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From: "Herbert Jones" <>
Subject: Re: [KYLAUREL-L] 200 years worth of Lexington newspapers
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 00:32:47 -0700
References: <B5AF4A82.2EEB%rmaggard@sun-spot.com>


Thanks Rita for checking out my question. I thought for a while there I was
doing something wrong or just plain going Goofy.

Herbert Jones
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rita Stanifer Maggard" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:12 PM
Subject: [KYLAUREL-L] 200 years worth of Lexington newspapers


>
> > From: "Herbert Jones" <>
> > Resent-Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 22:47:37 -0700
> >
> >>
> >> Why does one need a library card to search online records?
> > Found the URL ok but I need a CARD. I'm several thousand miles
> > away.***************************************************************
>
>
> When I got the above message, I wondered myself! I went to the web site
and,
> sure enough, no library card... no access.
>
> Never having been accused of being overly shy, I decided to just email the
> library and asked them. I have just received the following response...
>
>
> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:03:42 -0400
> To:
> From: "J. Horton" <>
> Subject: LPL Local History Index
> Cc: , ,
>
> Ms. Maggard-
>
> Thanks for writing, and for your interest in our Local History Index
(LHI).
>
> You note came at a great time. After the Herald-Leader article
> concerning the LHI, we've received quite a few queries like yours
> (from all across the country--it's amazing how people use the
> Internet to find information!)
>
> All of your points are very valid, and we agree with you. We've been
> in discussion about this for the last two weeks, and just today we
> decided that we would "open the doors" to everyone. We will soon
> make the Local History Index available to any visitor to the
> Library's Web Site, whether from Lexington, KY, or Lexington, VA, or
> Lexington, MA. No library card necessary. We will have to change
> some technology, but we hope to have the change made within the next
> 10 days.
>
> Thank you for your letter. I've copied it to our Reference Manager,
> Ida Cornett, and to our Assistant Director, Geneva Pullen. I am sure
> they will be glad to hear your enthusiasm for our Local History
> Index. We think it is a unique and valuable resource.
>
> If you have any questions about the Local History Index, you can call
> Mrs. Cornett, at (859) 231-5520. If you have any technological
> questions, please feel free to call me personally, at (859) 231-5577.
>
> All best-
>
> J. Horton
> LPL Web
>
> This was my email to them...
>
>
>***************************************************************************
****
> >name: Rita Stanifer Maggard
> >email:
>
> >comments:
> >
> >This site was promoted in a Herald story for having 200 years of
> >Lexington newspapers online.
> >
> >As the Laurel County KY coordinator for a national online genealogy
> >project I announced the newspaper article to a mail list of online
> >researchers. The article did not say anything about any restrictions
> >to the availability of the information. However, I am now receiving
messages
> from the researchers that they cannot get to the information without a
> library card.
> >
> >These people live in all parts of the country, indeed the world. The
> >only access to this information that they will ever have is through
> >your website.
> >
> >Can some provision not be made for an "online only" library card? It
> >would be a tremendous benefit for many people... and you wouldn't
> >even have to worry about books not being returned!
> >
> >Please let me know how to respond to these people... either that
> >they can get access somehow or that it is just impossible.
> >
> >Thank you.
>
>
>
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