About the Library
The Museum Studies & Reference Library (MS&RL) is one of the largest
sources of information, and bibliographic services available to museum professionals
and researchers in the United States. MS&RL is a library with information
resources on museums and all aspects of museum operations, and with comprehensive
reference collection to support scholarly research in Institution programs.
One of 20 branches of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, MS&RL was established
in 2002. MSRL combines collections formerly known as the Museum Reference Center
and the Central Reference & Loan Services.
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