I was home sick yesterday and caught the Ruby Slipper Incident. I must admit to being horrified. The poor Smithsonian director looked like he couldn't believe it was happening. But what are you going to do? Tackle Oprah? It's a lesson for those of us considering giving the media access to our collections. How far does that access go? It was obvious there had been no object handling training for Ms. Winfrey. I checked out the blog link Kevin left and it looks like registrars need not worry. Oprah's viewers are already scolding her themselves. Jennifer Jennifer Holt Curator Will Rogers Memorial Museums P.O. Box 157 1720 West Will Rogers Boulevard Claremore, Oklahoma 74018 t: 918.343.8124 f. 918.343.8119 www.willrogers.com -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Schlesier Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] The Ruby Slipper incident Any Registrars out there going to write a letter to our friend Oprah explaining why her actions were inappropriate: http://www.originalprop.com/blog/?p=1496 "Do not arouse the wrath of the great and powerful Oz." Kevin -- Kevin P. Schlesier Exhibits and Outreach Librarian Special Collections Research Center North Carolina State University Libraries 2205 Hillsborough Street Campus Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695-7111 919-513-8087 (phone) [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).