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To Lis-libhist subscribers and a few selected LIHG committee members who I know have some interest in the subject - apologies for cross-posting some people who also subscribe to SHARP-L. I was interested to pick up this message from Jeremy Dibble about the Libraries of Early America Project. I hadn't thought of using LibraryThing as a tool for library history, but if it really makes it possible to input library catalogue data easily and then compare lists of different owners, one of the bugbears of comparative studies might be solved. (I'm working on early libraries in Nottinghamshire 1750-1850 at present, and though not going very deep I'm aware of how many of the few extant catalogues have similar book-stocks - greater statistical analysis would surely be a good thing.) Might this be worth reporting in the news LIHG newsletter? Preferably with some commentary from a UK expert who's tried it out! Regards Peter Hoare _________________________________________________________ Peter Hoare, 21 Oundle Drive, Wollaton Park, Nottingham NG8 1BN Tel/fax 0115 978 5297 E-mail [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________