This is hilarious and just may well be something to which undergrads who
have grown up with Beavis and Butthead and the Simpsons may relate. I am
not "just" being facetious wehn I say this. It is the kind of off-beat
humor that would catch that population/s attention. RAL
Ray Anne Lockard
Head, Frick Fine Arts Library
University Library System
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Voice: 412-648-2410
Fax: 412-648-7568
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A book should be a ball of light in one's hands.
Ezra Pound
On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Frame, Cynthia wrote:
> I did a quick search of the Conservation DistList archives and found a long
> discussion... mostly people wondering if anyone has come up with a good
> solution. This particular entry has a lot of good points; I especially like
> the suggestion about setting a plastic roach in front of those
> eating/drinking.
> http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/1994/0378.html
> For web page description, check out this one with the bugs crawling along
> the page:
> http://libweb.uoregon.edu/preservn/eating.html
> Good luck,
> Cynthia Frame
> Preservation Specialist for Research Collections
> (212) 333-1206 phone
> (212) 333-1122 fax
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> The Museum of Modern Art
> http://www.moma.org/
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ray Anne Lockard [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 9:40 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: PR Campaign Regarding Preservation AND Food/Drink Policy
> >
> > Dear Colleagues:
> >
> > Our main library has a loosened pollicy that allows beverages in the
> > library as long as they are in "covered" containers. On the other hand,
> > we will not allow this in the Frick Fine Arts Library. Due to the more
> > liberal policy in the main library (that will soon construct a coffee
> > shop on one floor INSIDE the library), our challenges with preventing
> > food and drink in our library have increased.
> >
> > I am, therefore, beginning to work on a PR campaign that is visually
> > oriented that will catch the attention span of undergrads. Do any other
> > art libraries have such a visual PR campaign in place? Please share
> > your thoughts and ideas with me.
> >
> > By a visual campaign, I mean a multiple presentation using the same
> > design. No one reads the subtle, calligraphic signs we have had for
> > years. I think we need to grab the attention of the Generation Xers and
> > Nexters who haev grown up with the Simpson's, video-games, etc.
> >
> > For example: signs on each table in the Reading Room that show an
> > artwork featuring food and/or drink overlaid with the "forbidden"
> > graphic (the circle with a line through it), strips put in each book
> > retrieved from the stacks and given to each patron in the Reading Room,
> > a screen saver on each public device, a sign seen before patrons enter
> > the library.
> >
> > I appreciate any ideas you can share with me!
> >
> > Ray Anne Lockard
> >
> > --
> > Ray Anne Lockard, Head Librarian
> > Frick Fine Arts Library
> > University of Pittsburgh
> > Pittsburgh, PA 15260
> > Voice: 412-648-2411
> > Fax: 412-648-7568
> > E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > "A book should be a ball of light in one's hands."
> > Ezra Pound
> >
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