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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='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks, Roger, for the endorsement. I haven’t had a chance to answer this, but I would be happy to talk to Morgan about how the Ohio Obituary Index works.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.rbhayes.org/index">www.rbhayes.org/index</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>We now have 55+ libraries in the partnership with several more considering joining.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/display.asp?id=934&subj=index">http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/display.asp?id=934&subj=index</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Our online index was created by genealogists for genealogists with a lot of help from many technical experts and is capable of indexing not only obits plus various other local history sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Becky Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Rebecca B. Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Head Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Spiegel Grove<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Fremont, OH 43420<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>419.332.2081 ext. 231<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>bhill@rbhayes.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>www.rbhayes.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>419.332.4952 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Rutherford B. Hayes Center Library is open Tuesday - Saturdays, 9 to 5, closed Mondays due to State of Ohio cutbacks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><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>r young<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 25, 2013 8:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Morgan '; 'OPLINLIST'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OPLINLIST] Obituary Indexes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><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 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sort of a one-stop shopping. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a name="_MailEndCompose"></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><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"'> <a href="mailto:oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org">oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a> [<a href="mailto:oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org">mailto:oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>] <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 style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>How does your library handle obituary indexes?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Do you create your own database of obituaries? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>What fields of information are stored in your database?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I would like to know what other libraries are doing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Do you outsource your data?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Do you use one of the commercial databases available?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Morgan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_____________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Morgan Paul<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Ashtabula County District Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Ashtabula, Ohio 44004<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>440-992-0922<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>WCPLIB E-mail system<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>