if intrested --info that someone out there can use.. passing it along.. if not interested, delete it! glory bee James W Anderson wrote: > Got this from FHCNET-L. The list manager there posted > this interesting article about the new Family History > Library Catalog. (contains initially some references > to LDS Scripture from 'The Book of Mormon; Another > Testament of Jesus Christ', but it is used to make a > key point about the new version being different enough > from the old one). > > --- ileenj <ileenj@sisna.com> wrote: > > I have been asked to send this article I wrote for > > our local newsletter > > to the List, as it may be helpful for FHC staff > > members. Here it is: > > > > > > ABOUT THE FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG > > by Ileen Johnson <ileenj@sisna.com> > > > > "A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there > > cannot be any more > > Bible." (2 Nephi 29:3) As with the gentiles, we > > today may lament, "A > > catalog! A catalog! We already have a catalog, and > > do not need any > > more catalogs." > > > > Since the beginning, genealogically speaking, when > > the Genealogical > > Society of Utah was first established in October of > > 1894, a catalog of > > the holdings of the society's library has continued > > to evolve. > > > > First we had the card catalog (on cards, naturally). > > When family > > history centers (or branch genealogical libraries > > (BGLs) as they were > > called then) began to be established, the cards were > > microfilmed for use > > there. Then, unlike most public libraries, the > > Genealogical Library > > began computerizing its entire catalog. This was a > > tremendously large > > task which was completed in 1987 when the catalog > > was first reproduced > > on microfiche for use in BGLs. At the same time, > > anything that had > > "genealogy" in the name became "family history", > > i.e., the Family > > History Library (FHL), Family History Centers > > (FHCs), Family History > > Library Catalog (FHLC), etc. > > > > About 1990 or 1991, computers began to creep into > > family history > > centers, and along with them came the DOS-based > > computer version of the > > FHLC--a giant step for FHC staff members and > > genealogists. > > > > May 1999 the Family History Library announced its > > plan to make family > > history resources available to individuals through > > FamilySearch Internet > > at http://www.familysearch.org. This naturally > > included a Web version > > of the FHLC. Although the same catalog, updated, > > this did and yet > > represents another giant step. Now with the May 25, > > 2000 announcement, > > this same Web-view FHLC is available on CD-ROM > > version for home use. > > (Somehow I get the impression that we as church > > members are supposed to > > be doing something family-history related.) > > > > Since the new Internet and CD-ROM versions of the > > FHLC work differently > > from the old catalog, it is important that FHC staff > > and patrons read > > through the Help screens, at least the sections on > > basic functionality > > and the different searches. To display the Help > > documents, scroll to > > the bottom right-hand part of the screen ane click > > on "Obtain more about > > the catalog." > > > > The CD-ROM FHLC employs standard Windows features > > and is quite intuitive > > to use. Users may, out of habit, click on the > > browser's Back button to > > go back to the previous screen; but since the > > browser sees the FHLC as a > > single address (URL), this action exits the program. > > Use Back at the > > bottom left of the screen instead. To print > > information from the Family > > History Library Catalog, right-click on the frame > > (section) that you > > want to print and select Print. Make sure that you > > use the print option > > Only Selected Frame. > > > > As for the FHLC in FamilySearch at FHCs, you will > > recall the last > > release had problems. The old DOS program is > > "broken," as is the > > process for producing it. Therefore, there will be > > no more updates of > > the DOS catalog. > > > > The new CD-ROM FHLC has none of the problems of the > > old DOS version. It > > also lacks some features of the old catalog, but > > these will reappear in > > future editions. We need to be patient. The > > Internet and CD-ROM > > versions do not contain notations as to which > > microforms are held on > > indefinite loan at individual FHCs. Neither do they > > do > > microfilm/microfiche conversions from old to new > > numbers. You will need > > to use the DOS CD catalog for this for now. > > > > The Web-view FHLC at the FHL is similar to, if not > > exactly the same as, > > the Internet and CD-ROM versions with the exception > > that it is updated > > weekly, making it the most current. > > > > So, as we glide towards the twenty-first century, > > let's try to accept > > these changes with open minds and hearts and fly > > with ‘em! > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Kick off your party with Yahoo! 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