Word: collectionitis
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When the Dunster House library opened Sunday for the first time this school year, residents discovered that their library’s collection had been rendered inaccessible, sparking a minor uproar on their House e-mail list, known as “Moose-droppings,” on Sunday and...
Several students complained that bars would set an unacademic tone for the space, while others said that students should have been consulted in the decision. But the main worry appeared to be that students would no longer be able to access the books in the collection.
The House moved to determine a way to protect the books after a visiting alum informed the House Masters this summer that there were some books in the collection that would be of some value, Porter said. She said she was unwilling to identify the alum out of concern for...
A 2002 insurance appraisal valued the collection at $27 million. But according to Amadio, a more recent assessment put the worth of the combined collection at upwards of $80 million.
He said that only six people knew of the collection in the house.