I don't think I've seen this on our list.  I thought people might be
interested in the effort to save the NOPL documents. So I forwarded it
from my Solo Librarians listserv.


Elizabeth Meylor

Library and Records Manager


HGA    Architecture  |  Engineering  |  Planning 

701 Washington Avenue North    Minneapolis, MN 55401 

Direct 612.758.4588   Fax 612.758.4199 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Solo Librarians Listserv
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Tiffany
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 12:10 PM
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Subject: [SOLOLIB-L] New Orleans Public Library Archives

An academic friend forwarded this message to me, and I want to share it 
with you.
Stephanie Tiffany
HRL Laboratories, LLC
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The page is an open letter appealing for professional and financial
assistance on behalf of the Archives Division of the New Orleans
Public Library.

The Library needs tremendous resources to move its irreplaceable
records (unmicrofilmed and dating back to the 18th century) out of its
basement.  Now that 90 percent of its staff have been laid off, and
half of those that remain have lost their homes, this move will
require outside professional and financial assistance.  If we can
generate enough interest and support, it may be possible not only to
rescue these archives from the risk of destruction by future flooding
but have them digitized for preservation and accessibility.

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~dwilliam/savethehistory.htm

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