> 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?
>
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>
> 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 the mailing lists to which this message has been
> sent .
>
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> 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
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