Another option for this would be to make sure you contact your photography
instructors / digital media instructors to ask if they are interested in the
materials for use in their classrooms (assignments, programs, research, or personal
use) and offer these materials for the classroom if you don't plan to keep them in
the library.
If the curriculum still refers to the use of standard cameras (with film), then
definitely keep those materials on the shelves and update them to reflect the newer
models that have some unique features. (I agree---as a journalism minor, I loved
the photography aspect of this subject area and the entire history of photography
is one that should not be ignored, even as we advance toward the digital movement.
There's still a lot of "flash" to the subject that shouldn't be ignored!)
~Shonda
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
US / Technology Librarian
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco@fwcds.org
http://www.fwcds.org/campus/libraries/default.asp
http://webpages.charter.net/sbrisco/index.html
>>> Dennis Hollingsead <hollings@ANDREWS.EDU> 11/01/05 8:45 AM >>>
I would still be VERY careful about weeding ALL photo books using older
technology. There are still those professionals who insist on film as
their first choice. And many professionals and amateurs still appreciate
and use black & white film. I am sure there is still some use for these
older books, if nothing else as historical interest and documentation.
Dennis Hollingsead
Administrative Assistant
Vice President for Academic Administration
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI 49104
(269) 471-3404
hollings@andrews.edu
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*Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:05 AM
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*Greetings, fellow LM_NETters,
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*The SUNLINK Weed of the Month topic for November is "Photography."
*
*Remember that camera you were using for family photos ten years ago?
*Compare that to the digital camera you are using today. Big change,
*right? If your library media collection titles on photography have not
*changed in the last ten or twenty years, the students are not getting
*what they need to maintain an interest and answer their questions in
*this subject area. .
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