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A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education, enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." This definition is taken from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Statutes.

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@Raznay *AUDIBLE GASP* don't knock museums! I love them! They're like libraries but with more dinosaurs! And you must show pics of new hair!
codenamejac (Jacqui ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:59:37 -0000
@Raznay *AUDIBLE GASP* don't knock museums! I love them! They're like libraries but with more dinosaurs! And you must show pics of new hair!
Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums (Ebook from Cornell Uni.). http://bit.ly/3R1Uuk
reidid (Didier Labonte) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:18:38 -0000
Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums (Ebook from Cornell Uni.). http://bit.ly/3R1Uuk
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Agriculture and Life Sciences Library - Mann Library is one of the premier academic libraries in the United States in the areas of agriculture and human ecology, and its biology collection is also world-class.

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Engineering Library - Our primary mission is to provide resources in all formats and services which stimulate and respond to the informational needs and activities of the students, faculty, and staff of the College of Engineering.

Entomology Library - The Comstock Memorial Library focuses on general and applied entomology; related areas include parasitology, medical entomology, ecology, zoological nomenclature, and allied orders of arthropods. The library has an extensive number of reprints, a collection of the departmental theses, and rare books.
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Fine Arts Library - Cornell's main source for information on architecture and the visual arts. The Fine Arts Library supports instruction in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and the Department of the History of Art.
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Industrial and Labor Relations Library - The Catherwood Library offers government documents and public policy position papers, the library specializes in acquiring and making available materials which encompass any and all aspects of the employer-employee relationship.

Law Library - Includes online access to the entire US Code, proceedings of international bodies, and numerous legal research guides.

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Mathematics Library - Print and digital books, electronic journals, access to online databases, and other items of interest to mathematics researchers at Cornell University.

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Rare and Manuscript Collections - In addition to the Cornell University Archives, the RMC supports research in medieval and Renaissance studies, the Reformation, 18th-century France and England, American history, Anglo-American literature, Icelandic history and culture, the history of science, women's studies, medicine, ornithology, witchcraft, human sexuality, the graphic arts, New York state history and agriculture, and architecture and city planning.
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