I don't have any, but I can suggest what has worked for me in the past. Go to your local library, give them the titles, and ask them to get them for you on interlibrary loan. Most public libraries do that as a matter of course. It might cost you a dollar or two for each loan, and it might take a couple weeks to get them, but when the books come in you will be notified. Unless the copies are somehow restricted to reference, you should be able to take them home for the loan period. This also works for microfiche and microfilm -- great for reviewing newspapers and periodicals. Elena Anderson Santa Barbara CA

And as a recently retired SUNY librarian, I can add that virtually every genealogy book is available somewhere via ILL because what we consider a treasure in WNY is often just another circulating book in a public library out in Kansas (or somewhere). In fact, I have to start looking at my genealogy books and decide which would be better used if donated to a library's circulating collection so that they'd be available for interloan, too. Doesn't work every time, of course, but surprisingly often! And every local library has some ILL mechanism, it's just that some are faster than others. And yes, there could be a small fee. Also, the more information you have (in addition to the title), the faster your request will be processed. Many old standard genealogy and local history books were microfiched by UMI and sold as a collection to larger college and university libraries or special libraries. Microfiche can be awkward and usually don't circulate, but call a larger nearby library's reference desk and inquire. You may not be able to borrow something, but you can usually view it in the library, espeically if your tax dollars helped pay for it in the first place.. Good luck! Jo Ann Kaufman Fredonia, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [NYFL] do you have any of these books? > I don't have any, but I can suggest what has worked for me in the past. Go > to your local library, give them the titles, and ask them to get them for you > on interlibrary loan. Most public libraries do that as a matter of course. > It might cost you a dollar or two for each loan, and it might take a couple > weeks to get them, but when the books come in you will be notified. Unless > the copies are somehow restricted to reference, you should be able to take > them home for the loan period. > > This also works for microfiche and microfilm -- great for reviewing > newspapers and periodicals. > > Elena Anderson > Santa Barbara CA > >