The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 23, June 2, 2002, Article 8

LIBRARY INSURANCE

  Granvyl Hulse writes: "Please tell Bob Shreiner that the
  Numismatics International library uses an Inland Marine
  Floater policy.  By providing them with a list of the books
  and their estimated value (we do it by floppy disk) they
  can get a reduced rate.

  My own insurance company got the floater for me through
  them with no trouble.   I have our library insured for about
  $45,000 and it costs a little over $100 per year."

  [See  http://www.imua.org/  We're not absolutely sure this
  is the same company, but we believe so.  -Editor]

  Howard A. Daniel III writes: "In another society of collectors
  of paper financial instruments called the International Bank
  Note Society (IBNS), we had problems with finding a librarian
  with the space, time to be librarian, and other things.  After
  chewing on the problem for awhile, Joseph E. Boling, myself
  and several other IBNS members decided to ask the American
  Numismatic Association (ANA) Librarian if the IBNS Library
  could be placed within it.

  It took awhile, but the ANA approved the transfer of the IBNS
  Library into their library.  IBNS members do not have to be
  ANA members and only need to identify themselves as IBNS
  members to borrow IBNS and ANA books!  This transfer
  produced a win-win situation for ANA and IBNS members
  and it can happen for SPMC too.

  Not only could the SPMC references be cared for by
  professional librarians, but insurance, storage, and the
  processing of reference requests would be the work of the
  ANA.  But Bob Schreiner should still be the SPMC Librarian
  to audit the society's references and taking care of any
  members' problems.

  I would like to see all other numismatic societies in the
  United States (and maybe in the world) without a
  headquarters building and library in it to transfer their
  references to the ANA too.  This will absolutely create
  the greatest numismatic library in existence anywhere
  in the world!"

  Doug Andrews prefaced a detailed reply (sent directly
  to Bob Schreiner) with this note: "I read in E-sylum that
  you are looking for some help on insuring the SPMC's
  library. I am answering because I have found NBS
  members - without exception - to be the most helpful
  and generous group of numismatists I have ever
  encountered in lending a helping hand with advice and
  good counsel. For me, it's a privilege to know quite a
  few NBS members, and I will be joining the organization
  myself soon."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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