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Introduction

The activities of the METRO [New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency] Task Force on Foreign Newspapers (Western Europe) grew out of the realization of inadequacies and gaps in the newspaper and news magazine collections of libraries in the New York metropolitan area.
Expanding the newspaper and news magazine collections substantially would be an expensive proposition, therefore, the Task Force decided to improve access to the joint collections, to stimulate and rationalize our joint collecting effort, and to fill in certain important gaps within our joint collections.

In order to improve access to important West European newspapers and news magazines (backfiles and current subscriptions) to researchers and scholars in the metropolitan region, the Task Force asked fifty libraries to report their holdings of selected titles in this area. Twenty-eight libraries were willing to co-operate in this survey and the following union list represents their holdings. The union list allows researchers to be referred to the appropriate library. But the Task Force also envisioned the survey as a starting point to rationalize and improve the West European newspaper and news magazine collections specifically at the four major research libraries: Columbia University Libraries, The New York Public Library (Research Libraries), New York University Libraries, and Rutgers University Libraries.

The survey of 71 titles was developed by the Task Force based on the following agreed upon selection criteria:

- National newspapers and news magazines or important regional newspapers and news magazines with national impact. Considered as newspapers or news magazines of record. Circulation might play a role but is not of prime importance;
- Quality newspapers or news magazines, reflecting major but diverse political/ideological opinions;
- Report national, international, cultural (book, theater and film reviews, cultural news) and business news;
- Important opinion makers (could be smaller national newspapers or news magazines, or could be transnational);
- Current titles only.

Libraries were given the option to include other titles in their collection not listed in the survey and we have included some of these in the final union list expanding the total number of titles to 92. The titles for which we found no holdings in the surveyed METRO area libraries were checked at seven consulates general in New York and these holdings were included.

On the basis of the survey, the Task Force identified the gaps in the joint newspaper and news magazine holdings of New York metropolitan libraries. These gaps were checked against the holdings of other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries in the Northeast and of the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago. Through joint funding, the four major research libraries have acquired the following backfiles not available in the region: The European (1990-1995), Columbia; Manchester Guardian (1821-1904), Columbia; La Repubblica (1976-1987), Rutgers; La Stampa (1867-1975), NYPL; Sunday Times (1822-1847), Columbia; Tageszeitung (1978-1995), NYU; Le Temps (1861-1942), NYU. Libraries were also able to make special acquisition efforts through local funding: e.g. the complete run of the Parisian newspaper Libération (NYU), of the Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (NYU) and of the Milanese newspaper Corriere della Sera (NYU).

The Task Force invites the libraries that have participated in this project to update and/or correct listings via the update form.

The Task Force recommends that other geographic regions will be considered for evaluation.

The Task Force would like to thank METRO and specifically Donna Abbaticchio for her support of the project. We also thank all the participating libraries for their co-operation with the survey. We hope that the creation of this union list and the cooperative efforts of the research libraries in this area is beneficial to all our library users.

Members of the Task Force

  • Kurt De Belder, Chair
    Former Assistant Curator, Western European Literatures & Languages
    Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
    New York University
  • Joseph Consoli
    Humanities Bibliographer
    Alexander Library
    Rutgers University
  • Erminio D'Onofrio
    Government Information Librarian
    New York Public Library (Research)
  • Fred Gitner
    Former Director
    Library
    French Institute/Alliance Française
  • Diane Goon
    Reference Librarian
    Lehman Library
    Columbia University
  • Laurence Hallewell
    Latin American Studies Librarian
    Lehman Library
    Columbia University

Information About Participating Libraries

Directory of participating libraries

Austrian Cultural Institute Library* [NNACI]
11 E 52nd St.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 759-5165
Barnard College [NNC (Barnard)]
Wollman Library
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-3953
Brooklyn Public Library [NB]
Central Library
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn NY 11238
(718) 780-7700
College of Mount Saint Vincent [NRMSV]
Elizabeth Seton Library
6301 Riverdale Ave.
Riverdale, NY 10471
(212) 405-3395
Columbia University [NNC]
Butler Library
535 W 114th St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-2241

