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Re: On-line auctions. . .



Within the past year, _Library Journal_ had a "How Do You Manage?" column that dealt exactly with taking reference works and selling them via e-Bay. Because of the nature of the column, the editor wrote in some hot buttons like getting rid of old Readers' Guides because "it's all online" and making the decision unilaterally without consulting anyone else, but you might want to look up this column if you haven't seen it already to see what the people who commented on the scenario had to say.



Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
Special Collections Librarian/Archivist

Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, NY  12538
(845) 451-1757
c_crawfo@culinary.edu

>>> "Cynthia D. Earman" <cearman@MERCERMUSEUM.ORG> 09/12/01 10:57AM >>>
Hi folks:

Now I've opened the box, let me clarify our situation.  I am specifically
concerned with reference books that are out of date/scope.  Certainly, when
we accept "gifts" we inform donors which items might not be a good "fit" for
our institution--a 19th cent. set of Shakespeare!--and I always try to
suggest institutions that might be a better fit.  Often, we are told, do
with *them* as you like.  I really hate the idea that some interesting items
might end up in $10.00 boxes at our local auction house.

Many thanks for all the thoughts on this issue.  I've been collecting them
and shall present them along with my proposal to our Collections Committee.

Cheers,

Cynthia D. Earman
Director of Library Services
Spruance Library
Bucks County Historical Society
(215)345-0210 x19
cearman@mercermuseum.org 

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