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Apologies to those who have seen it before, but I thought of all the
cumulative experience of museum librarians out there and the help available
to Melissa.
Please respond to Melissa and not to me, (i.e. do not use the REPLY function)
Melissa Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
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>As librarian with the Experience Music Project, a new museum being
>developed in Seattle, WA to celebrate creativity and innovation as
>expressed through Northwest music and musicians, I'm developing a
>reference collection to support staff research needs. Many of the items
>in the collection are on the subjects of popular culture and rock music.
> Some of the titles are out of print. We are trying do decide if these
>materials should be treated as "Special Collections" (i.e. no call
>numbers on spines, restricted access to collections, even for staff
>members, ...). I'm just curious what other museum's do with their
>libraries. Does anyone have any words of wisdom as we make this
>decision?
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>Thanks,
>
>Melissa Taylor
>Experience Music Project
>http://www.experience.org/
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