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> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 12:29 AM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:      Destruction of libraries: COFA Library, Sydney
>
> Three weeks ago a sudden severe hailstorm unexpectedly hit Sydney,
> Australia. Hail was as big as the size of cricket balls (some 80
> millimeters in diameter). Some $650 million US of damage was caused. This
> emailer nearly lost a valuable library.(The weather bureau has
> sophisticated technology, recently installed, but a new person was on that
> night who did not understand it so no warning was issued.)
>
> The College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales, Sydney
> suffered severe losses due to water damage; some 35,000 books damaged.
>
>
> The College needs help in replacing books especially from the 1960s and
> 1970s which were published in small editions (eg 500). These are books on
> little known artists who have not had other monographs published
> subsequently on them. These are the most difficult to replace and are
> quite
> costly.
>
> If your college is contemplating getting rid of such books could you
> contact the librarian Jill Moore? They may be able to buy some books too.
> Her address is
>
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> She is a brilliant and devoted librarian.
>
> The University of New South  Wales incidently, was voted 8th of 79
> universities in the Asian area in Asiaweek of 23 April. The top university
> was in Tohuku University in Sendai,Japan, followed by Kyoto University and
> then Seoul National University (Tokyo and Beijing Universities, both great
> universities, did not reply to the survey so could not be considered;
> Tokyo
> was adding 100,000 books a year to its library some 15 years ago).
>
>
> I have also been told that hailstorms can be and are prevented in Europe
> by
> firing rockets to disperse hail (maybe this occurs elsewhere too). Can any
> European person (or anyone else) confirm that this is the case. This fact
> has not been reported in the press so far. Please reply to me and not the
> list and thanks in anticipation.
>
> Paul Knobel
>
> "Always insure your books are insured."
>