University of North Texas Faculty Exhibition--Homecoming 1999 The Rare Book Room and Third Floor, Willis Library

General Information || Guidelines || Exhibit Form

General Information

About the exhibit space and exhibit personnel:

The Rare Book Room is a secure environment, continually staffed from 9:00 am-6:00 pm weekdays and alarmed during closing times. Those items requiring protective measures will receive first consideration for placement in the Rare Book Room. Items exhibited in both the Rare Book Room and on the 3^rd floor will be placed in exhibit cases, which will remain locked throughout the exhibit. One exception will be original artworks, which may be placed on the walls in the Rare Book Room.

The Rare Book Collection’s library faculty will have responsibility for planning and mounting the exhibit. They have experience mounting exhibits and have been professionally trained to use preservationally safe, museum-quality standards.

While making an attempt to insure that each participating department is represented, due to space limitations we can not guarantee that all materials from each department will be exhibited.

Questions not addressed in the guidelines may be directed to Gwen Smith or Ken Lavender in the Rare Book Room, 4^th floor, Willis Library (565-2769).

• Entries may be no older than January 1, 1998.

• Entries should illustrate specific faculty expertises and accomplishments in a professional arena. Published books and articles are encouraged as well as creative works. Creative works could include materials such as original artworks, photographs, costumes, and stage sets, as well as more scientifically oriented materials, such as original engineering designs, etc.

• Each entry should reflect a specific faculty member’s or members’ work.

     What types of works should not be entered?

• Entries older than January 1, 1998.

• Teaching materials for university courses, unless published.

• Works in progress and/or works intended for publication that have yet to be published.

• Advertising for departmental programs.

• Awards and published write-ups about a faculty member or members, unless these items reflect and are accompanied by a specific faculty work.

• Materials that do not reflect the work of a specific faculty member or members.

• Materials previously submitted for the 1998 Faculty Exhibition.

3. Format of Entries:

• Faculty members are strongly encouraged to send in entries in their original format. The actual journals, books, etc., convey the importance of the works on exhibit as well as add to the professionalism, variety, and color that the Rare Book Room’s employees normally try to incorporate in their regular exhibits to insure an attractive and interesting appearance. Entries that are submitted in their original format will receive priority. If at all possible, please do not enter photocopies.

• Entries sent in already mounted will not be accepted unless they are professionally matted and/or framed original artworks, etc. The Rare Book Room’s employees are trained to mount exhibits using preservationally safe, museum-quality standards. Additionally, the library will provide professional mounting materials.

4. Exhibit Form:

• An exhibit form will be mailed to you in August. Please complete the form and attach it to your entry. One form should be filled out for each entry submitted. Entries received without exhibit forms attached will not be accepted.

• Entries should be delivered to your appropriate dean’s office by 5 pm, September 17. They will then be picked up and delivered to the Rare Book Room by library courier.

• If you wish, you are welcome to deliver materials in person to the Rare Book Room on the 4^th floor of Willis Library (hours: 9:00 am-6:00 pm weekdays) by 5 pm, September 17.

• The library courier will return entries to your appropriate dean’s office on October 29.

• If you wish to pick-up entries in the Rare Book Room, you may do so in person from 9 am – 6 pm, October 25 – 28. If entries are not picked within this time period, the library courier will return them to your appropriate dean’s office.

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