Shawn:
I feel honor-bound to try to answer your question, however inadequately.
Exchanges may be defined in a number of ways. When there are duplicate
periodicals in a collection, the museum librarian may offer these on ARLIS-L
or elsewhere free, for the cost of mailing, or for some small fee. Books may
be weeded from collections and offered for sale by a Friends of the Library
group or other affiliated group. Neither of these really seems like an
exchange, though, because there is no reciprocal gift. Another kind of
exchange involves the exchanging of jobs with a librarian in a similar
position at another institution, sometimes abroad. Every once in a while this
becomes popular and one meets someone who has done it...
I urge you to decide how you want to define "exchange" and do a detailed
literature search, starting with Library Literature. Perhaps you could narrow
your questions, run them by your teacher, and then ask ARLIS-L again.
Best of luck with this provocative topic!
Meg Klinkow
moderator, Museum Libraries Division, ARLIS/NA
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