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You might call Andrea Segal at Berkeley Public Library.
They have a circulating art slide collection in the Art
Dept. Berkeley is in the 510 area code.
Maryly Snow

Jim Lane wrote:

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> Colleagues,
>
> I would appreciate any feedback from those of you who have confronted
> the issue of whether or not to start a slide library, or having
> established one, decided to abandon it.
>
> I am developing a fine arts library within a large public library
> district.  Presently, it is a department of one and a bit of a stretch at
> times.  Help is not in the cards for the near future.
>
> Given the public library setting, I have trouble with the idea of a
> circulating slide collection.  And to keep it non-circ and use it only for
> in-house activities seems wasteful. I am also wondering if my efforts and
> dollars would be better spent focusing on the book collection.
>
> Any advice from the trenches about the virtues and pitfalls of a public
> library slide collection is welcomed.  I want to make an informed decision
> on the matter.  Thank you.
>
> Jim Lane
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> Fine Arts Librarian
> Sahara West Library
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