At 04:52 PM 5/14/2003 -0400, Ball, Heather wrote:
>Hi All: Please excuse any cross-postings. Virginia Tech s Art and
>Architecture Library maintains a collection of architectural
>drawings/plans/blueprints that is NOT an archival collection, but is
>primarily intended for in-class (studio) instructional use not as a
>historical record.
>
>
>
>If your library or VR collection maintains a similar collection of
>drawings, please take a few minutes to respond to our quick survey (5
>short answers). Survey results will be used in an article about these
>kinds of collections:
>
>
>
>Survey:
>
>
> * How many drawing sets does your library/VR collection own?
> Ca. 80 full project drawings
> * Do you circulate this collection do the drawings leave the library?
> These circulate as reserve items to upper classmen and grads in
> architecture
> * Do you have a budget for this collection? If so, where do you
> purchase drawings from?
> No. budget
> * If you do not have a budget for the collection, how do you acquire
> the drawings?
> One of our Architecture Profs has a practice and has asked
> colleagues from other practices to contribute at least one project
> drawing to the collection. Technically we are storing these for him for
> educational purposes.
> * Please feel free to share with us any comments or questions you may
> have regarding these types of materials. If you would rather not have
> your institution s name or your name mentioned in the article, please let
> us know.
> The materials are circulated to a relatively small number of
> students once per semester for an unspecified period of time. The
> students return them to the Prof. who has required them to study the
> drawings. The Prof. then inspects the drawings to make sure that they
> are complete and little damaged. If there is any damage a new set is
> requested from the company that originally donated the project . If
> there is no damage they go back into the flat file.
>
>Many Thanks!
>
>
>
>Heather Ball, Art and Architecture Librarian
>
>Brian Shelburne, Visual Resources Curator
>
>Art and Architecture Library
>
>Virginia Tech
>
>302 Cowgill Hall
>
>Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
>
>ph 540.951.9197
>
>
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