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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.

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Net Resources

Africana Bibliographic & Vendor Sites    --     Asian Bibliographic & Vendor Sites    --     Miscellaneous

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.

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