Legacy Center Services

Legacy Center Services

The Legacy Center offers reference & research, referral, reproduction and lending services. For additional information, contact the Archivist via e-mail or phone 773.275.0097 ext. 224.

Reference & Research Services
The Archivist is available to assist you with your information needs. She can provide detailed reference sources and can help you devise an effective research strategy for your particular need. She can guide you in using the Legacy Center's research tools, including finding aids, databases and computer resources. The Archivist will direct you to appropriate resources within the Legacy Center collections for your particular needs.

Referral Services
If you need additional information, the Archivist can direct you to research resources at other repositories locally and nationally, and to information sources available on the Internet that are appropriate for your topic. For speakers or interviewees, the Archivist can make referrals to local Japanese American community members who are willing to speak about their experiences for educational purposes.

Reproduction Services
Legacy Center resources may be photocopied or reproduced unless prohibited by general use restrictions (due to the item's fragility, rarity or size), specific collection or record group restrictions, or federal copyright law. In compliance with the federal copyright law, the Legacy Center will make only one reproduction of each item. Legacy Center staff members provide all reproduction services. Researchers may not reproduce Legacy Center resources themselves. Reproduction orders may take from two to ten business days to complete, and require a signed copyright disclosure statement. Additional charges may apply. Reproduction orders can be mailed to you at cost.

Lending Services
The Legacy Center will lend selected material such as library books, videotapes, educational CD-ROMs and Kamishibai (Japanese folktale) story-telling kits for one week to one month (depending on the item). Anyone may borrow circulating material, provided that you complete a Legacy Center registration form.

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