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Book SynopsisThe New Art Museum Library addresses the issues facing today's art museum libraries through a series of scholarly essays written by top librarians in the field. In 2007, the publication, Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship, edited by Joan Benedetti, was the first to solely focus on the field of art museum librarianship. In the decade since then, many changes have occurred in the field--both technological and ideological--prompting the need for a follow-up publication. In addition to representing current thinking and practice, this new publication also addresses the need to clearly articulate and define the art museum library’s value within its institution. It documents the broad changes in the environment that art museum libraries now function within and to celebrate the many innovative initiatives that are flourishing in this new landscape.
Librarians working in art museum face unique challenges as museums redefine what object-based, visitor-centric learning looks like in the 21st century. These unique challenges mean that art museum libraries are developing new strategies and initiatives so that they can continue to thrive in this environment. The unique nature of these initiatives mean that they will be useful to librarians working in a wide range of special libraries, as well as more broadly in academic and public libraries.
The New Art Museum Library is uniquely positioned to present new strategies and initiatives including digital art history initiatives, the new norms in art museum library staffing, and the public programing priorities that are core to many art museum libraries today.
Table of ContentsPreface
Amelia Nelson, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Traci E. Timmons¸ Seattle Art Museum
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 ArtMuseums
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 Institution, American Art & Portrait Gallery Library, and Tony White, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Ephemeral Survival: Managing Physical and Digital Artist File Collections
Alexandra Reigle, Smithsonian Institution, American Art & Portrait Gallery Library, 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 Contributions to Digital Repositories
Bryan Ricupero, University of Wyoming, and Sophie Jo Miller, University of Wyoming
- The Wikimedia Movement in the GLAM Sector
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
About the Editors and the Contributors
Index
