[WEB4LIB] Re: local history online

[Joyce M. Latham]

Chicago Public has an extensive collection of local history resources
online:
http://www.chipublib.org .

Joyce

Bill Teschek wrote:
> 
> > Are there any libraries out there who provide online, searchable
> > access to local history resources (eg. photos, oral histories)? If
> > so, could you please post the url of your site?
> 
> We have a huge amount of local history on our website, searchable
> from this starting point:
> http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history.htm
> 
> > How do you provide access to the resources?  For example, are you
> > using your library web catalogue to enable online access, or do
> > you have a separate database?
> 
> We use the Links database builder by Gossamer Threads to build
> links to various sections of our historical web pages. Some books
> that we have transcribed into web pages are included in our PAC,
> but most of what we have consists of pamphlets or
> newspaper/magazine articles that are not in our PAC. We also are
> partly responsible for a large linked genealogical database. It used
> to be on our site but has always been maintained by a volunteer
> who now has offered to host it on his site as well. It's still
> technically "our" database however.
> 
> > Who is responsible for maintaining and adding to the online local
> > history collection?
> 
> In addition to the genealogy database volunteer (who lives in
> California while we're in NH) we have an in-house volunteer, a
> retired local historian who comes in more than 20 hours a week
> and has his own computer station to work at. He's learned html
> and scanning and does just about everything. I supervise his work,
> make suggestions for new additions, and take care of access to
> the pages from other parts of our website. We couldn't do it without
> these two gentlemen.
> 
> > Does the collection belong to the library or a local historical society?
> 
> The materials that we have added to our website have come from
> several sources. I am just now in the process of creating a local
> historical photos database.
> 
> Be sure to post the full list of URLs you receive to the list. I'd love
> to see what others are doing.
> 
> Bill Teschek
> Assistant Director
> Lane Memorial Library
> 2 Academy Ave.
> Hampton, NH 03842
> bteschek at hampton.lib.nh.us
> (603)-926-3368
> (603)-926-1348 (fax)
> http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us

-- 
Joyce M. Latham
GSLIS -- University of Illinois

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