----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dr. Weidman, The mission statement of the Arthur D. Jenkins Library of Textile Arts at The Textile Museum in Washington, DC reads: The Arthur D. Jenkins Library supports the institutional mission of The Textile Museum: to further an understanding and appreciation of mankind's achievements in the textile arts. The Library collects and makes accessible to the Museum staff, to scholars, and to the general public, literature and visual resources which reflect and interpret the Museum's collections and which support research in the broader field of textile studies. The Museum intends to revise the Museum's mission statement and to substitute "humanity's" for "mankind's" in the first sentence. Mary E. Mallia Librarian Arthur D. Jenkins Library The Textile Museum -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Weidman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 12:41 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Museum Library Mission Statements ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- To my colleagues at Museum Libraries, I'd be most grateful if you would share your Mission Statements with me, in whatever format you have them in. Many thanks, Dr. Jeffrey Weidman Acting Head Librarian Associate Librarian, Access Services & Collection Development Spencer Art Reference Library Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64111-1873 816-751-0409 FAX 816-561-7154 E-mail [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner at: [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner at: [log in to unmask]