Boston’s Special Libraries: A practical guide to Boston’s corporate and organizational libraries
This nonfiction portrait surveys a wide range of Boston-area libraries, from company archives to university and society collections.
It highlights how each library supports research, decision making, and professional work through carefully curated books, journals, and files.
Readers gain a concrete sense of what makes these libraries unique—who uses them, what materials they hold, and how access and cataloging help staff and researchers find what they need quickly.
- Learn how different libraries organize vast study collections, from law and engineering to science and business.
- Discover the kinds of materials they collect, including journals, reports, maps, pamphlets, and rare volumes.
- See examples of how librarians manage access, indexing, and reference services for varied audiences.
- Understand the role these libraries play in supporting corporate research, public service, and professional practice.
Ideal for readers of library history, archival work, and those curious about how specialized libraries support knowledge in a bustling city.
Ralph L. Power’s Boston’s Special Libraries