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Getting to Know Your Library of Last Recourse



Getting to Know Your Library of Last Recourse
May 2001
http://www.wmrls.org/ce/bplllr.html

                               Getting to Know
                        Your Library of Last Recourse

                                     BPL

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         The mission of the Boston Public Library is to preserve and
   provide access to the historical record of our society and to serve the
   cultural, educational and informational needs of the people of the City
   and the Commonwealth. The Library serves as a municipal public library,
   a research library of Last Recourse for the Commonwealth, a regional
   library headquarters, a host library for an academic and research
   library consortium, and a central site for a metropolitan area automated
   network.
          On May 16 and 24, WMRLS invites all interested library staff to
   register and to join us to learn more about the specialized services of
   the Boston Public Library as the Library of Last Recourse. Staff of the
   Boston Public Library will present three specialized training programs
   with information that will enable both librarians and the communities
   that they serve to make better use of the vast collections of the Boston
   Public Library. These programs are as follows:

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Boston Public Library Resources: Arts and More
   This program features an overview of the Boston Public Library's
   Fine Arts,
   Prints,
   Music and
   Rare Books and
   Manuscripts collections.
Wednesday, May 16 ~ WMRLS-Hatfield
9:30  Coffee
10:00 - 12:00  Workshop

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Boston Public Library Resources: Science and More
   This program features an overview of the Boston Public Library's
   Government Documents,
   Science and
   Newspaper collections.
Thursday, May 24 ~ WMRLS-Hatfield
9:30  Coffee
10:00 - 12:00  Workshop

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Boston Public Library Resources: Humanities and More
   This program features an overview of the Boston Public Library's
   Special Collections,
   Humanities and
   Social Sciences collections and
   Kirstein Business Branch resources.
Thursday, May 24 ~ WMRLS-Hatfield
12:30  Coffee
1:00 - 3:00  Workshop

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Another way you can explore the collections and
 curatorial resources of our Library of Last Recourse
 is to read the curatorial reports prepared about each
 subject department. The reports are word processed
 and available via email.

 In lieu of good descriptive bibliography for
 collections, Curatorial reports are an alternate
 resource of useful information when exploring the
 scope of collections at our Library of Last Recourse
 Boston Public Library.



1. Library of Last Recourse Humanities Department Curator
    Bill Grealish can be persuaded to let readers study
    Humanities Department curators' reports made over
    recent years,
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/departments.html
    tel  617.536.5400
    email:
humanities@mbln.bpl.org



2. Library of Last Recourse Social Sciences Department
    Curator Mary Frances O'Brien can be persuaded to let
    readers study Social Sciences Department curators'
    reports made over recent years,
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/departments.html
    tel. 617.536.5400
    email:
social_sci@mbln.bpl.org



3. Library of Last Recourse Special Collections Department
    Curator Mary Beth Dunhouse can be persuaded to let
    readers study Special Collections curators' reports
    made over recent years,
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/departments.html
    tel. 617.536.5400
    email:
mbdunhouse@bpl.org



4. The files of Gunars Rutkovskis about Library of Last
    Recourse Boston Public Library collections are a
    unique resource about to be opened to the public by
    Massachusetts Public Records Division. Submit a
    request for files via
grutkov@bpl.org


    Contact Massachusetts Public Records Division's
    Joseph Walsh for further details about public
    access to Gunars Rutkovskis' public records of BPL
    collection development
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacinfo.htm
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/pre/prelaw/lawidx.htm
    tel. 617.727.2832




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