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Those who use the Grove Dictionary of Art should be aware of this!



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>        People teaching humanities and basic information sources classes,
>beware!
>
>        I just inadvertently gave an entire class an outdated URL for
>Grove's Dictionaries only to find that it's now in use as a pornographic web
>site.  Embarrassing, to say the least.  If you're sending students to the
>publisher's web site for information on the new *Dictionary of Art* (or the
>older *New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians*), be sure to check the
>URL you give.   Make sure it isn't www.groveartmusic.com
><http://www.groveartmusic.com> , which was the correct web site when I
>taught info sources last summer, but now features examples of a whole
>different kind of photographic art.
>
>        See below for Grove's very kind explanation and apology.  Of course
>I had no business giving out the URL without rechecking it in the first
>place, but at least we now have a whole class of students here who, when
>told that one should regularly check the links on one's library web page to
>make sure they're still functional, will know why this is important.
>
>Sydney Pierce
>University of Washington
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>From:   Therese Ng [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
><mailto:[mailto:[log in to unmask]]>
>Sent:   Wednesday, April 07, 1999 1:55 PM
>To:     Sydney Pierce
>Cc:     Janice Kuta
>Subject:        Re: Old groveartmusic.com URL
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>Dear Professor Pierce,
>
>Thank you for getting in touch with Grove's. Yes, are fully aware of the
>situation, which began just this March. We have begun informing, to the best
>of our ability, all the websites who link to us of this unfortunate
>incident, and are also looking into legal action that we can take against
>the group who is now using our old domain name.
>Needless to say, we deeply regret the distress and embarrassment this must
>have caused you. Please be assured that we will continue to do everything
>possible to remedy this and to prevent something of a similar nature from
>happening in the future.
>The new URL of the Dictionary of Art is www.dictionaryart.com
><http://www.dictionaryart.com> , and its online edition can be found at
>www.groveart.com <http://www.groveart.com> . The Grove's Dictionaries
>corporate website is at www.grovereference.com

><http://www.grovereference.com> .
>Please accept our sincerest apologies.
>All the best,
>Therese
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>Therese Ng
>Web Marketing Manager
>Grove's Dictionaries Inc.
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Drexel University
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