Re: Need book suggestions

From: alison westfall (alisoncw@HOTMAIL.COM)
Date: Thu Mar 02 2000 - 12:49:05 EST

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    I don't have any suggestions, but think it's great you're having
    the Institute at the Library. Alison Westfall

    >From: "Elizabeth L. Brown" <ebro@loc.gov>
    >Reply-To: American Memory Fellows <AMFELLOWS@loc.gov>
    >To: AMFELLOWS@RS8.LOC.GOV
    >Subject: Need book suggestions
    >Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 10:19:59 -0500
    >
    >Hello folks,
    >
    >Last spring we renovated the Digital Library Visitors' Center and renamed
    >it the National Digital Library Learning Center. This means we have a
    >space on-site to hold the institute portion of the 2000 AMF Program. In
    >addition to the theater, which you may recall, we now have a 16-seat
    >classroom with another large screen, and other spaces where fellows can
    >work. (We'll be splitting the on-site part into two groups this year so
    >that fellows will have a little elbow room.)
    >
    >One advantage to having the institute on-site is that we can have reference
    >books and other materials, on hand for this summer's fellows to use. I've
    >put together a small staff library in the Learning Center, which consists
    >of materials purchased by the NDL or charged out from the Library's general
    >collections. But I know it could be better.
    >
    >Please help me to help this year's fellows by sending me your
    >recommendations of library titles that you think would be useful to have on
    >hand during the institute.
    >
    >Currently our little collection includes the 1998 Encyclopedia Americana
    >(1999s are in reading rooms), some American history titles, some technology
    >books, plus a group of LC publications. Let me know about your favorite
    >history, technology, and education-related titles, and any other works that
    >you think would good this year's fellows to have right on hand. I'd like
    >our four bookcases full of useful titles by July 1, so I want to get
    >started now, in case (time intensive) purchases are required.
    >
    >Please do not assume that I already know about any title you might
    >recommend. If your favorite titles are already selected, I'll make sure to
    >keep them in. Also, if several people suggest the same title, then I'll
    >know its worth extra effort to acquire.
    >
    >Send your suggestions either to me (ebro@loc.gov) and I'll summarize to the
    >list, or just send them to the list for all to see. I'll bet you fellow
    >fellows would be interested to know what secondary sources you wouldn't
    >want to be without.
    >
    >Thanks.
    >
    >Betty
    >
    > _________________________________________________________
    >
    > Elizabeth L. Brown
    > Automated Reference Services Librarian
    > National Digital Library Program, LIBN/NDL/LC(1330)
    > Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-1330
    > ebro@loc.gov telephone: 202/707-2235
    >
    > Library of Congress American Memory Home Page:
    > http://memory.loc.gov/
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