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What Public Libraries Can Do   For Special Libraries
Presenting an Overview of Services  By  Cathy Balshone Reference Department Newton Free Library 330 Homer Street Newton Massachusetts 02459 Presented at Congregation Beth Israel 701 Farmington Avenue  West Hartford, CT 06119 June 19, 2009
How the Public Library Can Help the Special Library ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Public Librarians ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Readers Advisory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Foreign Languages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How to Find a Library How to Share Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)
MBLC  www.mblc.state.ma.us Regional Membership
Eligibility Requirements  605 CMR 7.02
Massachusetts  Regional Library Systems (MARLS) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
About Massachusetts Library Regional/Network Memberships ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Resource Sharing with  MassCat and the Virtual Catalog ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
MassCat
Online Library Catalogs for School and Special Libraries ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Virtual Catalog
Online Library Catalog  for the Networks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
More Benefits ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Networks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Search for libraries in your network
Massachusetts Library Networks – Boston & West ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Massachusetts Library Networks – North & South ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Find an Article ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Delivery Services ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Databases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Massachusetts Statewide Database Licensing
Databases Coded by Funding
Try a Database Search ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Readers Advisory Database Searches ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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