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Urban Libraries DG at Midwinter
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Louise S. Sherby)
Wed Dec 10 20:01:29 2003
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:20:54 -0500
From: "Louise S. Sherby" <lsherby@HUNTER.CUNY.EDU>
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>From: "Charlene S. Hurt" <libcsh@langate.gsu.edu>
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>Subject: Midwinter Meeting
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>Saturday, 4:30 - 5:30, US Grant Hotel, Horton A
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>We will have a roundtable discussion of issues that are of particular
>interest to Urban University Libraries, with the intention of sharing
>experience and solutions. Some topics that have been proposed:
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> * Fundraising in Urban University Libraries - are there unique
> challenges in an urban environment where there are likely to be many
> competing interests? Unique opportunities? How does one raise money if
> the library has no special collections?
>
> * Special Collections - How do urban universities decide their
> collecting policies? Is there a greater need for coordination between
> other libraries in the area? How do we leverage our advantages as urban
> institutions?
>
> * Service to community members - How do we open our doors to
> groups like high school students without getting overwhelmed? What do
> libraries in states that have universal (statewide) borrowers cards do to
> manage the potential volume of non-university patrons?
>
>I'm sure other topics of interest will also be welcomed. We may want to
>discuss whether we'd like to update my not-very-scientific survey of how
>urban libraries were responding to security concerns, especially around
>internet access issues. We also need to elect a new convenor.
>
>Charlene Hurt
>Convenor
