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The purpose of LAMP is to acquire, preserve and maintain for
its subscribers microform collections of unique, scarce, rare
and/or bulky and voluminous research materials pertaining
to Latin America. The Project emphasizes original filming,
though it may also purchase existing microfilm. The Project
conducts its activities on the basis of annual subscription
fees, plus outside resources including grant funds as appropriate.
LAMP has conducted projects in cooperation with Latin American
repositories and is devoting greater attention to filming
primary source materials such as political archives. While
its holdings are widely representative of the region, LAMP's
Brazilian materials, annual ministerial reports from all
countries and Haitian imprints are particularly extensive.
LAMP has digitized a substantial body of Brazilian materials
already in microform, as a means of expanding access.
The Latin American Microform Project was formed in 1975,
and it has since become known simply as LAMP. Currently,
LAMP has 48 institutional members.
Some LAMP microfilm is available for purchase. For more information, see Microform Sales.
For questions about LAMP, please contact:
James Simon
Director of International Resources
Center for Research Libraries
6050 S. Kenwood
Chicago, IL 60637
USA
(tel) 773 955-4545 ext. 324
(fax) 773 955-4339
email: jsimon at crl.edu
LAMP's workspace for members is at: http://workspace.crl.edu/display/LAMP/Home
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