Within the last two years I have been asked to be Coordinating Bibliographer for the Humanities for the Penn Libraries (18 months) and provide administrative support to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (just started). These are not exactly straight disciplinary responsibility add-ons, but they do affect what I can accomplish for the Fine Arts Library. There are positive aspects as well, e.g., working more directly with colleagues in other areas and learning about potential future projects of common interest.
Good topic.
Thanks,
William Keller
Fine Arts Librarian
University of Pennsylvania
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From: "Ruth Wallach" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [ARLIS-L] Art, design, and architecture librarians with additional disciplinary responsibilities
Colleagues-
I am curious how many of us have disciplinary responsibilities that
are outside of the arts/architecture and related areas, and whether
there have ever been even informal discussions through ARLIS on this
issue, whether it is a trend, how we cope (or not), prepare the next
generation for possibilities, etc., etc., etc.
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Ruth Wallach, (213)740-6917, [log in to unmask]
Head, Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library &
Librarian for Comparative Literature, East European History, Gender
Studies, and Russian Literature, USC Libraries.
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