Fire destroys librarian's work. – “A librarian who worked for 20 years on a collection of books and journals which was destroyed in Edinburgh's Old Town blaze has spoken of her “despair” at the loss.
Olga Franks is employed by the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh and has helped collate the department's artificial intelligence collection for two decades.”
“Books, journals and research papers, which were housed at 80 South Bridge, were completely destroyed when fire swept through Scotland's capital on Saturday night.”
“Many buildings were damaged in the fire.”
“Ms Franks said: “I feel simply desperate. I was one of the original librarians in the department and I saw this work grow from the size of a cupboard to an immense library. (from BBC News) [Library Stuff]