Two questions

[Roy Tennant]

Posted on behalf of ABIGAIL ELDER <aelder at OPENGOVT.OPEN.ORG>, please reply
to her.
Roy

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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 09:54:12 -0800
From: ABIGAIL ELDER <aelder at OPENGOVT.OPEN.ORG>

Two unrelated questions. I've searched the archives without success. 

1. My library has a collection of circulating art. To publicize this
collection, we'd like to add photographs of the pieces to our website, with
a short description of each piece. I think the majority of the pieces are
by local artists. What permissions do we need to obtain? Should we simply
write a disclaimer asking browsers to not steal the photos? Should we
forget the whole idea?

2. I've been looking for a magic number that will explain how many
computers (pcs, not catalogs) per capita are ideal for a public library.
This question shows up in the archives for 1996, but no answer was given.
Citations to articles on the topic would be great.  

Thanks! 

Abigail Elder
Salem Public Library
Salem, Oregon
aelder at open.org