> Subject: Rockefeller Library > > > > Fellow Rooters, Net Cousins and Researchers: > > > > Forwarded with the permission of Juleigh Muirhead Clark, who says, "We > are > > trying to reach as many as possible." Please forward to any list I > haven't > > reached yet! -Carol > > > > ROCKEFELLER LIBRARY UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE > > > > The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library has unveiled a greatly expanded > section > > on the Colonial Williamsburg website (http://www.history.org), offering > > individuals interested in the Colonial Chesapeake the opportunity to > search > > the library's vast collections. New features include PATRIOT, the > > Rockefeller Library's online catalog listing the 68,000 titles in the > > Library, and guides to manuscript, microfilm, selected photograph and > other > > research collections, such as the Shirley Plantation Collection of over > > 18,000 manuscript items. Previously, individuals had to physically visit > > the library or be connected to an internal network to access these > > resources. > > > > "We have electronically opened the doors to our major collections by > adding > > finding aids and the Library catalog to the World Wide Web," says Public > > Services Librarian Juleigh Clark. "Now, when researchers come to the > > Library, they will have a better idea of what we own, and we can serve > them > > more efficiently." Other features on the website include a virtual > exhibit > > of some of the treasures from the Rockefeller Library's rare book and > > manuscript collections and special indexes to articles in The Colonial > > Williamsburg Journal and The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter. > > > > Of special interest is an index to the several hundred research reports > > written at Colonial Williamsburg over the last sixty years. Early > > American History Research Reports are distinguished for the significant > > amount of primary source material in them and for their time and place > > specificity: eighteenth-century Virginia. > > > > The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library is a research library specializing in > > the history and culture of the colonial Chesapeake. It is located near > the > > Historic Area at 313 First Street and is open to the public. Library > hours > > are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. > > > > Contact: > > Juleigh Muirhead Clark > > Public Services Librarian > > John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library > > Colonial Williamsburg Foundation > > Williamsburg, Virginia 23815-1776 > > jclark@cwf.org > > 757-565-8511 > > 757-565-8518 (fax) > > > > >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< > >^,,^< > > With warmest regards, > > Kathleen > > > > >