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February 13, 2007
Hal Hall's SF/Fantasy Research Database
SCIENCE FICTION DATABASE REACHES MILESTONE
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database developed at Texas A&M University reached a significant milestone with the loading of the updated database December 31, 2007. The database provides author, title, and subject access to over 75,000 individual items about the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and related material, drawn from books, journals, newspapers, fanzines, the internet, and occasionally unpublished manuscripts.
The database is based heavily upon the Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection in the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives and collections in the Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A&M , with the substantial assistance of the Interlibrary Loan department of the University Libraries. Material acquired for indexing from other sources is archived in Science Fiction: Collected Papers, the research file of compiler and science fiction curator Hal W. Hall. That archive is housed in the Cushing Library Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection.
In addition to the files of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database, the Cushing Library Science Fiction Research Collection houses over 25,000 books, some 90% of the science fiction and fantasy magazines published in English, and manuscripts and papers of many science fiction and fantasy writers. The total collection numbers over 43,000 published items, and several hundred linear feet of archival material.
The Cushing Library is open daily from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday, and Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, during the regular semester. For more information, contact Hal W. Hall at the Cushing Library: 979-862-1840 or email hhall AT lib-gw. tamu.edu
Hal W. Hall
Curator, Science Fiction Research Collection
Cushing Library
Texas A&M University
5000 TAMU
College Station TX 77843-5000
Editor, Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
(979) 862-1840 (with voice mail)
FAX (979) 845-1441
E-Mail: Hal-Hall AT TAMU.EDU
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