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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You haven’t heard of the Rutherford B. Hayes obituary index? Many libraries contribute their info to the index. Even we here at Washington County, about 240 miles away from RBHayes. Those using the resource can find whether our library has an obit for Joe Blow. If we have it, the patron can cite the source paper, along with date, page and column from the Hayes index, and order a copy from us. An additional benefit is that, while they might think our local paper would have the obit, because Joe was born here, one might actually be published in a Wooster newspaper instead, since that is where the family lives now. They can find that out through Hayes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sort of a one-stop shopping. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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></div></div><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do you use one of the commercial databases available?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Morgan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_____________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>440-992-0922<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>
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