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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- We do collect illustrated children's books in a small way, catalog them as illustrated books (NC975.5) and cutter them for the illustrator. This collection started from a decision to dismantle a former "kids' corner" which held a small and ratty collection of children's books and toys. We discarded the toys and the books that were in bad condition or did not contain interesting illustrations and recatalogued the ones we wanted to save. Then we bought Caldecott winners for the past 15 years and catalogued them. Just yesterday our gallery director gave us a box of attractive children's books which he had acquired for an exhibition and we'll add them to our little collection. I don't anticipate this collection growing much larger but we do expect substantial use. We have an illustration major here and the students in that program have been the ones using the children's books all along. Linda Zieper UMass Dartmouth [log in to unmask] >Does anyone collect children's books for graphic design programs? I know Evy at >Cal Arts does, but I'd like to hear from some of the rest of you, also. We are >starting an animation program, where these would be especially helpful. I took >several of the GD studio classes, so I have a good idea of the kind of visual >material students look for. I have now convinced the other librarians that this >might be a good pursuit. > >If you do collect these, what is your criteria? Is there a list of well-known >illustrators that should be considered? (Richard Scarry, Dr.Suess, etc.) Are >there other types of books we might consider? > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Thanks, >Marti Pike >Woodbury University Library >Burbank, CA 91510 >[log in to unmask] >