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Public Knowledge Library currently up at SFMOMA. Rick Prelinger Rick Prelinger Prelinger Library & Archives, San Francisco [log in to unmask] Professor, Film & Digital Media UC Santa Cruz [log in to unmask] On Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 10:12 Lynette Korenic <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear ARLIS/NA colleagues, > > > Thanks to all the responses that I've received to my query and I'll try > and summarize for the list. > > > All this feedback is useful and really appreciated, but I am mainly > interested in instances where library books are placed in museum galleries > on *open* bookshelves, or tables and intended for *handling* by the > public. > > > Perhaps a "browsing" area for library books within the museum space is a > better way to think of it -- library books that are *not *in exhibit > cases and *not *tied down. Are they duplicates purchased by the library > for the purpose of creating a library browsing area within the galleries or > museum space? Have you experienced a lot of theft or damage to the > books? Any information regarding such an arrangement would be welcome. > > > Thanks for any further input, > > > --Lyn > > > > > > Lyn Korenic, Ph.D. > > Director > > Kohler Art Library > > 800 University Avenue > > Madison, WI 53706 > > tel: (608) 263-2256 > > email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Lynette > Korenic <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:48 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [ARLIS-L] library books in museum gallery spaces > > > Dear ARLIS/NA colleagues, > > > > I would be interested in hearing from any library that has collaborated > with museums by placing some of their library books in museum galleries for > use by the viewing public, either in conjunction with specific exhibitions, > or for more general purposes. > > > > Any experiences (pros and cons) you'd wish to share would be greatly > appreciated. Please reply directly to me at the email below. > > > > Thanks for your input, > > > --Lyn > > > Lyn Korenic, Ph.D. > > Director > > Kohler Art Library > > 800 University Avenue > > Madison, WI 53706 > > tel: (608) 263-2256 > > email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~