The Wallace Collection Library set to Close (?)
January 30 2021
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
A group of staff from The Wallace Collection in London have set up a petition to encourage management to rethink their plans to lay off library and archive staff. The petition suggests that the museum is planning to close its library service altogether, in favour of a revamped digitisation service online it seems.
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On a personal note, I think this would be a terrible shame. I was lucky enough to spend a great deal of time in the library during my Master's Degree. The staff couldn't have been more helpful and generous with their time and knowledge. The collection of materials available is outstanding too, especially if you're studying specialist subjects such as arms & armour for example.
Update - The petition has now gathered over 10,000 signatures.
The Guardian have also published a story regarding the planned changes.
