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		<title>Library Holiday Closings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012
New Year’s Day- Monday January 2 (observed)
Martin Luther King Day- Monday January 16
Lincoln’s Birthday- Monday February 13 (observed)
President’s Day- Monday February 20
Memorial Day- Monday May 28
Independence Day- Wednesday July 4
Labor Day- Monday September 3
Columbus Day- Monday October 8
Election Day- Tuesday November 6
Veterans Day- Monday November 12 (observed)
Thanksgiving Day- Thursday November 22
Day after Thanksgiving- Friday November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More information on the WATSONLINE STATUS field</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[REQUESTABLE
May be requested.  Click here for our schedule of paging times.
In Nolen Library, available on shelf.
AVAILABLE ONLINE
Not requestable because an equivalent electronic version is accessible.  For permission to consult the original, please contact the Watson Library Reference Desk.
BINDERY
Not requestable, currently at the bindery.  Please ask at the Watson Library Reference Desk for assistance locating another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collection Development Policy &#8211; Electronic Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 2009
PART I: Policy for collecting electronic resources in core subject areas
The library collects extensively both free and subscription electronic resources accessible via the Web.  Electronic resources are collected based on their scholarly value, anticipated widespread use, and cost per use.  The availability of existing print resources is also considered when selecting these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collection Development Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 2009
See also: Collection Development Policy &#8211; Electronic Resources
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. DEFINITION OF THE COLLECTION
II. DEFINITION OF AUDIENCE
III. COLLECTING GUIDELINES
IV. CATEGORIES AND FORMATS
V. SUBJECT SCOPE
VI. RELATION TO OTHER LIBRARY RESOURCES
VII. WITHDRAWAL
VIII. REPLACEMENT AND DESIDERATA
I. DEFINITION OF THE COLLECTION
The Thomas J. Watson Library is the central research library of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Its collection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Library Staff Directory</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email format: Firstname.Lastname@metmuseum.org
A
Jenny Adolfson (212) 650-2887 &#8211; Library Associate for Book Conservation
B
Meg Black (212) 650-2340 &#8211; Associate Museum Librarian
C
Jae Carey (212) 650-2979 &#8211; Senior Book Conservator
Michael Carter (212) 396-5365 &#8211; Assistant Museum Librarian
D
Gwen David (212) 650-2444 &#8211; Library Associate
Ross Day (212) 650-2949 &#8211; Collections Development Librarian, Museum Librarian
Mindell Dubansky (212) 650-2890 &#8211; Head of Book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Catalog &#8211; WATSONLINE</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WATSONLINE, the Museum’s online library catalog, provides access to bibliographic records for items in the collections of the Museum’s libraries. WATSONLINE also cites items that are on order or in process, as well as partial holdings of archival collections.
 Information on the WATSONLINE status field
WATSONLINE Quick Search Plugin for IE and Firefox can be installed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Library History</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The founders of The Metropolitan Museum of Art understood the essential role of the library to the institution&#8217;s mission. In 1870 the New York State legislature passed a bill that created &#8220;a body corporate by the name of &#8216;The Metropolitan Museum of Art,&#8217; to be located in the City of New York, for the purpose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The library contains approximately 800,000 volumes, including monographs and exhibition catalogs; over 11,000 periodical titles; and more than 125,000 auction and sale catalogs. It also provides access to an extensive collection of electronic resources (including numerous indexes, encyclopedias, dictionaries, online journals, databases, and Internet resources), autograph letters, and ephemera files relating to individual artists and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Central Catalog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The Central Catalog does not handle image rights or reproduction requests. For all such requests, please view the Image Resources page.
The Central Catalog, which is administered by Watson Library, maintains the older object records for The Metropolitan Museum of Art&#8217;s collection (with the exception of The Egyptian Art Department, The Robert Lehman Collection, prints [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Access and Hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Watson Library]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION
The Thomas J. Watson Library&#8217;s primary mission is to support the research needs of the Museum&#8217;s staff; in addition, the library serves an international community of scholars.
Reading privileges in Watson Library are extended to Museum staff and visiting researchers wishing to do art historical or related research who are college-level and older.
Registration with [...]]]></description>
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