wfn.org | 2000 NCC Yearbook: Bundled With Electronic Subscription

[Carol Fouke <carolf@ncccusa.org>]

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
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NCC2/13/02 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IN ANOTHER "FIRST" FOR THE NCC'S "YEARBOOK," 2002 HARDCOPY IS BUNDLED WITH
AN ELECTRONIC EDITION, TO BE UPDATED YEAR ROUND

	February 13, 2002, NEW YORK CITY - A new electronic edition of the National
Council of Churches' annual "Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches"
makes its debut with the publication of the 2002 hardcopy edition, off press
this week.

Along with their book, purchasers will receive a 2002 subscription to the
new "Yearbook Online," featuring regularly updated searchable data
accessible from any computer with Web access.

	"The electronic edition will allow us to update the 'Yearbook' throughout
the year, providing better and more timely information to our readers," said
the Rev. Dr. Eileen W. Lindner, "Yearbook" Editor and the NCC's Deputy
General Secretary for Research and Planning.

	On-line, users will be able to take advantage of look-up queries to search
the full text of the "Yearbook," whether for the name, address or phone
number of a particular person or for information about a particular
religious body.

	The 2002 "Yearbook" is the 70th published by the National Council of
Churches and its predecessor Federal Council of Churches since 1916.  It is
widely recognized as the most accurate and complete compilation of facts and
figures on U.S. and Canadian churches and organizations.

The "Yearbook" may be ordered by e-mail (yearbook@ncccusa.org); phone
(888-870-3325); fax (212-870-2817); or mail (Yearbook Orders, National
Council of Churches, Room 880, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115).
Cost is $55 including shipping.

	Available separately on CD-ROM is the "Yearbook Historic Archive
 1916-2000," published last year.  Windows 95/98 compatible, it includes
facsimiles of all statistical and essay pages along with statistics in
database format for use in software packages for analysis, trends-spotting
and quick reference.  Cost is $35 including shipping.

	The "Yearbook Online" and "Yearbook Historic Archive 1916-2000" are among
enhancements under a three-year, $635,000 redevelopment grant from Lilly
Endowment Inc.  Other enhancements, achieved in 1999 and carried forward in
subsequent editions, include a directory of eight "non-Christian" faith
traditions in America, an index of U.S. regional and local ecumenical and
interreligious bodies' work in 25 program areas, a revamp of the "Emerging
Electronic Church" chapter and development of the Web site
www.ElectronicChurch.org, which includes extensive links to additional
sites.

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