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The Cuny Dominican Studies Institute Library: Bringing The Community To The Academic Library, Nelson Santana, Sarah Aponte Jan 2019

The Cuny Dominican Studies Institute Library: Bringing The Community To The Academic Library, Nelson Santana, Sarah Aponte

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The Dominican Library is a haven where a diverse group of users congregate not only to learn about Dominican-related sources, but also to become information literate. This chapter provides an overview of the history and development of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library since its inception in 1994 to its transformation from a local resource to an internationally recognized resource. In addition, this chapter seeks to establish the work the Library has done in making a unique contribution to Dominican studies scholarship and to the preservation and dissemination of Dominican history and culture in the United States and beyond. The …