Dear Scott and list,

On the comprehensive bibliography for New York History:
The Encyclopedia of New York State is collecting bibliographical information
on every one its 4000+ entries. No entry is accepted without a bibliography.
The print edition of the encyclopedia will have a select bibliography for
every entry; the electronic edition will have as complete a bibliography as
possible. Some Encyclopedia entries (think of "abolitionism," "American
Revolutionary War," or "Colonial New York") have bibliographies that are
far, far longer than the entry itself. This is but one of the many
collateral benefits of the Encyclopedia project.

On the Rochester History web site:
New York History Net didn't have a link to it because we missed it. Don't
know how, or why it hasn't been brought to our attention before, but that
doesn't matter. We missed it, shouldn't have, but it is now on the front
page of New York History Net. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Edward Knoblauch
Managing Editor, The Encyclopedia of New York State
<http://encyclopedianys.syr.edu/>
Webmaster, New York History Net <http://www.nyhistory.com/>


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From: "Scott Monje" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: Research aids


> 1) Is there something approaching a comprehensive bibliography for New
York history? The bibliographic essay in Ellis, et al. "A Short History of
New York State" is very useful, but of course it's 43 years old. (In "New
York: State and City" (1979), Ellis still refers people back to it.) The New
Netherland Project has an online bibliography, but naturally it focuses on
the Dutch colonial era. A comprehensive online bibliography would be
extremely helpful. Perhaps the New York State Historical Association or New
York History Net would consider investing in one if it doesn't exist
already. Barring that, an online index to the journal "New York History"
would also be a help.
>
> 2) Why doesn't New York History Net have a link to "Rochester History," a
journal published by the Rochester public library since 1939? All the back
issues are available online in pdf format.
> The link is: http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/index.html
> Does anyone know of any similar local or state history journals made
available in this manner?
>