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IFLA Art Libraries Section Newsletter IFLA Art Libraries Section Newsletter international federation of library associations and institutions № 60, 2007 Contents Editorial Editorial 1 This issue of the Newsletter contains information about Greetings from the Chair 2 the World Library and Information Congress, 2007. wlic in Durban 3 In Durban there will be several meetings of the Art Art Libraries Open Session 4 Libraries Section including two Standing Committee Art Libraries Special Event 7 New Corresponding Member 7 meetings – on Saturday 8 August 8.30–.20 and on New Publications 8 Friday 24th August .00–3.50 – and Open Session Forthcoming Conferences 10 on Monday 20th at 0.45–2.45, with the theme “Devel- General Announcements 11 oping and documenting contemporary indigenous ALS Standing Committee 12 and minority culture”. The abstractsof the papers to be presented at our Open Session are published in this Newsletter. On Tuesday 2st Art Libraries Section will have a special study tour to Durban Art Gallery. You will find a brief presentation of the Gallery in this Newsletter. In this issue we can also read about the multimedia database Bn-Opale of Bibliothéque nationale de France and about the conversion projects at the library of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich, Germany. Many thanks to all who contributed to the News- letter, your news are always welcome. Please share your innovations and activities with us. Eila Rämö Editor 2 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 Greeting from the Chair Dear new members of the Standing Committee of the Art Libraries Section: Susan Allen, Jan Simane, Kate Sloss, Edward Teague, Lucile Trunel, Joye Volker, and Martha McPhail, who has been re-elected for the 2nd term, and dear new Corresponding Member Ryoji Murata. On behalf of the Standing Committee of the Art IFLA Art Libraries Section Newsletter Libraries Section of IFLA it is my pleasure and honour to greet you as the new elected members of the Standing ISSN 026-52X (print) Committee. I hope you will find it most interesting and ISSN 87-633X (online) rewarding to represent a big international family of art Editor librarians in such an outstanding international body Eila Rämö University of Art and Design. as IFLA. Throughout its 25 years of history our Section Library has always been one of the most active, dynamic and Hämeentie 35 C 00560 Helsinki open to the new, dealing with such a thrilling subject as Finland art. In every country we try to get in contact with local E-mail: eramo@uiah.fi colleagues building a real network of professionals. Layout I am sure that you will contribute a lot to the work of the Jani Pulkka Section and Standing Committee and find it truly exciting. Printed by Looking very much forward to seeing you in Durban. Multiprint, Helsinki, Finland Illustrations With warmest wishes and welcome. IFLA and the authors. The Newsletter is produced and Olga Sinitsyna, distributed with the generous Chair of the Art Libraries Section of IFLA support of the Getty Research Library. The Newsletter is available also in electronic form on IFLANET at http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/index. htm#Newsletter Next Issue Copy deadline is 3st October 2007. Contributions should be sent to the Editor. In order to maintain an up- to-date Mailing List please ensure that your address details are correct. Send any changes and corrections to the Editor. ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 3 wlic in Durban World Library “Libraries for the Future: Progress, and Information Development and Partnerships” Congress: 18–24 August 2007, 73rd ifla General Durban, South Africa Conference and Conference Venue: International Council Convention Centre (ICC) Extracts from the programme wednesday 22 august 12.45–13.45 Plenary Sessions saturday 18 august 13.45–15.45 Preservation and conservation with Rare 08.30–11.20 SC I Art Libraries Books and Manuscripts () 18.00–19.00 Caucus Meetings Preservation in African collections: perspectives and case studies sunday 19 august adama samassekou (Académie Africaine 09.30–11.30 Opening Session des Langues, Mali), Perspectives on African 11.45–13.30 PC Hearing on IFLA’s professional structure culture and heritage. 13.45–15.45 Newcomers Session kay raseroka (University of Botswana UNESCO Open Forum Library Services, Gaborone, Botswana), 16.00–18.00 Exhibition Opening Memory and National identity. robert hart (McGregor Museum, monday 20 august Kimberley, South Africa), The McGrgor 08.30–10.30 Preservation and Conservation Core Museum’s Photographic Collections with Activity special emphasis on the historic negatives. Preservation of audiovisual and oral tradition pippa skotnes (Michaelis Art School of archives (with a focus on African studies) the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 10.45–12.45 Art Libraries South Africa), Bleek Collection. Overview Developing and documenting contemporary and preservation efforts. indigenous and minority culture 16.00–18.00 Preservation and conservation with Rare 12.45–13.45 Plenary Session Books and Manuscripts (2) 13.45–15.45 Copyright and other Legal Matters What is traditional Knowledge? Who owns it? thursday 23 august 10.45–12.45 Copyright and other Legal Matters tuesday 21 august Debunking myths about authors’ and 08.30–10.30 President-Elect (part ) publishers’ collecting societies – “the Good, “ Libraries on the Agenda” – the discussion the Bad and the Ugly”. 