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If you could please send a copy of the questionnaire and report to one of the addresses below, It would be much appreciated. Many thanks, John At 15:19 28/07/99 +0100, Price,G wrote: >WITH APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING. > >Are you a researcher in the field of 19th or early 20th century British >economic or social history? > >Do you use statistical sources of the period? > >Would you like to be able to access and manipulate these statistics from >your desktop, rather >than by spending time in a reference library? > >Do you already use electronic data services? > >-------------------- > >The COUNTESS project has been set up to investigate the data capture of a >large body of UK >statistical material, and making this statistical data available to >researchers on-line. The project is >bidding for funding under the UK research councils' Joint Infrastructure >Fund. > >We are undertaking a survey of researchers to help us find out how >historical statistics are >used, and what they see as the priorities in delivering such a service. We >would be grateful if you >could spend a few minutes of your time in completing our on-line survey >questionnaire, which >is on the web at http://www.blpes.lse.ac.uk/projects/countess/. The survey >form will remain on-line >until 1st October 1999. > >Full details of the project proposal are also on the above site, together >with a report on 19th century >statistics by Dr Brian Mitchell, author of "British historical statistics" >(Cambridge University Press, 1988). > >If you do not have access to the web or would prefer me to post or fax a >copy of the questionnaire >to you, please contact me. > >Your views will help us put together a leading-edge proposal for the >delivery of statistical content for >the benefit of current and future research - please help! > >Please feel free to forward this message to any of your colleagues who may >also be interested in this >area, but who are not on any of the above mailing lists. > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Glyn Price >Sub-Librarian (Technical Services) >British Library of Political and Economic Science >10 Portugal Street >London >WC2A 8HD > >Tel 020 7955 6755 Fax 020 7955 7454 >http://www.blpes.lse.ac.uk > >reply to: [log in to unmask] > > Professor John F. Wilson, Home address Work Address 43, Whitebeam Close, History & Economic History Dept., Penwortham, Geoffrey Manton Building, Preston, Manchester Metropolitan University, Lancs, PR1 0SE Manchester, M15 6LL fax/'phone: 01772-746406 0161-247-6491 (fax: 6398) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%