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 [log in to unmask] 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 > > __________________________________________________________________ > 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]