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SIL’s Galaxy of Knowledge
Expanding the Digital Library
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The SIL Galaxy of Knowledge
Staff Planning Equipment Funding Design Content
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The SIL Galaxy of Knowledge
Marcia Adams Bess Missell Keri Thompson
Conrad Ziyad David Holbert Nicole Van Doren Mike Gunn
New Media Office
Nancy E. Gwinn~ Mary Augusta Thomas ~
Sherry Kelley ~ Tom Garnett
Systems Office
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The SIL Galaxy of Knowledge
Gwen Leighty Savannah Schroll Dale Miller
Susan Frampton Eliza Gilligan
Preservation and Exhibition Services
Director’s Office
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Tools for the Researcher
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Designed for Staff and Researchers E-journals and Databases Branch Library Information Departmental Pages More!
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Tools for the Researcher
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Tools for the Researcher
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Tools for the Researcher General Information about all branch libraries
Specific branch library information
How to use the collections Internet resources and related links
Inter-library loan
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Tools for the Researcher
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Tools for the Researcher
Develop information to support SI, SIL staff, and all who come to Galaxy of Knowledge on the Web
Information and contacts for the library community
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Tools for the Researcher SIL provides access to nearly 1,000
e-journals
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Tools for the Researcher SIL provides access to a 28 research
databases
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Tools for the Researcher
David Steere Laudine Creighton Jane Sanchez Cecilia Chin Mary Augusta Thomas
Lowell Ashley Jeri Ann Moriarity Vicki Avera Martin Kalfatovic Lu Rossignol
E-Force
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SIL Galaxy of Knowledge
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SIL Galaxy of Knowledge
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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- Christopher G. MulinSpecial Collections Librarian
Mansfield Library,The University of Montana-Missoula
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
Histoire Naturelle des Oiseau de l’Amérique septentrionale
Report Upon Natural History Collections by Spencer Baird
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Digital Editions Pages are set up by New Media
Office Each is cataloged in the SIL catalog
on SIRIS Each in OCLC WorldCat and RLG
Union Catalog (available to over 50,000 libraries)
Each travels with the equivalent of “Cataloging in Publication” information
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Digital Editions
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Digital Editions
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Digital CollectionsNMAH trade literature: Over 300,000 historical trade catalogs for 30,000 companies, for products in agriculture, American business, decorative arts, and industry.
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Digital Collections
Company histories Advertising brochures
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Factory record books
Instruction manuals for consumers Mail order catalogs and product catalogs Parts and price lists Pattern and design books Technical manuals for manufacturers and
repair shops
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Digital Collections
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Digital Collections
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Digital Collections
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Digital Collections
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Digital Collections
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Digital CollectionsScientific Portraits
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Digital CollectionsTrade Literature:
Scientific Instruments
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SIL On Display
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SIRIS …
Galaxy of Knowledge
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SIRIS
• SIRIS is a Public Service
• Window to the Collection
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Galaxy of Knowledge
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