I recieved this from another list and thought I would pass it on to you. Noel Matthews Subject: Rockefeller Library > 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) ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.