Where Is The World's Largest Family History & Genealogy Library Located?

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Where Is The World's Largest Family History

& Genealogy Library Located?

According to the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah,
it is the "Largest library of its kind in the world."  The collection
includes over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records;
727,000 microfiche; 356,000 books, serials, and other formats;
over 4,500 periodicals and 3,725 electronic resources.(08 DEC 2011).

The Library of Congress is billed as the largest library in the world,
"by shelf space and number of books." "In late November 2005, the
Library announced intentions to launch the World Digital Library,
digitally preserving books and other objects from all world cultures."
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/bookspublicationsgenealogical.htm#Edpub

WorldCat® "is the world's largest library catalog, helping
you find library materials online", with "1.5 billion items
available here through a library"
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/librariesmuseums.htm
WorldCat® :(dated 08 Dec 2011)
Search results for "genealog*"
limited to Libraries Worldwide
(WorldCat®) Results of about 797,454.  [COMPARE]
WorldCat® :(dated 08 Dec 2011)
Search results for 'genealog* periodicals'
limited to Libraries Worldwide
(WorldCat®) Results of about 16,057.    [COMPARE]

So where does the largest family history - genealogy library exist?
Is it somewhere together, between them all, within a nebulous
computer cloud?  Yes.  The worldwide accessible online database,
connected by institutions via the Internet.
http://hothardware.com/News/Cloud-Computing-The-Future-Takes-Nebulous-Shape/

The shape of the future appears in a study
of the University of California: Melvyl® System.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/melvyluniversityofcaliforniagenealogyfamilyhistory.htm


- Browse Locality Consolidation: (Current - Misc.)
  - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/melvyluniversityofcaliforniagenealogyfamilyhistory.htm#Browse


- genealog* Search: (Current - Misc.) (Numbers)
  - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/melvyluniversityofcaliforniagenealogyfamilyhistory.htm#SEARCH



Google™ (California + Google) provides additional, immediate
free or subscription online access to records. Check resources
with collections at Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library.
Use: Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog
and Deciphering Family History Library Catalog Entries.

WorldCat®: University of California Libraries:
provides current information on specific entries listed above,
(full holdings, locations, call numbers, etc.); or, to find new
additions in the entire collection.  The general search can
be done by subject or keywords; for example, use:
"genealog*", etc., for the record collection.

As Google™ Books Library Partners increases, the number
of select, family history and genealogy records online
proportionately increases.  The process ultimately will
provide an online database of information, to freely include
out of copyright resources, and more restricted access
to the more currently published data.
http://books.google.com/googlebooks/partners.html

For example, "UC libraries partner with Google to digitize books",
has about 59,000 family history, or genealogy related records,
in its current system, which will provide, when online, about
one sixth of the volume of "356,000 books, serials, and other
formats" located at the SLC, Utah, LDS Family History Library.
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2006/aug09.html

Respectfully yours,

V. Chris & Tom Tinney, Sr.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/


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