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Hi Karen,

I think your job sounds so exciting!  Have you talked with
librarians at the Pratt and Corcoran?  They may have an idea of
where to start.  Before taking my current position I was a librarian
at Columbia College, Chicago.  It is a medium sized art college with
a fabulous art collection.  The librarian in charge of acquisitions
is Kim Hale - her e-mail is <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9905%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D499288%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>  She might have some
suggestions.  I'm sure you have already asked the instructor's for
suggestions.

Good luck and have fun!

Miranda Haddock
Western Michigan University

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Greetings!
I've been lurking about the ARLIS list for a couple of months now
and decided
that it's time I introduce myself.  About 3 months ago, I embarked
on one of the
most difficult challenges a librarian can face-- building a library
from
scratch, both physically and intellectually.  Delaware College of
Art and Design
in Wilmington, DE is a brand new college, having been in existence
only since
Sept. 1997.  It's a two-year school that is currently a joint
venture between
the Pratt and the Corcoran with the expectation of becoming an
independent,
fully-accredited school within the next two years.  Currently our
enrollment is
just over 100 full-time students and we graduated our first class
this past
Saturday. The Information Resource Center collection is just
beginning, but will
hopefully grow quickly enough to support the curriculum which
emphasizes fine
arts, illustration, photography, and graphic design.   I was
bestowed the honor
of becoming the first librarian, but you can't imagine what it
feels like to be
a librarian without a library!

Here's where you can help.  I've been seeing many journals come up
for grabs on
this list, but not so many books.  If any of you are in the process
of weeding
your collection or can spare duplicates, I'd be glad to take them
off your
hands, and of course, pay for postage.

Many thanks and best wishes,
Karen

Karen Rege, Librarian
     Delaware College of Art and Design
           600 N. Market Street
                 Wilmington, DE 19801
                      ( 302) 622-8867 x408
                             (302) 622-8870 (fax)
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