----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The India Office Records Map Collection, as part of The British Library Oriental and India Office Collections, will close at 197 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NG, at 5.45 p.m. on Friday 3 April 1998. The Oriental and India Office Collections will then remain entirely closed until 12 August, while the collections and services are moved to The British Library new building. The India Office Records Map Collection will open again with the opening of the new Oriental and India Office Reading Room in The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday 12 August 1998. E-mail address, telephone and fax numbers will remain the same. We regret this protracted closure: it is necessary because our present Reading Room is the only space we can convert into a packing and loading area for moving the collections. During the April-August period we will try to monitor map enquiries by e-mail and telephone, and give advice on alternative sources of information where possible. These closure dates, and fuller information about new services, will shortly appear on The British Library website. For information on services in The British Library, please visit http://www.bl.uk/index.html and for news of the Oriental and India Collections move, follow the links to: Information > St Pancras > News > Oriental Andrew Cook Dr A S Cook Map Archivist India Office Records The British Library 197 Blackfriars Road E-mail: [log in to unmask] London SE1 8NG Phone: +44 171 412 7828 United Kingdom Fax: +44 171 412 7858