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Archives and Local Studies Libraries

	United Kingdom:	719 entries	Sample Page (PDF)
	Ireland:	120 entries	Sample Page (PDF)

Institutions covered include governmental and local authority archives (including port authorities and harbour boards), corporate and business archives, regimental archives, sound and film archives, archives held by academic institutions, diocesan and other religious archives, museum archives and private archives. This category also includes local studies libraries and related resources.

Entries are based on information taken from questionnaires sent out to the archives themselves. Each entry has the following general format:

Contact Details

Postal address
Telephone and fax numbers
Email address
Internet address of web site
Internet address of online catalogue
Names and emails of chief officer and deputy
Names and emails of other senior staff
Name and email of officer in charge of acquisitions
Name and email of officer in charge of inter-library loans (if applicable)
Name and email of officer in charge of equipment purchases

Other Details

Type of archive (e.g., private, governmental etc.)
Acronym of institution (if any)
Name of governing body (if any)
Associate or branch offices, including full contact details
Entry conditions
Opening hours
Subjects covered
Special collections
Co-operative schemes in which the archive participates
Equipment and facilities available to users, including disabled
Online resources available to users
Other services provided
Figures for stock
Classification system used (if applicable)
Automated library system used (if applicable)
Publications
Staff figures
Expenditure figures
Details of recent or forthcoming capital projects
Any additional information

See Also

Legal Deposit Libraries
Public Libraries
Special and Academic Libraries
Library and Information Organisations