I am pleased to report the availability of an increased range of electronic
information on the Library and its holdings.
1. Information on our Fellowship and travel grant awards for the next
fiscal year is available on our web-site and will be advertised shortly in
the "Chronicle of Higher Education," "London Review of Books" and "TLS."
Check out <http://www.library.yale.edu/Walpole/fellowsh.htm>
In the last two years we have awarded six fellowships and two travel grants
in each year. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their applications with
us so that they are fully informed of the available resources for their
projects.
2. The Library's book catalogue is now available in full on Yale
University's ORBIS on-line catalogue. This can be found on the web at
<http://webpac.library.yale.edu/> Other connection options will be found
on the Yale University Library web-site at <http://www.library.yale.edu>
3. Our web-site has been up-dated and expanded, with a range of new
material. The web address is: <http://www.library.yale.edu/Walpole>
General information includes brief information on the collection,
information on visiting the Library and directions to the Library, the
names and addresses of library staff, information on the Library's 18th
century buildings, and links to 18th century resources.
Information on programs and services comprises: information on fellowships,
how to obtain permission to publish items from our collections,
photoduplication policies and prices, and information on the Library's
accommodation on-site for visiting scholars. To this will be added shortly
the web version of a 1997 exhibit, "The bewigged bard: Horace Walpole's
Shakespeare."
The core information on the Library's collections is under development. At
present it includes: a guide to material relating to the study of Horace
Walpole, a summary guide to our manuscript holdings, a list of our British
18th century periodicals and one of our almanac holdings. We will be
posting further information in due course concerning other aspects of our
holdings: data on the very large and uniquely well-indexed Print Collection
of British 18th-century satirical prints, more detailed guides to parts of
the manuscript collection, subject-specific guides to various specific
strengths such as theater studies, and information on the Library's 100
(yes!) specialist catalogues and indices.
The web address is: <http://www.library.yale.edu/Walpole>
Richard G. Williams
Librarian, Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University
154 Main Street, Farmington CT 06032
Tel.: (860) 677 2140
Fax: (860) 677 6369
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