[ANSTHRLD] Consulting Library

[Jennifer Smith]

I think at one point Druinne at least (and maybe Mari? I forget) had gone
through the armillary boxes and sorted stuff into "really useful", "useful"
and "occasionally useful" piles, but it's entirely possible things got
reordered according to what will fit into which tote (particularly when
packing up AFTER a consultation table...)

I personally like having everything from Appendix H (the no-photocopy list)
available as a first priority. Those aren't necessarily the "best" sources,
but they are the most useful in terms of writing docs quickly at a
consultation table, since no photocopies of them are required. It's always a
good place to start.

I LOVE having all s-gabriel articles available (and for that matter, the
articles on sca.org), whether in hardcopy or electronic. (Only the sca.org
articles are no-photocopy, though.)  We frequently do have a laptop or other
computer available, but only at non-primitive sites, and we can't always
count on that.  It's also a huge pain in the rear to grab "all current
articles linked from s-gabriel", since they're actually existing all over
the place...

Additionally, frequently any computer system at a consultation table is
being used for conflict checking (or artwork), not name research. Given the
choice of using the giganto-huge out-of-date O&A binders to conflict check
OR an equally high stack of printed out name articles, I'd definitely take
the latter and use the computer to conflict check.

-Emma

> -----Original Message-----
> From: heralds-bounces+jds=randomgang.com at ansteorra.org 
> [mailto:heralds-bounces+jds=randomgang.com at ansteorra.org] On 
> Behalf Of nweders at mail.utexas.edu
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 7:24 PM
> To: Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA,Inc.
> Subject: [ANSTHRLD] Consulting Library
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all:
> 
> It's the very silent Tressure asking for help.
> 
> I'm in the process of going through the Consulting part of 
> the Heraldic Library
> and was curios about several things.
> 
> First, several of the books are damaged or at best untidy, so 
> I have been
> spending time do some repair work.  A couple of books will 
> have to be rebound
> as they are falling apart.  two of them need Holes punched 
> and then put into
> notebooks, so they will be missing unless I can get them done 
> by Tuesday.  If
> any of youhave any books that are owned by the Coolege of 
> Heralds and are in
> need of repair or rebinding, please contact me and we will 
> make arrangements
> about getting them to me for repair.  I do book binding (of 
> the more modern
> sort) and can get these a bit more defended from heavy 
> handling and bad
> weather.
> 
> 
> Second, the books came to me in two very heavy tubs.  Almost 
> too heavy for some
> people to pick up singly.  They are awkward and one of the 
> lids does not stay
> on very tightly. Since I do not attend the Consultations very 
> often I would
> like to know how many of these books are neede, which are 
> somewhat needed and
> which could be of secoondary use.  I counted at least 4 books 
> on names of
> Scotland... some of which are needed.  How often is the Book 
> of Runes used by
> Ralph Blum?  Do we often use a modern Spanish dictionary 
> (which is in very bad
> shape as it's a pocket paperback).
> 
> there is a third box with office supplies that will be going up.
> 
> Basically my quiestion is what do you want to have on hand 
> for Consulting
> Tables?  Which books do you deems most necessary?  Do you 
> feel that all the
> Articles from St. Gabriel's be present?  Will there always be 
> a laptop so we
> could pull them onto a CD or pocket hard drive for use?
> 
> Please send me any imput from you all as I really want the 
> books to be of use
> and value.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Clare
> Tressure
> 
> 
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