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>From: Indigo Nights <
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>Subject: Re: Information requests
>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 06:44:32 -0700
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>Just a suggestion. Amazon.com has come up with a
>rather amazing search engine. http://www.a9.com . It
>is incredibly fast and pretty accurate in times of
>pulling up direct hits for what you are searching.
>
>But the reason I offer it here is that it also
>generates a list of books that match the query, and it
>will save your searches.
>
>If you have someone who comes in and wants to take too
>much of your time, suggest A9.com to them. They can
>read their hearts out on the web and find all the
>books they might possibly want to find on the same
>topic. For info junkies, it may be a dream come true,
>and it could send them packing if you show enthusiasm
>when you recommend they search.
>
>If pushes comes to shove, you could, conceivably, have
>a computer on site for them to do their own research
>and then only fill in the blanks after they've done
>their homework.
>
>
>
>--- "REYNOLDS, Trevor"
><
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> > Our response to this sort of letter would be firstly
> > "I'm afraid we
> > don't give valuations. Your local auction house will
> > be able to help
> > you" optionally give them a list of reputable
> > auction houses in the
> > area.
> >
> > Then something like "The most comprehensive/best
> > book I know of about
> > David Mann is ...... you should be able to buy this
> > from your local
> > bookshop (if in print) or local public or university
> > library."
> >
> > For the Civil War relative question you might put
> > together a fact sheet
> > on "researching what your relative did in the civil
> > war" if you get a
> > lot of these. Then you can just say "I enclose a
> > copy of our fact sheet
> > on ...". Again you can direct people to appropriate
> > books for specific
> > regiments etc.
> >
> > Trevor Reynolds
> > Collections Registrar, English Heritage, Room 530,
> > 23 Savile Row, London
> > W1S 2ET, United Kingdom
> > Tel: +44 (0) 20 7973 3482 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7973 3209
> >
> >
>
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