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Subject: Cantab. library after Christchurch earthquake
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 03:52:07 +0000
From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
To: AMC <[log in to unmask]>, mapsL <[log in to unmask]>
These photos of Canterbury University Library in Christchurch are a librarian's (or patron's!) worst nightmare!
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/photos.shtml
Very lucky it happened well outside working hours (0430h, Sat morning).
Perhaps when building libraries in earthquake zones they need to put (liftable?) railings across the front of each shelf, like on yachts?
Dr Brendan Whyte
Assistant Map Curator
Map Section
National Library of Australia
Parkes
ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA