MEMDB: Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank


           _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
           The Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank
           Department of History, CN 5059
           Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
           New Brunswick, NJ 08903

           _E-_m_a_i_l: <[email protected]>

           _P_h_o_n_e: (201) 932-8335


           _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

           The Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank is a  resource  pro-
           ject  established  at Rutgers University and co-sponsored by
           The Resource Libraries Group, Inc.  Its aim  is  to  provide
           scholars  with  a continually expanding reference library of
           information  concerning  the  medieval  and   early   modern
           periods,  circa A.D. 800-1800.  Because MEMDB is a computer-
           based,  electronic  reference  tool,  it  offers  remarkable
           facilities for immediate information retrieval and manipula-
           tion.

           In 1989-90 MEMDB will become an on-line system, available to
           subscribers  through  RLG's  Research  Libraries Information
           Network (RLIN).  When MEMDB becomes  RLIN-based  its  master
           data set will be vastly expanded.  MEMDB's scope will extend
           to virtually any scholarly compilation of data that  can  be
           presented  in  a  tabular  form.   New material to be incor-
           porated will include information on such subjects  as  wages
           and  prices,  household  size, mortality, property-holdings,
           charity, and nutrition, drawn from such sources as:

           o+    taxation records

           o+    wills and inventories

           o+    parish records and vital statistics

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           The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
           dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
           of this guide.




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           o+    company records

           o+    import/export records

           o+    household/estate accounts

           o+    paleopathology studies

           In addition, MEMDB will provide important  scholarly  refer-
           ence aids, such as:

           o+    glossaries of weights and measures

           o+    gazetteers of Latin and vernacular place names

           o+    calendars of dates.

           _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s

           MEMDB will be accessible through RLIN, which  is  accessible
           via the Internet.  (See the RLIN entry in Chapter 2).

           _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _M_E_M_D_B

           Contact MEMDB for more information.


























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