Perhaps per Linda Tompkins-Baldwin and Jennifer Beals we should limit our comments to the National Library of Iraq and not the National Museum of Iraq. http://www.ifla.org/III/announce/iraq1404.html Tongue firmly in cheek (and wagging for myself and not for my institution - which nevertheless has taken a strong stance for safeguarding cultural patrimony (make of it what you will)), Ross Day Associate Museum Librarian The Robert Goldwater Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Beals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 2:42 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARLIS-L] politics I agree with Linda Tompkins-Baldwin. I joined this list serve and ARLIS to learn from the experience of other art librarians. No offence, but quite frankly, I don't care about your opinions on Bush or Iraq and I think it is inappropriate to vent them here. (which of course I am now doing myself) **************************************** Jennifer B. Beals Art & Architecture Librarian University of Tennessee Hodges Library Reference Dept. (865) 974-0014 [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html Send 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 (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html Send 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 (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]