Fact Sheet

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Professional Library and Research Services

FACT SHEET

PURPOSE

The professional library supports the programs of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners by providing information and research services to agency staff, library administrators and staff, trustees, government officials, the business and professional community, and interested citizens.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The library collection specializes in the following areas:

library administration
personnel issues
financial management
Friends of Libraries issues
fundraising for public libraries
trusteeship
library technology
library building construction
library planning
preservation
security issues
services to special populations

Included in the library collection are 2,500 volumes, 65 periodical subscriptions, professional videos, vertical file material, agency publications and archives. The library is a member of the NOBLE library network and is an affiliate member of NELINET.

Reference, inter-library loan and direct lending services are readily available to the library community. Reference and loan requests may be made by telephone, mail, fax or e-mail. The library's holdings are available through the NOBLE catalog which can be accessed on the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioner's Web site (www.mass.gov/mblc).

AUTHORIZATION

The services of the Professional Library are authorized by M.G.L., c.78, s.14, 15

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98 North Washington St., Suite 401 • Boston, MA 02114 • 617-725-1860 • 800-952-7403 (in-state only) • fax: 617-725-0140 • mass.gov/mblc