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Archives

Programs that are responsible for identifying, appraising, accessioning, preserving, arranging, describing and providing reference services to the records of public or private institutions and/or the personal papers of individuals or families which are being kept permanently for the historical value which they potentially offer.

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Genealogical Collections

Libraries or other organizations that maintain collections of materials which can be used for genealogical research including previous genealogical studies, publicly released census data and back volumes of local telephone books and city directories.

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Government Publications

Libraries or other organizations that are depositories for federal, provincial or other government publications which are made available to community residents on a loan basis.

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The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.