-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: socialexplorer.com
Date:   Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:02:54 -0500
From:   Claudette Rocan <[log in to unmask]>
To:     [log in to unmask]
References:     <[log in to unmask]>



Hi Dennis,

Most libraries put a list of the databases they subscribe to on their
Internet sites. You could visit the website of the Chicago Public
Library, but I have a feeling that this is such an obscure database that
will not subscribe to it.

You could check university databases which are also listed on the
library websites, but most likely you will not be able to access them
remotely. Some universities though allow access to their databases if
you visit their library. It has something to do with licensing that they
can allow visitors to access the data on-site.

I would actually suggest that you contact the Chicago Historical Society
or a local archives.

Good luck,

Claudette Rocan


On 12/14/07, *Angie Cope* <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject:        socialexplorer.com <http://socialexplorer.com>
    Date:   Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:24:44 -0600
    From:   Dennis McClendon <[log in to unmask]
    <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
    To:     Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum Maps <
    [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>


    I'm working on some maps for an academic book for which I'd like to
    look at tract-level censu data from 1910, 1920, and 1930.  Apparently
    this is available on socialexplorer.com <http://socialexplorer.com>,
    but only to subscriber
    libraries.  So how would I find a Chicago library that's a subscriber?