of a book for librarians
To: "'Librarians Serving Genealogists'"
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According to WorldCat, a couple of hundred libraries own a copy of 
"The librarian's guide to genealogical services and research" by 
James Swan (2004 edition), published by Neal-Schuman

My questions for list subscribers:

Does anyone who has this title in their collection use it on a 
regular basis?
Not any more.

Is it helpful?
It is most helpful for librarians who know little or nothing about
handling
genealogy questions. I often point it out to new librarians at my
library
who have an interest in helping those customers.

Are there other titles covering the same material which you use more
often?
Nothing as recent that I know of.

Do you think it would be worth purchasing (for the list price of $75) 
for a genealogical society library?  (My library committee members 
are balking at the price and want me to justify it.  But I come from 
a work environment in which science books costing hundreds of dollars 
are purchased without so much as a second thought.)
Only if you need it for the reasons I mentioned above.

William R. Blohm   Reference Librarian & Collection Development Manager
Gail Borden Public Library District
270 N. Grove Ave.
Elgin, IL  60120

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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:57:59 -0500
From: "Mulholland, Michael" <mmulholl at ahml.info>
Subject: [Genealib] These books need a good home...
To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
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The following titles need a good home. If you will pay the postage, I
will send them to you. Please let me know which you would like for your
collection.

The History of Lawrence County, Indiana 1818 - 1990
Indiana Source Book & Index vol. V
Transcription of Wunders Cemetery Chicago, Illinois
Monroe County, Wisconsin Pictorial History 1976
Long Grove (Illinois) Lore and Legend
Houses with Names: The Italian Immigrants of Highwood, Illinois
Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume Three
Gubbins' New Brunswick Journals 1811 & 1813
Settlers of the Beekman Patent Dutchess County, New York Vol. 1
Historical Records

Thank you very much

Michael Mulholland, M.A./Library & Information Studies
Local History/Genealogy Librarian
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 870-3643

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