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Since I received a request to summarize the responses I received regarding what to do with old Benezits and post it to the list, here it is: (Some responses were posted to the whole list and some just to me - I will include all pertinent ones here) * The older Benezits are de-reffed (removed from the active reference collection) and kept in the stacks as non-circulating books because the earlier editions apparently include artists that are not listed in later editions but are sometimes cited in older publications * Keep all your old Benezit editions, new data complete old editions and are not necessarily the same * The new edition is a revision with the information in the earlier one subsumed in the text * Keep all the old editions of Benezit because in the arts & humanities new research proceeds form previous research * The old 10 volume set was offered to the curatorial department who were delighted to have it for quick reference- they know the new edition is in the library (about 6 other libraries responded that they gave the old Beneziet to other departments within the Museum) There seems to be difference in opinion about whether all the data from older editions was indeed kept in newer editions. Only the publisher can truly answer that question- but the general consensus is that the material is indeed different and older editions continue to have research value. We ended up giving the old 10 volume set to our Prints Department who were delighted to get it as a quick reference, knowing the current edition is in the library (we now have 4 sets of Benezit in the Museum). That solution solved the library's space problem and kept the set within the Museum for future reference. Thank you to everyone who replied . Debby Aframe Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St. Worcester, MA. 01609 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[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]