Hello from D.C.
Info on a new archival resource below.
Btw, I had a wonderful time in London at Internet Librarian International.
I look forward to more time in London and the rest of the U.K.
>From the BL Web Site:
A new online service, London Archives on the Wider World, will help
researchers and students locate the sources of this kind of information via
the internet. Today awarded a grant of £25,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund,
London Archives on the Wider World will make access to the catalogues of
twelve archive offices in the London area much easier. By making archive
catalogues available centrally and in a searchable format, both amateur and
professional historians will be offered the opportunity to locate useful
documents at the tap of a keyboard. London Archives on the Wider World is a
project led by the British Library which will provide fast access to a variety
of archival sources in London documenting the relationships of Britain and its
people with the wider world by mounting their catalogues on the world wide
web. London Archives on the Wider World is part of a nationwide programme
entitled Access to Archives (A2A) led by the Public Record Office, the
Historical Manuscripts Commission and the British Library. It will consist of
over 15,000 catalogue pages on archival gems and will be available via A2A's
database.
Much more via full-text of press release at:
http://www.bl.uk/information/pr2001/20.html
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cheers,
gary "still minding the gap" price
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
George Washington University
Virginia Campus Library
Gelman Library
Ashburn, VA and Washington, D.C.
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