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The following is a copy of a response from Wilson Co. to our query as to
whether they planned to offer Art Index Retrospective through FirstSearch.
I share it because others may wish to contact Mr. Tavaska and encourage him
to pursue additional distribution sites for this product.

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  Deborah Kempe
  Chief, Collections Management & Access
  The Frick Art Reference Library
  10 East 71st Street, New York, NY 10021-4967

  Tel: (212) 547-0658        Fax: (212) 879-2091
  Email: <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9901%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D987343%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>
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         From:  John Tavaska /DBL 4th Floor
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> Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 6:55 PM
> To:   <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9901%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D987343%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>
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> Subject:      Wilson's Art Index Retrospecitve

> Thank you for your email inquiry of today.
> There are no current plans for distribution of the Art Index Retrospective
> database via FristSearch.  The file will be available on our Web product
> as well as on the various Wilsondisc platforms.
> As Director of Vendor Relations, the licensing of content to third-party
> vendors such as OCLC is my responsibility.  We will take your request
> under consideration.
>                       Best Regards,
>
>                       John
>
> John R. Tavaska
> Director, Vendor Relations
> The H. W. Wilson Company
> 950 University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452
> Tel: 800-367-6770 Ext. 2758            Fax: 718-538-7507
> Email: <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9901%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D987343%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>