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S The Phil And Jeannette Schorr Library at the American Rose Society Shannan Hicks Kayla McDonald LIS 7403 – Spring 2012

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Overview of the Phil and Jeannette Schorr Library at the American Rose Society. Shannan Hicks and Kayla McDonald for LIS 7403.Spring 2012

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The Phil And Jeannette Schorr Library at the

American Rose Society

Shannan HicksKayla McDonald

LIS 7403 – Spring 2012

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ARS – American Rose Society; the national organization that has over 300 affiliates. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana at the Gardens of the American Rose Center.

ARC – The Gardens of the American Rose Center; facility that houses the ARS, a large rose garden featuring 20,000 rose bushes that comprise nearly 400 cultivars of modern and old garden roses.

Rosarian – a person who cultivates roses, either as an amateur or a professional. These are users of the Schorr Library.

IMPORTANT TERMS

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The Phil and Jeannette Schorr Library

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The Special Library we visited is part of a national organization – The American

Rose Society

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The library originated in Columbus, Ohio and moved to Shreveport in 1974

Pictured above: Original label from ARC Library

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An important archive held by the library is the Genus Rosa, c. 1914

Selections from Genus Rosa

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The staff at the ARS run the library.These wonderful ladies allowed us a look

into an extraordinary library.

From l-r: Beth Smiley, Publications Director; Carol Spiers, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director; Peggy Spivey, Administrative Assistant

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American Rose is the official magazine of the

ARS

It is created and

published locally

at the ARC.

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Highlights of the library

1,000 volumes

Consists of books, periodicals and memorabilia

Dr. Griffith Buck collection – important hybridization specialist.

Phil and Jeannette Schorr were major donors to the construction of the library.

Built in 2005

No full-time librarian; staff with other duties volunteer.

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Highlights, continued

Non-circulating library.

Archived materials and other horticulture materials held at another library at the ARC.

Board members volunteer as librarians.

Serves as a repository for collectors who donate entire collections, or selected items through weeding or largesse.

No line item in budget, funds come from donors and book sales.

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Last Words.

Special libraries come in many varieties. The Schorr Library adequately serves its users, who see it as a valuable asset to the the rosarian community.

This unique library has special collections, archives and loaned materials.

This is a true community asset. We are honored to have been able to learn more about it.

Kayla McDonald and Shannan Hicks