Labor Tech 2008 Pt1

Information Tools for the Labor Movement: Libraries, Privacy, & Free Resources, Pt. 1 Holt Labor Library LaborTech December 7, 2008 Created by Shannon Sheppard, M.L.I.S. Labor Studies & Radical History

Libraries & Archives
Public: meet information & entertainment needs of given community
Academic: support curriculum & research needs of institution
Special: collections limited to special areas of focus

Value of Libraries & Archives
Collect, preserve, & organize
Provide access: catalogs, exhibits, special programs, bibliographies
Professionally trained staff
Selection criteria - including web resources

Mission of HLL
Mission: To collect, preserve, and make available labor & radical history to scholars, students, activists, and others.
Founded 1992 - during 1st Gulf War
Cooperative effort - Rod Holt & NCOC
Privately funded - Open to public
Non profit 501(c)(3)

Collection
Majority donated
Large percentage rare & out-of-print
International in scope
Primary & secondary source material

Collection
10,000 books & pamphlets
700+ Subject Files
70 Current Periodical Subscriptions
Historical Periodicals

Collection
350+ Audio tapes & CDs
400+ Videos & DVDs
Buttons, posters, original artwork, photographs

Collection
Personal archives (100 linear feet)
Anti-Vietnam war movement
Fair Play for Cuba Committee
Teamsters for a Democratic Union

Collection
Don’t have:
Official union archives
Online subscription databases
Law books
Materials readily available in other libraries

Website: www. holtlaborlibrary .org
Basic library information (includes map)
Online library catalog
Collection Description: List of Videos & Subject Files
Internet Links
Exhibits & biblio/webliographies
Site Index

Services, Hours, Policies
Reference Librarian
On-site, Email, & Phone Reference
Online Catalog & Internet Access
Microfilm Reader & Printer
VCR & DVD
Photocopier & Scanner

Services, Hours, Policies
Open: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm (appointment recommended)
Photocopying: 10¢ per page + cost of postage
Materials do not circulate
Interlibrary Loan selected material

Who Uses HLL?
Students of all ages
Scholars from all over the world
Faculty from middle schools to universities
Labor & political activists
Theater groups!

Holt Labor Library
4444 Geary Blvd. #207
Phone: (415) 422-0024
Fax: (415) 422-0240
[email_address]
www. holtlaborlibrary .org
Shannon Sheppard, M.L.I.S. Director

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