This is sort of a general refrain that comes to my inbox from time to time. The collections in discussion are usually the basics, maybe an old, worn copy of the Jewish Encyclopedia, some Talmuds, a few siddurim or mahzorim, and then some of the "coffee table books." Often there are some important books there, but always works that we already have, and which most institutions already have.
Is there a general answer that you give? Thanks! Michelle Michelle Chesner Jewish Studies Librarian Columbia University
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