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Dear all. I just want to say thank you to all those who have been sending in new entries for the new reference book to be called "The Book of Library Records" Please feel free to send e-mails on any exciting or rare information you know about libraries or books any where in the world, because a section in the book will be devoted to this sort of information, (see section called "Miscellaneous Records, and other exciting facts" in the Internet edition at: http://members.fortunecity.com/infoconnect/Page16.htm Typical topics for entries can include: list of banned books in libraries, list of most popular books borrowed from libraries, list of first librarians appointed as librarians for national libraries (I currently only know of the first librarian for the US library of Congress. Please send all new entries by April 30th 2001. Thank you very much! Godfrey Oswald Author Info Connect List of LIS Records 1999 London ------------------------------------------------------- Original message posted on LIS LINK and LIS PUB LIS: Dear Librarians I am near the final completion of a major project, to update the Info Connect List of LIS Records 1999. This is a factual reference book (first published in 1997), of the major records on libraries, information science and librarianship, akin to the "Guinness Book of Records". It includes such records as, the oldest university library in the world,the most expensive library in the world, the largest public library in Europe, the 100 largest and important libraries in the world, the first CD-ROM database. The new edition is to be called "The Book of Library Records" and is to be made available in both printed and electronic versions. I am seeking information on any new entries to add. Here is how you can help me: 1) First read through the current edition at http://members.fortunecity.com/infoconnect/Page16.htm 2) Next if you know of any updates to add, or any brand new entry you know about,please e-mail me at: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] or you can complete a feedback form at http://members.fortunecity.com/infoconnect/Page17.htm Please send in entries for addition by April 30th 2001. Many thanks. Godfrey. London. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.