Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR) was a regional cooperative

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network established in 1935, headquartered in

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, and active through 2010. BCR members included over 9000 libraries in an 11-state region of the western

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: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Before its merger with

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, BCR was the nation's oldest multi-state library

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, with services including assisting researchers and libraries with locating materials outside their local community, catalog creation, consulting, product and service discounts, and computer systems training. BCR also offered

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products and services. BCR membership was funded by state library agencies, offering statewide membership on behalf of all libraries in their states. The nonprofit organization's records have been deposited at the

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archives.

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