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From: "Irene Heinstein" <>
Subject: Re: [Godfrey Lib-H] Proquest & Heritage Quest DB Access
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:32:54 -0700
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Yes, the list from eon includes libraries which have some kind of Proquest
databases, not necessarily and not usually identical to what we had and in
the SF Bay Area most have the archival NY Times only and a database of many
papers that do not cover archival years. It is very frustrating to find a
complete replacement. Genealogy does not seem a priority for libraries.
I'm going to write all of them. As has been mentioned here, California
libraries issue cards to all state residents regardless of where they live,
but when I checked the SF, Berkeley, Alameda Co, Contra Costa Co libraries
which are convenient for me in going to them personally and getting a card
their ProQuest databases were different, tailor-made for libraries and
general research, not genealogical. Bah Humbug.

Irene



----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Mannlein" <>



> I, too, was dismayed to lose Proquest and HQ. But then, I was told that
> the Tucson/Pima County Public Library had it and it was available for use
> from home.
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> Imagine my frustration and disgust to learn that they had offered only a
> miniscule collection compared to the Godfrey had.
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> Offered through NewsBank, not Proquest are:
> The NY Times: only from Jan 2000-present
> No historical LA Times, Washington Post, or Chicago Tribune
> etc... (In fact, no current LA Times or Washington Post!)
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> However, NewsBank does offer a slew of smaller local publications but none
> go back further than 1985, 98% start with 2000.
> They even have Canadian, Latin American, British, and some European
> papers.... but again, all are recent. I doubt if the majority of them
> would be of use to the genealogist.
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> If anyone knows of an Arizona connection to the historical papers offered
> by Proquest, please post it.
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