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The purpose of the Latin American Microform Project (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.
Currently, LAMP has 48 institutional members.
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
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