Title & Author:

The new art museum library / edited by Amelia Nelson and Traci E. Timmons.

Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]

Description:

xiv, 218 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Art of Transformation / Kristen Regina, Philadelphia Museum of Art -- Part I. Developing, Managing, and Caring for Collections -- Shelved Out of Sight: Library Spaces and Archives Storage in Art Museums / Jenna Stout, Saint Louis Art Museum -- Cultivating Wisely: Strategies to Keep the Collection Alive and Evergreen / Doug Litts, Art Institute of Chicago -- Blood on the Walls, Blood on the Shelves: Decolonizing the Art Museum Library / Courtney Becks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Haptic Aesthetics: Artists' Books in Art Museum Libraries / Anne Evenhaugen, Smithsonian Museum, American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, and Tony White, The Metropolitan Museum of Art -- Ephemeral Survival: Managing Physical and Digital Artist File Collections / Alexandra Reigle, Smithsonian Museum, American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, and Simon Underschultz, National Gallery of Australia -- Building Web Archive Collections in Art Museum Libraries / Sumitra Duncan, The Frick Collection/New York Art Resources Consortium -- Preservation and Conservation for Art Museum Library Collections: Progressive Approaches and Evolving Concepts / Beth Morris, Independent Librarian, Preservation Specialist, Book Conservator, and Scholar -- Part II. Access, Outreach, and Collaboration -- Prioritizing Special Collections in the Art Museum Library / Lee Ceperich, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts -- The Life of the (Third-) Party (System): Integrated Library Systems and Discovery Layers / Dan Lipcan, Peabody Essex Museum -- Reconsidering the Reference Collection: Using Print Art Reference Materials as Training Tools / Gwen Mayhew, Canadian Centre for Architecture, and Annalise Welte, Getty Research Institute -- The State and Vision of Exhibitions in Art Museum Libraries / Carol Ng-He, San Jose State University -- Evolution & Revolution: New Approaches to Art Museum Library Programming / Janice Lea Lurie, Minneapolis Institute of Art -- Local Consortia and Museum Libraries: Partnering for the Future / Alba Fernandez-Keys, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields -- Part III. Personnel in the Art Museum Library -- Entering the Field: Resources for Aspiring Museum Librarians / Lauren Gottlieb-Miller, The Menil Collection -- Demonstrating the Value of the Art Museum Library through Strategic Volunteer and Intern Management / Traci E. Timmons, Seattle Art Museum -- Part IV. Digital Landscapes in the New Art Museum Library -- Digital Art History and the Art Museum Library / Stephen J. Bury, The Frick Collection -- The Changing Ecologies of Museum Metadata Systems / Jonathan Lill, Museum of Modern Art -- Digitization and Digital Repositories / Bryan Ricupero, University of Wyoming, and Sophie Jo Miller, University of Wyoming -- The Rise of Wikimedia in GLAM Institutions / Sarah Osborne Bender, National Gallery of Art, and Carissa Pfeiffer, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center -- Getting a Seat at the Table: Art Museum Libraries as Open Access Stakeholders / Heather Saunders, The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Summary:

"Art museum libraries are thinking about their audiences, object-based learning, and the needs of researchers in the age of digital art history. By embracing changes in technology, research, and a shifting information landscape, these libraries are positioning themselves at the nexus of digital preservation, access, and radical experimentation"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781538135693 hardcover
1538135698 hardcover
electronic publication
9781538135709

Subject:

Museum libraries Administration.
Art libraries Administration.
Museum libraries Case studies.
Art libraries Case studies.
Bibliothèques de musées Administration.
Art Bibliothèques Administration.
Bibliothèques de musées Études de cas.
Art Bibliothèques Études de cas.
Art libraries.
Museum libraries.

Form/genre:

Case studies.

Added entries:

Nelson, Amelia, 1979- editor.
Timmons, Traci E., 1968- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 309284
Call No.: BIB 254552
Status: Available