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The Art Libraries Society of Michigan
will hold its Spring Meeting at
the Fine Arts Library at Michigan
State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Fine Arts Library is located on the fourth
floor west wing of the Main Library Building.
Public parking is available at Spartan Stadium
across the footbridge from the Main Library.
Meeting Agenda
9:30-10:00 a.m. Coffee, juice and rolls
10:00-11:00 a.m. Tour of MSU's Fine
Arts Library
11:00-12:00 p.m. Susan Allen on
"Preventing Theft in
Academic Libraries
and Special
Collections"
12:00-12:30 p.m. Q & A with
Susan Allen
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. Business Meeting
2:30-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-4:00 p.m. Tour of MSU
Museum, "Death in
America: Ritual and
Memorial"
Guest Speaker
Susan Allen, Director of Libraries and
Media Services at Kalamazoo College,
will speak on "Preventing Theft in
Academic Libraries and Special Collections."
By an unusual set of circumstances, Mrs.
Allen became a key witness in a rare book
theft case that rocked the tranquility of the
library community early in the 1990s.
Subsequently, she chaired the Security
Committee of the Rare Books and
Manuscripts Section of the American Library
Association, and she established the Library
Security Officer Listserv for academic and
research libraries.
Museum Exhibit
The MSU Museum's exhibit, "Death in
America: Ritual and Memorial"
focuses on nineteenth and twentieth
century American death and funerary
practices. It illustrates death-related rituals
and material culture, including death
announcements, funeral ceremonies,
memorial photography, mourning dress, and
cemetery tombstones. It compares past and
present practices and details how these
practices vary among ethnic groups.
Registration
Name _________________________
Address_________________________
_________________________
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Phone _________________________
Email _________________________
I prefer the following lunch choice
___Vegetarian ___Turkey
Cost of Meeting $12.00
(Includes lunch)
Membership or
Renewal of Membership $8.00
Total amount enclosed _____
Please mail this registration information to:
Mary Galvin
Treasurer, ARLIS/MI
Research Library
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Registration should be postmarked no later than
May 13, 1996.
If you would like a map or have any questions regarding
this meeting please contact:
Annette Haines
Vice-Chair, ARLIS/MI
Fine Arts Library
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1048
Phone: (517) 355-3806
Email: [log in to unmask]
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