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Re: advice



Paul Pearson wrote:

""
3. All our rare/valuable materials are securely housed. We also have a
reading room in which the books - all duplicate copies, nothing rare etc. -
are tattled. I do wonder though about the security of framed photographs,
drawings etc which are hung in the reading room and other areas of the
archive accessible to the public. What are the security options for such
items - what do other archives do?
""

I don't think rare, unique material should be exposed to possible theft or
damage by being permanently displayed on a wall. Decorative material, or
items for long-term exhibit, should be duplicate and replaceable.


Thomas J. Wood
Archivist
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
P.O. Box 19243
Springfield IL 62794-9243
217-206-6520 | wood@uis.edu | http://www.uis.edu/library/lib-arch

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