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Gay & Lesbian Center About the Collections |
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The James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center (the Center) is devoted to collecting, preserving, and providing access to material on all aspects of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender experience. The collection is national and international in scope though its primary focus is Northern California. The Center also mounts exhibits and sponsors programs, often in collaboration with other library departments, as well as with community organizations and individuals. Our audience is anyone seeking information about the GLBT experience. So we acquire material for the adult, teen, and children's collections as appropriate. Most of our collection is in English. There is also material in other languages, especially when it represents work that is important to have in its original language and/or it has not been translated into English. General works on GLBT topics in other languages may also be found in the International Center. The Center actively collects materials in a variety of formats including books, periodicals and serials, directories, manuscripts, photographs, films, video- and audio- recordings (music and spoken word). Some archival collections contain other formats such as matchbooks, buttons, T-shirts, posters, bar cards, trophies and flyers. BOOKS The Center collects published fiction and non-fiction materials covering all aspects of the GLBT experience such as AIDS, women's rights, feminism, transgender issues and bisexuality. We pay particular attention to collecting materials that document the experience of people of color, the disabled, youth, the elderly, and other groups often marginalized within the GLBT community. The Center maintains a circulating collection
of GLBT titles and an PERIODICALS Magazines and newspapers are an important source
for news and events, Many of these titles are short-lived, irregularly
produced, and/or AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS The Center's noncirculating collection of GLBT-related audiovisual formats include film, video, LPs, cassettes, and compact discs. This material is available through the San Francisco History Center on the Main Library's 6th floor. The video collection includes a broad range of films, including documentaries, feature films, shorts, and television programs depicting the GLBT community. A special emphasis is placed on films distributed by Frameline, as well as the works of Bay Area film makers This growing collection includes audiobooks (often read by the author), feature films, documentaries, and comedy and musical recordings by historical and contemporary artists. There may be circulating copies of these materials in the library's collection. ARCHIVAL MATERIALS The Center collects unpublished materials such as personal papers, organizational records, flyers and other important documents chronicling the history of the GLBT community in Northern California. Selected collections of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society are currently housed in the San Francisco History Center to facilitate public access and research use. An excellent resource to assist researchers is the New York Public Library, Gay and Lesbian Studies: A Research Guide OTHER MATERIALS AND LOCATIONS OF INTEREST In addition, the Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Eureka Valley Branch serves the neighborhood and the city as a circulating collection of gay and lesbian-interest materials. REMEMBER: If you don't find what you are looking for, ASK A LIBRARY STAFF MEMBER FOR ASSISTANCE. |
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