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Library crisis threat to Science Museum staff.(Brief Article)

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| May 07, 2005 | Chillingworth, Mark | COPYRIGHT 2005 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mark Chillingworth.

Library staff at the Science Museum in London face the threat of losing their jobs, and the library's unique collections being lost. The museum is suffering a financial crisis and can no longer afford the upkeep of its collections, which include original works by Galileo, Newton and Einstein.

Former Tory Treasury Minister and Science Museum trustees chairman, Lord Waldegrave, said the museum is "facing a crisis", which could lead to 11 museum librarians losing their jobs and the collection being split between three sites.

A spokesperson for the museum said the Imperial College, which currently hosts the library, wants the library maintenance relationship between the two organisations to become a "more commercial environment". Currently the library costs the museum [pounds sterling]750,000 a year.

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