Special Collections Committee meeting of October 5, 2000

Present: Elisabeth Fairman, Toby Appel, Jae Williams, David Walls, George Miles, Richard Boursy, Richard Warren, Martha Smalley.

--We discussed special collections to be added to the web site list.
Geology Library will be added.
Elisabeth is checking on Elizabeth Club.

--We decided to add links for some out-of-print book dealers to the Staff Information page.
Elisabeth will provide URLs.

--We came up with the following list of FAQs and assigned the drafting of answers as follows. Drafts of answers should be submitted to Martha by the end of this week and she will send out the whole list to committee members for perusal prior to our next meeting.

1. What makes a collection "special"? [David]

2. Who may use special collections at Yale? [Richard W.]

3. When can I expect to be able to use the materials in special collections? [Elisabeth]

4. How do I find out what is in a collection? [George]

5. What kind of reference support or research assistance do special collections provide? [Martha]

6. How quickly can I expect to have specific materials retrieved for use? [Jae]

7. How can I get a copy or reproduction of something? [Toby]

8. I'm interested in donating materials to a special collection at Yale. Whom should I contact? [Richard B.]

9. I would like to recommend something for purchase by a Yale special collection. Whom should I contact? [Richard B.]

10. Can Yale librarians and curators tell me what my books (or manuscripts, photos, etc.) are worth? [George]