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Address:
5109 Cherry Street
Kansas City,
Missouri
64110-2498
United States
County: Jackson 
Phone: 816-363-4600
Connect to: Library Web Site❌ Online Catalog
Library details: Linda Hall Library is a Independent Research library.
This library is affiliated with Linda Hall Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 860,000 volumes. The library circulates 30,000 items per year.
Other Info: The Linda Hall Library is the world’s foremost independent research library devoted to science, engineering, and technology. A not-for-profit, privately funded institution, the Library is open to the public free of charge and does circulate. This library shares an ILS with the Spencer Art Reference Library (of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, also in Kansas City, MO). The combined catalog was formerly called LEONARDO (named for the artist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci). LHL is a member of the Independent Research Libraries Association.
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Administration: The director of the library is Lisa Browar .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a privately-funded organization. It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
| Collection size | 860,000 | volumes |
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| Annual Circulation | 30,000 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2018 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 2010 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2010 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2010 |
| Digital Collection Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Web Content Management | WordPress | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 2294 |
| OCLC Symbol | LHL |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 99283 |
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 11, 1998 and was last modified on Nov 8, 2023.
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