10.45–12.45 President-Elect’s (part 2) 13.15–14.45 Closing Session 12.45–13.45 Plenary Session 15.00–18.00 Council Meeting Art Libraries off-site event * * * * * * friday 24 august 11.00–13.50 SC II Art Libraries For full programme and updates see: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/index.htm Eila Rämö 4 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 Art Libraries Open Session Developing and Documenting for developing the website – renamed Ching-chih Chen, Professor Contemporary Indigenous and artafrica.info – is the result of the Graduate School of Library and Minority Culture Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Information Science Monday 20th August 2007 aim to ensure the continuity and Simmons College, Boston, USA development of the initiative through PI and Project Director: Global Abstracts of the Papers its association with a project with a Memory Net (www.memorynet.org) kindred project. Director: World Heritage Digital Ana Barata Center (in partnership with UNESCO Biblioteca de Arte, Fundação Calouste World Heritage Center) Gulbenkian, Lisboa The Role of Art Libraries and The ArtAfrica project Their Partners in Documenting abstract and Preserving the Threatened The websiteartafrica.gulbenkian.pt is Cultures: The Case of Global the first public outcome of the many- Memory Net and the World faceted, innovative ArtAfrica Project, Heritage Digital Library which began in 200. It was launched by the Fine Arts Department of the abstract Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation In articulating the role of art libraries within the framework of the and their partners in documenting Foundation’s policy of development TheArtAfrica website contents to be and preserving the threatened cul- aid in January 2005. It was created to updated every trimester will consist of: tures, Dr. Chen will draw upon the ex- promote and to stimulate knowledge * a database, with biographical perience of her internationally known and understanding of the work of information, images and addresses US National Science Foundation’s contemporary African artists or of plastic artists from African International Digital Library Project, artists of African descent residing countries whose official language is Global Memory Net and the latest in African Portuguese-speaking Portuguese and respective Diaspora activities of the first US World Heritage countries – Angola, Cabo Verde, artists found in Portugal, as well as Digital Center in partnership with the Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique and in other countries UNESCO’s World Heritage Center. S.Tomé e Príncipe. The work done by * general information and contacts Global Memory Net currently has similar diasporic communities based regarding the major cultural documented collections related to in Portugal, Europe and elsewhere institutions related to the visual arts many major cultural, heritage and his- was also included. TheArtAfrica in each of these five countries torical collections in the world. Many goals are to create opportunities for * a programme of events related to of these are related to art subjects in dialogue, collaboration and exchange contemporary African art and other various ways. of information about the artistic Diaspora art practices practices in those five countries, and * publication of relevant texts Some of the sample collections of on the other hand, another of its concerning the same topic particular interest to art librarians are: intentions is to provide a platform * a “virtual exhibit” showcasing * The First Emperor of China’s from which to launch widespread an artist chosen by different terracotta warriors and horses debates on the post-colonial in local renowned curators in the area of which also include ancient palance contexts. contemporary African art paintings, musical shows, etc. The website has now joined the * links to other sites dealing with the * UNESCO’s Memory of the World project Dislocating Europe run same topics which documenting invaluable by the Center for Comparative • the ArtAfrica contact collections from over 00 countries, Studies of the Faculty of Arts of the many of which are valuable art University of Lisbon. This novel basis collections ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 5 * Library of
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