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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dear members of ARLIS-L, We recently made a disturbing discovery of interest to the group; "Absolut Ad Collectors" are visiting libraries and systematically slicing Absolut vodka ads out of periodicals to add to their personal collections. A collector visited our library recently and we (fortunately) caught him with over 60 Absolut Ads he had sliced from periodicals (mostly from our library). Among these ads was information about the Absolut Ad Collectors' Mailing List (AACML), a group which publishes a weekly newsletter and trading notices (these ads are traded and *sold* among collectors). We also found reference to a list of Absolut Ads and the periodicals which contain them (see below). Please be advised that this is a nationwide group and art libraries are a prime target since many of these ads are in art periodicals, and many "collectors" are college students. It has been suggested that putting "Tattle Tape" on the ads may protect them; "X-ing out" the ads (making them worthless to "collectors"), is another strategy. For more information please see: *** Absolut Vodka Collectors Groups 1. The Absolut Connection http://members.aol.com/xtal1/absolut.htm 2. _Absolut Ad Collectors' Mailing List (AACML)_ - a weekly newsletter with trading notices. I have more information about the two people who maintain this newsletter (one of whom appears to be affiliated with the Baltimore County Public Library!); if anyone is interested let me know. *** Absolut ad "Hit Lists" 1. A list of Absolut Ads and the periodicals which contain them. There are actually several of these lists on the Internet, but this one is listed by *periodical* and so is of interest to libraries. This is essentially a "hit list" for potential mutilators: http://w3.one.net/~absolut/NatsAds/A.html 2. There is even a searchable database for finding periodicals containing Absolut Ads: http://www.completeis.com/~cdh/absolut/abwhere.cgi Barbara Barbara Q. Prior Reference Librarian Fine Arts Library Sibley Dome Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 (607) 255-7614 E-mail: [log in to unmask]