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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- If you are an art museum library director, I hope you'll come to the discussion group on Saturday, March 27th from 12:30 - 2:00. We usually all sit in a giant circle, and each person says what the top two issues of concern are for them in their libraries at that moment. However, we don't have much time left for discussion. This year I thought we could try getting together a short list of about 5 topics to discuss, break up into 4 groups, then report back at the end. The recorder in each group could also write a summary of their group's discussion for an article in Update. Here are a few topics I've gathered so far: What should the library do about cataloging the rare books held by other departments in the museum? If you were told you were going to have a new branch library to manage, what would you do ? Is it feasible to allocate funds for the different curatorial areas? If yes, how is the amount set? How do you work with your curators on book selection? Please let me know if you like these questions; if you have other questions; or if you prefer the old format. I'd love some feedback! Jeannette Jeannette Dixon Librarian & Electronic Communications Director Museum of Fine Arts, Houston