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Re: Book Announcement:CD-ROM, Book provides instant access to 2,0 00+ eBooks



Thanks for the info  & for thinking of me!
Tess

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> Subject:      Book Announcement:CD-ROM, Book provides instant access to
> 2,000+ eBooks
>
> Thought you'd want to know about this new book/CD guide to eBooks in local
> history and genealogy.
>
> New CD-ROM, Book provides instant access to 2,000+ eBooks.
>
> The Genealogist's Virtual Library: Full-text Books on the World Wide Web
> (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 2000) is a "Books in Print" to
> thousands of eBooks for genealogists, that are available at no cost on the
> Internet. Simply point, click and begin reading. It's like having all
> those
> books right in your library.
>
> "I am very excited about this book! This one is going to be big!  Tom did
> a
> great job! His sources (Library of Congress, University of Michigan, etc.)
> are likely to remain on the Internet, so the usability and reliability of
> these web references to books on the net will continue to hold its value
> long
> after the date of publication. I can't imagine doing genealogical research
> on
> the Internet without this new resource tool. "
> DearMYRTLE, Daily Columnist, Genealogy Forum on AOL
> www.DearMYRTLE.com
>
> Written by Tom Kemp, (Chair ALA, Genealogy Committee), it is issued both
> in
> paper and hardcover with a CD-ROM. The thousands of citations are arranged
> by
> Family Histories, by General Topics and Local Histories by State/County.
> Researchers can quickly identify books on specific counties or surnames
> and
> topics ranging from African Americans in Alabama or Methodists in
> Wisconsin.
> The first and only guide to genealogical and local history eBooks online.
>
> Researchers can now reliably read, consult, and study thousands of local
> histories, genealogies, and personal histories that have been published
> over
> the past two hundred years. Users of this guide may simply click and read
> and
> the complete text of thousands of family genealogies, biographies, and
> local
> histories are accessible. The library of tomorrow is here today.
>
> The Genealogist's Virtual Library: Full-Text Books on the World Wide Web.
> by
> Thomas Jay Kemp;  Price: $70.00;  Cloth 0-8420-2864-1, includes CD-ROM;
> Paper
> 0-8420-2865-X  $27.95 with CD-ROM. Call (800) 772-8937.
> sales@scholarly.com
>
> "This much-needed book is well organized and very easy to use. It is
> definitely an excellent addition to the library of any genealogist who
> uses
> the World Wide Web as a research tool?
> Matthew L. Helm, Genealogy Online for Dummies.
>
> "This book is among those which should be found on the genealogist's desk
> reference shelf. It is an excellent guide for genealogists wanting to
> explore
> what full-text resources are available without cost for family
> historians."
> Curt B. Witcher, Manager, Historical Genealogy Department
> Allen County Public Library
>
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