Around the World to: The Virginia Reid Moore Marine Research Library: Serving its Community through Library Technology

摘要

The Virginia Reid Moore Marine Research Library (VRM) at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA - see www. cabrilloaq.org) has grown steadily from its humble beginning as the original collection of the old Cabrillo Marine Museum at the Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse opened in 1935 in San Pedro, California. The VRM Library, opened August 2, 2005 is a small collection of about 2,000+ books, mostly in the marine sciences (marine invertebrates, ecology and fishes) and 22 journal titles and 72 newsletters. The VRM library is the only facility of its kind in the Department of Recreations and Parks in the city of Los Angeles. One of the unique characteristics of the VRM Marine Research Library collection is the wide variety and quantity of grey literature and ephemera materials from a range of sources, including local environmental organizations, historical societies, governmental reports, and publications from other aquariums.