Lehman Library
420 W 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-5087

Business Library
Uris Hall
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-4000
CUNY--Brooklyn College [NBC]
Gideonse Library
Bedford Ave. & Ave. H
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 951-5628
CUNY--City College [NNCoCi]
Cohen Library
138 St. and Convent Ave.
New York, NY 10031
(212) 690-7611
CUNY--Lehman College [NNL]
Library
Bedford Park Blvd West
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 960-8580
CUNY--York College [NJYC]
Library
Guy Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11451
(718) 262-2034
Fordham University [NNF]
Duane Library
3rd Ave. at E Fordham Rd.
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 579-2417
French Institute/Alliance Française Library [NNFI]
22 E 60th St.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 355-6100 x215
Goethe House Library [NNGH]
1014 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10028
(212) 439-8688
Instituto Cervantes* [NNIC]
122 E 42nd St. Suite 807
New York, NY 10168
(212) 689-4232
Istituto Italiano di Cultura* [NNIIC]
686 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10021
(212) 879-4242
Manhattanville College [NPurMC]
Library
2900 Purchase St.
Purchase, NY 10577
(914) 694-2200 x282
Marymount College [NTaM]
G. Gaines Memorial Library
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 332-8388
New School for Social Research [NNNS]
Raymond Fogelman Library
65 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 229-5307
New York Public Library [NN]
The Research Libraries
5th Ave. and 42nd St.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 930-0830
New York University [NNU]
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-2505
Pace University [NNPC]
Henry Birnbaum Library
Pace Plaza
New York, NY 10038
(212) 346-1331
Queens Borough Public Library [NNQ]
89-11 Merrick Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 990-0700
Rutgers University [NJR]
Alexander Library
College Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
(908) 932-7509
Saint John's University [NNStJ]
University Library
Grand Central & Utopia Pkwys
Jamaica, NY 11439
(718) 990-6727
SUNY--Purchase [NPurU]
Library
735 Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY 10577
(914) 251-6400
Swiss Institute Library* [NNSI]
495 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(212) 925-2035
Wagner College [NNWML]
Horrmann Library
631 Howard Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 390-3401
Westchester Library System [NWLS]
8 Westchester Plaza
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 668-1840
Yeshiva University [NNYU]
Pollack Library
2520 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10033
(212) 960-5378

Consulates General [CG]

Austrian Consulate General*
Press Department
950 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 688-0091
British Information Services Library*
845 Third Ave., 10th floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 745-0200 x 277
Consulate General of The Netherlands*
Cultural & Press Department
1 Rockefeller Plaza, 11th floor
New York, NY 10020
(877) 388-2443
Danish Consulate General*
Press & Information Department
885 Second Ave., 18th floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 223-4545
Greek Consulate General*
Press & Information Office
601 Fifth Ave., 3rd floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 751-8788
Norwegian Consulate General*
825 Third Ave., 38th floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 421-7333
Swedish Consulate General Library*
1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 45th floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 751-5900

Access to participating libraries

Most libraries listed here are members of METRO (New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency). Contact your public or institutional library for details on METRO access.

Some university libraries have specific agreements on reciprocal access (e.g. Columbia University/New York University and New York University/New School for Social Research): contact your institutional library for further information.

Libraries indicated by * are not a member of METRO, contact the library in question for access privileges.

The libraries and press offices of the consulates general are not participating in this union list and although they indicated a willingness to allow usage of their newspaper collection we strongly suggest that you contact them to apply for access.

Code Key to NUC Codes

  • [CG] Consulate General
  • NB Brooklyn Public Library
  • NBC CUNY--Brooklyn College
  • NJR Rutgers University
  • [NJYC] CUNY--York College
  • NN New York Public Library (Research)
  • [NNACI] Austrian Cultural Institute Library
  • NNC Barnard College
  • NNC Columbia University
  • NNCoCi CUNY--City College
  • NNF Fordham University
  • NNFI French Institute/Alliance Fran‡aise Library
  • [NNGH] Goethe House Library
  • [NNIC] Instituto Cervantes
  • [NNIIC] Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • NNL CUNY--Lehman College
  • NNNS New School for Social Research
  • NNPC Pace University
  • NNQ Queens Borough Public Library
  • [NNSI] Swiss Institute
  • NNStJ St. John's University
  • NNU New York University
  • NNWML Wagner College
  • NNYU Yeshiva University
  • NPurMC Manhattanville College
  • NPurU SUNY--Purchase
  • [NRMSV] College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • NTaM Marymount College
  • [NWLS] Westchester Library System

The Task Force created NUC codes for those libraries without an official code. These mock NUC codes have been bracketed. The Consulates General are identified as CG

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