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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Ours were indexed some time ago in print only, and we are in the process of indexing current obits and re-indexing old obits for our website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD"><a href="http://www.wtcpl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:obituary-index&catid=9#.UQGV9fLkojk">http://www.wtcpl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:obituary-index&catid=9#.UQGV9fLkojk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">The indexing is to the citations, we do not scan the obituaries themselves. At this time we are not interested in indexing for larger organizations or commercial
sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Elizabeth A. Glasgow<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Local History & Genealogy Center<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Warren-Trumbull County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Warren, Ohio 44483<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">(330) 399-8807, Ext.120<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">We may sit in our library and yet be in all the corners of the earth.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">John Lubbock</span></i></b><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Morgan <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OPLINLIST<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OPLINLIST] Obituary Indexes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">How does your library handle obituary indexes?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do you create your own database of obituaries? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What fields of information are stored in your database?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to know what other libraries are doing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do you outsource your data?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you use one of the commercial databases available?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Morgan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">_____________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Morgan Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ashtabula County District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ashtabula, Ohio 44004<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">440-992-0922<o:p></o:p></p>
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