Thank you, Sandy and Judy.  Your replies went a long way toward removing the bad taste left in my mouth by Mr. Johnson.  You both understood exactly what I meant by "exchange of information" (as did another very nice lady from Scotland).  Mr. Johnson, I am a senior citizen, who is totally blind in one eye, partly blind in the other one, totally deaf, and so I do not always type plain "English" (mainly because I can't spell worth a fig and my email does not have spell check).  If you wanted to say something you should have said it off line, and not insulted my Scotland roots.  I think you have also insulted the spirit of the native Scot for who I am trying to do research.  A man who has been dead for over a hundred years, and for whom I have gone to the cost of copying, transportation, etc. to try to find some family on your side of the creek so his spirit can rest in peace.  This man is not related to me, I am doing this as a "Labor of Love" on behalf of a man that I wish I had been able to meet and would have held in the highest regard.  A man that I think Dumfries (where he came from) would be proud of if they know his history.  I am trying to find his family so I can share that history.  Now please give it a rest and don't worry about your pocketbook so much.  It's one thing to be a "Thrifty Scott" and quite another to insult a research volunteer. Jo Ann ________________________________ From: "dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com" <dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com> To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 2:02:09 AM Subject: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 94 Today's Topics:   1. Re: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 93 (Gordon Johnson)   2. Re: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 93 (sandy stevenson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:15:07 +0100 From: Gordon Johnson <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk> Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5,     Issue 93 To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4C50113B.4010002@kinhelp.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed ** Quite right, Judy. As a retired professional librarian, I am used to LIBRARIES sharing materials with other LIBRARIES. I recall during the cold war our library being asked to lend a book of poetry to Moscow - which we did, AND got it back again! What the enquiry was about was expecting libraries to do some sort of exchange of data with an individual.. Kind regards, Gordon. On 28/07/2010 08:02, Judy wrote: > Dear all > > Modern libraries are very much in the business of sharing data. For > example: > > http://www.nls.uk/about/partnerships/interlibraryservices/services/ > index.html > > As well as the ILL (Inter Library Loan) scheme there are seemingly > endless committees both national and international, all dedicated to > creating master catalogues and sharing resources. > > The National Library of Scotland for example has been working for > years to turn itself into a virtual library that can be accessed from > anywhere in the world. There is a huge amount of digital material > available entirely free of charge, including maps and newspapers. > This is all free of charge and most is available remotely. > > > >    ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:11 +0000 (GMT) From: sandy stevenson <sandyahbs@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5,     Issue 93 To: Gordon Johnson <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk>,     dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <623399.18988.qm@web87102.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I remember when I worked for a Govt. Department in Oz their library had inter library lending also.? Sandy (Glentrool) ________________________________ From: Gordon Johnson <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk> To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 28 July, 2010 12:15:07 Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 93 ** Quite right, Judy. As a retired professional librarian, I am used to LIBRARIES sharing materials with other LIBRARIES. I recall during the cold war our library being asked to lend a book of poetry to Moscow - which we did, AND got it back again! What the enquiry was about was expecting libraries to do some sort of exchange of data with an individual.. Kind regards, Gordon. On 28/07/2010 08:02, Judy wrote: > Dear all > > Modern libraries are very much in the business of sharing data. For > example: > > http://www.nls.uk/about/partnerships/interlibraryservices/services/ > index.html > > As well as the ILL (Inter Library Loan) scheme there are seemingly > endless committees both national and international, all dedicated to > creating master catalogues and sharing resources. > > The National Library of Scotland for example has been working for > years to turn itself into a virtual library that can be accessed from > anywhere in the world. There is a huge amount of digital material > available entirely free of charge, including maps and newspapers. > This is all free of charge and most is available remotely. > > > >? ? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY mailing list, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. 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