DUBLIN.- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Official Museum Directory" directory to their offering.

Official Museum Directory 39th Edition 2009
For nearly 40 years The Official Museum Directory (OMD) has covered institutions of every size and type in all 50 states. This useful resource gives you verified data that reflects the latest professional affiliations, permanent and traveling exhibits, and contact data. Museums, historic sites, planetariums, technology centers, zoos.

The Official Museum Directory (OMD) is known industry-wide as the authority for reliable data covering the museum community. The Official Museum Directory gives you all the details you need on more than 11,000 institutions, operating in 87 fields. Contact colleagues, find new employees, locate exhibits or collections.

A Wealth of Authoritative, Easy-to-Access Museum Information
This valuable desktop reference is vital for all types of professionals working in this field -- from curators to finance managers, and educators to suppliers of museum-related services. The 2009 Edition gives you updated listings, with operating hours, admission prices, exhibit information and other special details, making The Official Museum Directory the fact-checking tool you can't afford to be without. Plus, the data is supplied by the museums themselves, ensuring that the information is both current and accurate.

An Asset for any Library or Business
Through America's museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos and historic sites, we are assured that a world of culture, art, music, nature and history are both protected and celebrated. With The Official Museum Directory, you can have access to more than 11,000 such institutions and the treasures they help to preserve.

Key Topics Covered:
The Official Museum Directory provides the contacts and data you need to save time and make your job easier:

-- Access federal agencies providing museum support.
-- Get mailing address, telephone, fax, e-mail and Web site information for each institution, including contact information for the president, director, curator, archivist, museum shop manager, and more.
-- Locate vendors and professionals who can make your job easier - just look in the Products and Services Suppliers Directory, a separate volume that's organized by type of service and indexed alphabetically by name.
-- Stay current with unique collections and traveling exhibitions.
-- Special indexes available for your convenience
The geographically arranged directory contains four convenient indexes to assist you in your research:
-- Institutions by Category: Find listings under your choice of 87 fields.
-- Institutions by Collection: Easily locate special collections and the museums that display them.
-- Institution index: Access any museum alphabetically.
-- Personnel Index: Network with your colleagues or see where a past associate is located.
These indexes make it easy to navigate through The Official Museum Directory's wealth of information -- whether you want to locate a colleague or find any detail on a particular organization or exhibit.

Librarians and Library Patrons
-- Find local cultural centers in all 50 states - these include the Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home in Augusta, Georgia, and the Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead in Newton, Massachusetts.
-- Discover educational travel destinations and major tourist attractions - expand your knowledge with a visit to the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia or the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston, Massachusetts.
-- Locate exhibits of interest in a specific area - cover the Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Hayden Planetarium, part of the Natural History Museum, while on vacation in New York City.

Museum Suppliers
-- Easily locate institutions around the country and prospect for new business.
-- Review listings arranged alphabetically by city and state to find addresses, phones, faxes and more for potential customers.
-- View institutions by category if your product or service is specific to certain fields.
-- Quickly uncover the right contacts with detailed listings highlighting personnel and areas of responsibility.

You can also easily access regional and affiliate associations, state art agencies, and a comprehensive Index featuring museums on the Web.