we save examples.... it is neat to see how they changed over the years. since reading is part of communications and we are a communications museum among other things... we have great fun with childrens readers. then of course in the engineering areas you should see what we have collected up! ed sharpe archivist for smecc I agree with everything Mr. Miller says on this subject. I would also add that a factor that argues against collecting textbooks in archives is their lack of uniqueness, a quality much published material shares. While old textbooks do have some research value, there are some libraries out there that specialize in collecting them, and circulating many of them by interlibrary loan. You may also want to consider such questions as: Is there an especially strong demand for historic textbooks at your institution? Can the demand me met conveniently by other collections? If the textbooks were published, produced or authored at your institution, that may tip the balance in favor of collecting them. But as a general rule, I would think collecting them might be better left to others. Thomas J. Wood Archivist Archives/Special Collections LIB 144 University of Illinois at Springfield Thanks, Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC See the Museum's Web Site at _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org/) We are always looking for items to add to the museum's display and ref. library - please advise if you have anything we can use. Coury House / SMECC 5802 W. Palmaire Ave. Phone 623-435-1522 Glendale Az 85301 USA CONFIDENZIALE: Questo messaggio e gli eventuali allegati sono confidenziali e riservati. Se vi è stato recapitato per errore e non siete fra i destinatari elencati, siete pregati di darne immediatamente avviso al mittente. Le informazioni contenute non devono essere mostrate ad altri, né utilizzate, memorizzate o copiate in qualsiasi forma. CONFIDENTIAL: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain reserved information. If you are not one of the named recipients, please notify the sender immediately. Moreover, you should not disclose the contents to any other persons, nor should the information contained be used for any purpose or stored or copied in any form. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>