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: 4212001@rutmvs1.rutgers.edu

            _P_h_o_n_e: (908) 932-8493


            _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 remark-
            able  facilities  for  immediate  information  retrieval and
            manipulation.

            In 1993 MEMDB will become available in CD-ROM, available  at
            a  modest charge and with regular updates through Rutgers or
            RLG.  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 incorporated 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.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            Development of on-line system in planning stage.































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