Kathy: Having the microfilm in the Periodical Room instead of Bancroft is a treat...but the next time you visit, be sure to walk down the hall to visit the Bancroft Library. It is a research library so you can't just stroll in, but once you get registered as a researcher you'll find a wealth of California history and sources. The neat thing is that you can do your card catalogue browsing on Melvyl before you ever arrive! --Laurel At 9:59 PM -0700 6/12/99, Gfowlerscz@aol.com wrote: >Hi All, >Just wanted to share with all of you the treasure I found in the main library >(Doe) at the University of California at Berkeley. It had cabinets full of >microfilm of all the main newspapers in all the counties of California, all >the San Francisco newspapers, foreign newspapers printed in Calif. and >foreign newspapers printed in different countries and main newspapers of all >of the states. Nearly every microfilm I chose I found something I needed. >The personnel were very helpful, the periodical room is smallish compared >with the rest of the library but it has many microfilm readers which all copy >for 25cents. The listings of materials are by date in index books, so if you >know what date just look it up and it will tell you what newspapers the >library has for those dates. >It was very easy to park in an underground university lot off of Bancroft >ave. and approx. 2 block walk through the campus to the main library. (Altho >they charge 75cents/half hour for parking!!) Basically if you can get to >Sather Gate it is the 2nd building on the right. >I couldn't believe the wonderful amount of resources available right in one >room. >So much microfilm so little time!!! >The university has a web site with a map -- >www.lib.berkeley.edu/LibraryMap/ >If you can get there I highly recommend it. >Kathy >Santa Cruz > > >==== CAALAMED Mailing List ==== >Alameda County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm ============= Warning! Dates in calendar are closer than they appear.