Re: Loberg Questions on AIS Library exhibits

[MORRISJE1@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/29/2009 10:54:29 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
iris.loberg@comcast.net writes:

Ibve  followed the discussions on a proposed satellite library with 
interest. 
I  certainly canbt see why there couldnbt be multiple library exhibits if 
 
there is a willing entity to host a secondary exhibit.   After  all, real 
libraries generally have branch libraries, and they do  lend/share items 
between branches.   But I do have a  question.   Is there a proper library 
catalog of what is being  kept in the AIS library?   Is this catalog 
available to the  membership for review and lookup of items?  Many real 
libraries now  have on line catalogs.   I went looking to the AIS website 
to  
see if something was there, I didnbt see anything, did I miss  it?   A 
simple 
PDF catalog file/list would be a good  start.  How does anyone know if 
there 
is something of important  interest for them residing in the current 
library 
if there isn't an  available catalog?

Kitty




Kitty,
 
I agree that we need something cataloging the Library Inventory.   Maybe 
there is one and I just haven't heard of it.  Not knowing what  is there I 
have several times had to ask McNames or Tracy Plotner to do a search  for me.  
The process is not timely.  I've been to Presby Gardens but  never to the 
basement room that houses the AIS Library.  I certainly  believe that Presby 
could house a semi-permanent AIS Display of our History (or  whatever) such 
as a branch library does of main library displays.
 
I find the Jack Finney OCR-scanned AIS Bulletin Table of  Contents to be of 
much help since Gesine Lohr has put them in PDF format.
 
Jim M. 

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