Fwd: Kunst- und Museumsbibliothek Koeln

["Klaus Graf" <klaus.graf _at__ geschichte.uni-freiburg.de>]

From: "Saskia Scheltjens (PMMK)"
<Saskia.Scheltjens _at__ west-vlaanderen.be>
  Subject: Support the Kunst- und Museumsbibliothek Koeln -
update
  Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 08:59:45 +0200
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  Dear colleagues,

  Almost 500 people already signed the petition against the
closing of the
  Kunst- und Museumsbibliothek in Cologne. Thanks a lot to
all the people who
  took the time to do this!

  The city council of Cologne postponed their decision
about the future of the
  KMB to the 3rd of June 2003. But at the press-conference
by the
  reader-support group of the library on the 20th of May,
it became clear that
  the plans of the government to dissolve the library are
still very much
  alive. So every token of support to underline the
importance of this library
  is still very usefull.

  People who would like to sign the petition are still
welcome to do so. It
  was set up by the Art Libraries Society of
Flanders/Belgium (OKBV). By doing
  so, you support this renowned art library and send some
encouragement to the
  people working there.

  Online petition:
  http://users.pandora.be/okbv/supportKMB/petition.htm

  The Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kunst- und
Museumsbibliotheken (AKMB) has set up
  a German focus-webpage to give more information about the
current state of
  affairs: http://www.akmb.de/web/html/fokus/kmb.html

  Please distribute this message.


  Kind regards,

  Beatrice De Clippeleir, chair of OKBV
  Saskia Scheltjens, secretary of OKBV

  Art Libraries Society Flanders/Belgium -
  Overleg Kunstbibliotheken Vlaanderen (OKBV)
  www.okbv.be

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