----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I think everyone would like to hear replies on this one. I know there was a bit about valuation a while back but valuation is a topic which is likely to recur and become more important in the current climate. J. Margaret Shaw Chief Librarian National Gallery of Australia Research Library GPO Box 1150 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Telephone: 61-(0)6-240 6532 Fax: 61-(0)6-273 2155 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] >---------- >From: Kathy Corcoran[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 1997 23:47 >To: Multiple recipients of list ARLIS-L >Subject: insurance value of a library collection > >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Has anyone had to determine the value of their library's collection for >insurance purposes? I'm interested in hearing methods for estimating a >collection's value; our collection includes books, bound and unbound >periodicals, slides, and vertical files. Thanks for any help you can give >me. > >Kathy Corcoran >Joslyn Art Museum >Omaha NE >(402)342-3300 >[log in to unmask] >