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ACRL/NEC 2000 Spring
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Breakout
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Women's Studies Spring 2000
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ITIG Launches Technology
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Massachusetts Special
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Spring 2000, No. 90
Massachusetts Special Collections Directory Now
Available in Hardcopy
Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is proud
to announce the
availability of its Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
in hardcopy.
This directory is also available on the Web at www.mlin.lib.ma.us/spec_coll.htm
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The hardcopy will provide repositories with a resource for their
Reading Rooms.
Listing 654 individual institutions, the volume provides institutional
staffs and
researchers a well-indexed, easy-to-use resource for finding
information on a myriad
of research topics throughout Massachusetts. This 417-page volume
is organized by
municipality followed by the institutions in alphabetical order.
General
information about the repository includes the contact person(s),
telephone
number, email address, URL, hours, services for the disabled,
other services,
and published monographs and journals. Under the special collections
section
additions entries include the holdings by format, collection
descriptions,
photocopying procedures, and finding guides available. Finally,
the volume is
indexed by personal and corporate name, institution, collection
description,
and subject. Copies can be obtained by contacting:
Gregor Trinkaus-Randall,
Preservation Specialist
Massachusetts Board of LibraryCommissioners,
648 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215-2070
(617) 267-9400
gregor.trinkaus-randall@state.ma.us