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I agree with Suzanne that information about new accessions and newly
available materials should be disseminated as widely as possible through
Library channels. Since the Collections Collaborative is aimed at
enhancing "access to and use of the museums, galleries, and library
special collections across the university," the particular role of
the Collections Collaborative list is to also reach colleagues in the
Yale museums and galleries, who often don't monitor Library channels, and
to receive their input.<br><br>
Martha<br><br>
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At 04:36 PM 1/4/2007, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On January 4, Martha
wrote:<br><br>
Finally, I have a question about the use of this list <<br>
collectionscollaborative@mailman.yale.edu >. Do people<br>
think it would be profitable for the various Yale special
collections<br>
to post brief notices about interesting new accessions, or materials<br>
newly available for research use? For example, the Divinity
Library<br>
recently received the papers of Henry W. and Elizabeth Luce, parents<br>
of Henry R. Luce, who were missionaries in China in the early part
of<br>
their lives. Would the posting of information like this on the
list<br>
be a worthwhile way of raising consciousness about the types of<br>
materials being added? If the consensus is that it is worthwhile,<br>
would representatives of the various collections be willing to post<br>
the information on an ongoing basis?<br><br>
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While I think posting information on new accessions and materials
newly<br>
available for research on this list is a good idea, I think this
information<br>
should be disseminated much more widely. It should be posted to the
Public<br>
Services list (yulpub@mailman.yale.edu) so that ALL reference staff,
including<br>
those who staff Yale's virtual chat reference service, will be kept
up-to-date.<br>
I also think that the In Focus section of the library's front door
should<br>
routinely be used to announce the availability of all types of new
research<br>
collections and materials -- manuscript, archival, printed, microform,
and<br>
electronic -- to the wider Yale community. How else do we do this in
an<br>
organized, predictable manner? In addition to talking among
ourselves on<br>
internal library lists about new acquisitions, let's shout about them to
the<br>
Yale community!<br><br>
-Sue<br><br>
Suzanne Lorimer<br>
Coordinator of Research Services<br>
Sterling Memorial Library<br>
Yale University<br>
P.O. Box 208240<br>
New Haven, CT 06520-8240<br>
(203) 432-8371<br>
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Martha Lund Smalley<br>
Special Collections Librarian / Curator of the Day Missions
Collection<br>
Yale Divinity School Library<br>
409 Prospect St. New Haven, CT 06511<br>
Phone 203 432-5289 Fax 203 432-3906<br>
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