Collection Development Support Services (CDSS)

Collection Development Support Services (CDSS) provides effective acquisitions and financial assistance to Harvard College Library Technical Services units in order to smooth and speed the procurement of new materials, in support of the mission of the Harvard College Library.

CDSS activities:

• serve as an informational resource for all acquisitions procedures, including financial matters, for HCL Technical Services;
• support the acquisition efforts of the Sub-Saharan African and Asian bibliographers for Widener Library;
• serve as liaison to HCL Book Accounts and book vendors for HCL Technical Services; and
• provide additional financial and acquisitions assistance to other HCL Technical Services units when necessary.

For questions, please call CDSS at 617.384.7174.

Net Resources

Africana Bibliographic Sites
	African Publishing Companion: A Resource Guide
	African Studies at Harvard
Africana Vendors
	Stanford's List of Africana Bookdealers
	ALCTS's Book and Serial Vendor List for Africa and the Middle East, arranged by Vendor name    --results of an ALCTS Survey of ARL Libraries
	African Books Collective
	Africa Book Centre
	MEABooks.com (Hogarth)    --search their online catalog
	McBlain Books Online Catalog -- For best results, use Internet Explorer!
Asian Bibliographic Sites
	National Library Board of Singapore
	University of Hong Kong Libraries
	Chinese University of Hong Kong Library System
	Libraries in Calcutta
Asian Vendors
	DK Agencies
	Select Books Online --specializing in books on Southeast Asia
	ALCTS's Book and Serial Vendor List for Asia and the Pacific, arranged by Country    --results of an ALCTS Survey of ARL Libraries (master list arranged by vendor name)
Miscellaneous
	International Calling Codes

The vendors and commercial sites listed above may be used by Harvard College Library Technical Services, but their inclusion here is in no way an endorsement.