Research Catalog

Title

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]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

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

Description

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

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"--

Subject

• Museum libraries > Administration
• Art libraries > Administration
• Museum libraries > Case studies
• Art libraries > Case studies
• Art libraries
• Museum libraries

Genre/Form

Case studies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

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.

Call Number

JFE 21-7572

ISBN

• 9781538135693
• 1538135698

LCCN

• 2020049951
• 40030469741

OCLC

1199057173

Title

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

Publisher

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

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Nelson, Amelia, 1979- editor.

Timmons, Traci E., 1968- editor.

Other Form:

Online version: New art museum library Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021] 9781538135709 (DLC) 2020049952

Other Standard Identifier

40030469741

Research Call Number

JFE 21-7572