FW: Concern over the Future of the Pentagon Library

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@YALE.EDU>]

Of possible interest; Pentagon Library under the gun?  Ann Okerson


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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:02:10 -0400
From: "Daragan, Patricia" <PDaragan@exmail.uscga.edu>
To: CCALD listserve <CCALD@hartsem.edu>
Subject: FW: Concern over the Future of the Pentagon Library

CCALD members,

This e-mail was sent to me by Robert Schnare.  Remember when I said at the
last meeting that I was concerned that education and therefore, libraries
would have to pay the price as we geared up for the war on terrorism --
note our first casualty in that area.

Pat

-----Original Message-----
From: Schnare, Robert, Prof. [mailto:schnarer@nwc.navy.mil]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:16 PM
To: Werking, Richard; 'Ramkey Ms Carol E'; Barth, Joe; Burgess, Ed;
Daragan, Patricia; Kohutiak, Bohdan; Laseter, Shirley; Mikel, Sarah;
Nicula, Gail; Reneker, Maxine; Schnare, Robert, Prof.; Scott, Edward
Subject: FW: Concern over the Future of the Pentagon Library

Colleagues:  I took the liberty to send this message on behalf of the MECC
LWG yesterday to Admiral Gaffney, the President of the MECC and President
of NDU.  Please make your concerns known to your chain of command about
the future of the Pentagon Library. It is a sad state of affairs.

Bob

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Schnare, Robert, Prof.
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 24, 2001 2:46 PM
> To:	'Gaffneyp@NDU.EDU'
> Cc:	'Myrtis.Parham@hoffman.Army.mil'; 'Kathy.Earnest@HQDA.Army.Mil';
> 'Keaglej@NDU.EDU'
> Subject:	Concern over the Future of the Pentagon Library
>
>
> Admiral Gaffney:  I am writing to you as Chair of the MECC on behalf of
> the MECC Library Working Group. We are all very concerned over the future
> of the Pentagon Library. I am sure you are  aware of the plight of the
> Library and the significant amount of water and mold damage suffered
> after the September 11th incident.   Now it seems that all the work that
> has been done by the Pentagon Library staff to rescue the collections
> is going to go for naught!
>
> Word has been received that the Library will be permanently moved out of
> the Pentagon and that over 50% of the Collection that was saved will be
> disposed of and the number of staff reduced.   What will be left of the
> Library will be located in Crystal City.  Under the current thinking,
> there are no plans to continue library service in the Pentagon itself.
> This dispersal and dissolution of the Pentagon Library and its services
> to the clientele in the Pentagon was never staffed but was a decision
> made by the Chain of Command without consultation of the clientele who
> used the Library.   It seems strange that in a time of national crisis,
> that the one central source of information both historical and current
> on Homeland Defense and the Current State of Affairs in the World, the
> Pentagon Library a fixture since 1945, will no longer be deemed
> necessary to the clientele of the Pentagon.
>
> Robert E. Schnare
>
>
> Library Director
> Naval War College
> 686 Cushing Road
> Newport, RI 02841-1207
> phone: 401-841-2641
> fax:   401-841-6491
> e-mail  schnarer@nwc.navy.mil