Hi Pat, Those are good points. I would also add that, depending on the format used, the CDs may be fully searchable. That can make it much easier to find what you want than some older genealogy books. Donna ---- [email protected] wrote: > Hi > > Many of the Books written on Rhode Island are now on CD's. Most Libraries > have Computers available today for people to use. The advantage of CD's is most > Libraries have limited Storage Space in their Genealogy Dept. and CD's > require very little space. They are also less expensive to purchase and more can be > purchased for the same amount of available $'s. > > In making a decision I think I would write to the Rhode Island Genealogical > Society in Greenville, RI, and The NEHGS in Boston Mass. for a professional > opinion on the Top 10 Books on RI. If you do not have any Rhode Island Books you > might want to include other approved books that are suggested rather than > limit them to Family Genealogies. > > Pat > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message