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Boston University

Mugar Memorial Library is not a United States Government Depository Library; however, it collects and maintains core collections of key U.S. government and United Nations documents. The African Studies Library has an extensive collection of publications of African national, state, and local governments, and of regional and international organizations.

Visit Mugar Memorial Library's Government Documents collections.
Visit the African Studies Library.

Institution Name: Boston University
Institution Address: Mugar Memorial Library
771 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Telephone/Communications:
  • Voice:
    		• (617) 353-3704 (Reference Desk)
    (617) 353-3726 (African Studies Library)
  • Fax:
    		• (617) 358-1729
  • E-mail:

    • donaltsc@bu.edu (Donald Altschiller - Muger Library) dwestley@bu.edu (David Westley - African Studies)
    Staff: Donald Altschiller, Government Documents Bibliographer, Muger Library (617) 353-3714
    David Westley, Africana Bibliographer, African Studies Library (617) 353-3726
    Collections: Federal (mod); State (ltd); International (mod); Foreign (mod); Local (ltd)
    Subject Specialties: African Studies. The African Studies Library has an extensive collection of publications of African national, state, and local governments, and of regional and international organizations.
    Acquires: American Statistics Index (microfiche); CIS Index (microfiche); ERIC (microfiche); Foreign Relations of the United States; Index to International Statistics (microfiche); OECD Publications; Rand Corporation Research Publications; Statistical Reference Index (microfiche); United Nations Documents and Publications (Readex microfiche); World Health Organization Publications.
    Automation:
  • Online Catalog:
    		• Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III)
    Boston University Libraries Catalog
  • Web Databases:
    		• AccessUN; Declassified Documents Reference System (DDRS-U.S.); ERIC (WebSPIRS); GPO (WebSPIRS); LexisNexis Academic; LexisNexis Congressional; LexisNexis Statistical; Medline (WebSPIRS); PAIS (WebSPIRS); World News Connection.
    Equipment:
  • Internet workstations:
    		• 8 PCs with full Web access; 8 PCs with access restricted to selected indexes and databases.
  • Microforms:
    		• Readers and reader/printers.
    Notes: Public access; no fee; ILL; collection circulates.
    Public Transportation: MBTA Green Line (B line) to Boston University Central stop.
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