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
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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
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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 Congress’ Asian Anne Ihalmo, project manager, to memory-mapped organizations, Division’s Naxi Collection which Master of Art, University of Lapland, the region’s art, culture and history include antique arts of Naxi people, Faculty of Art and Design Finland research facilities. representing potentially the The purpose of the Digmo, Digmore threatened culture of Naxi The Virtual Cultural Heritage and eLibrary&Culture without * Museum of Slovenia’s Artifacts in of Lapland Borders projects is to bring the exotic Osijek, Croatia cultural heritage of Lapland and the * 56 minority ethnic groups in China abstract Barents region to the access of the * 54 minority ethnic groups in The Finnish cultural heritage digi- public via the net. They are part of Vietnam by using all the arts and talization co-operation between the the development of know-how and artifacts from the Vietnam National University of Lapland’s Faculty of Art information society structures in Museum of Ethnology and Design, Rovaniemi Art Museum Lapland. * 2400 digital collections from over and the Regional Library of Lapland The region’s museums generate 80 countries, many of which are have already functioned together in diverse image, sound and text-based related to different forms of art European Union-funded digitaliza- documentary and research data * World digital musical collections tion and archiving projects since 200 connected with the visual arts and * Etc. (the Digmo and Digmore projects). intellectual heritage of Finland and Co-operation between these organiza- Lapland in particular. Its data storage In partnership with the World tions has been fruitful and beneficial in digital archives is nationally and Heritage Center of UNESCO, the first to all parties. internationally noteworthy. Bringing US World Heritage Digital Center Building a cultural window in the an image of Lapland to the fore built is using the Global Memory Net entire Barents area is being continued on its reality, stories, myths and cul- technology to present the 830 world through “the eLibrary & Culture with- tural legacy serves research as well as heritage sites of 38 countries. Many of out Borders” project 2006–2007. (The education and tourism. A familiarity these sites relate to the threatened Barents Euro-Arctic Region, includes with the cultural heritage consolidates culture and heritage of the world. the northernmost parts of Sweden, the rooting of the region’s populace in Norway, Finland and Northwest its home area. It is also in an impor- Russia). In “eLibrary&Culture without tant position as a builder of one’s own Borders” project, cultural partition identity. is being developed by creating the The University of Lapland’s Faculty Barents Culture Window. It is a data- of Art and Design intends to continue base-supported service portal which its collaboration with cultural actors offers information for users in the and organizations in the future as well. cultural field as well as content A new project concerning the Barents whose producers can be in addition region as a whole is already being planned together with Rovaniemi’s museum and library organizations, and it appears that the productive cooperation which began in 200 will still be bearing fruit during the next decade.
More information about the projects: Reindeer milking, source Olaus http://www.digmo.fi/en/ Magnus Gothus, Historia de gentibus http://www.digmo.fi/digmore/en/ septentrionalibus. Romae 555. http://www.ulapland.fi/elibrary 6 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007
David Paton Daniel Payne, proactive information literacy pro- Head of Department: Fine Art MLIS, MA (Musicology), BEd grammes targeting academic research FADA (Faculty of Art, Design and Head, Reference, Information & needs, only peripheral support was Architecture) Access Services traditionally given to studio practice. University of Johannesburg Dorothy H. Hoover Library To rectify this gap, OCAD reference South Africa Ontario College of Art & Design, librarians in dialogue with selected Canada design and art faculty, endorsed a Navigating the Bookscape: Artists’ Library exhibition program using the Books and the Digital Interface Exhibiting Libraries: Integrating Library as both case study and exhibi- Information Literacy in the tion site. Two exhibitions, including Studio-Based Art & Design a fourth year thesis class led by noted Curriculum Canadian photographer Vid Ingele- vics, will be discussed to demonstrate abstract the innovative possibilities created by The Ontario College of Art & Design integrating information literacy with is a university that offers under- the studio curriculum. graduate education to a markedly diverse student body. Instruction at Belinda Blignaut – Antibody, 993. OCAD is firmly rooted in studio-based 00 mm (h). Edition 6/30. Publisher: The traditions that incorporate verbal, Artist’s Press. Collection of Jack Ginsberg. textual, and iconic strategies in both public and intensely private forums. abstract This formula has proven effective as In my paper I argue that many of many of Canada’s foremost artists and the conventions of digitally-based designers—past and present—are gra- Critiques for Vid Ingelevics’s fourth work or the electronic screen have duates from the university. Although year thesis class, been presupposed, suggested or, in the Dorothy H. Hoover Library offers December 2006. fact, achieved in the ‘phenomenal’ or Artist’s Book and that the book, in the hands of the artist, becomes infused with interpretive acts. I attempt to unpack the suggestive ways in which selected examples of South African Artists’ Books are already virtual; where the codex is an interactive and dynamic form and in which the idea of a book is grounded in what it does rather than what it is. The belief that the codex embodies fundamental ‘limitations’ and ‘drawbacks’ when compared with digital forms is premised on the book as a supposedly static, fixed and finite form. That these supposed ‘limitations’ and ‘drawbacks’ can only be overcome through the interactive features of the digital is a position I wish to contests. ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 7
Art Libraries Special Event New at Durban Art Gallery Corresponding Member
Art Libraries Section will have a 970s on, many works of local artists The Art Libraries special study tour to Durban Art and crafts-people were added to the Section has the Gallery on Tuesday 2st 2007. Jenny collection, and the Gallery’s collecting honour to warmly Stretton from the Art Gallery has focus is now largely concentrated on welcome Mr. Ryoji kindly invited us for a visit. We works which reflect the rich multi- Murata as it’s new hope to meet African art librarians cultural diversity of Durban and Corresponding and scholars and hear about the South Africa. Member! Here he is local issues of art information and The Durban Art Gallery is more briefly introducing documentation management. Above than just a collection of works of art. himself. all we may have a lively informal It promotes an awareness of art in discussion, tour of the Library and general, and of the art and culture of Ryoji Murata the Gallery. Many thanks for Jenny KwaZulu-Natal in particular, through educational background Stretton in offering us this great a variety of activities including * March 995, School of Art and opportunity! workshops and films. It also regularly Design, University of Tsukuba More details about the event will be hosts travelling exhibitions. * March 997, Graduate School of Art published on IFLAART mailing list. Durban Art Gallery is part of the and Design, University of Tsukuba Libraries & Heritage unit of the * Degree: Master of Design Ethekwini Municipality. (University of Tsukuba, 997) The Durban Art Gallery City Hall, Second Floor, I am working as a museum infor- Smith Street, Durban matics researcher at Tokyo National http://www.durbanet.co.za/ Museum. exhib/dag/dagmain.htm Currently, I have been develop- ing a database system for collection The Durban Art Gallery collections management. include everything from current and I am also the Chair of International historical art and artefacts of Kwa- Exchanges Committee of Japan Art Zulu-Natal to English masterpieces, Documentation Society (JADS). JADS from anonymous carvings, clay is an association of art librarians, pots and beadwork to the works of museum informatics specialists, celebrated South African artists like archivists and others who are inter- Andrew Verster and Penny Siopis. ested in the field of documentation The Gallery celebrated its centenary and art. in 992. Cathcart William Methven, I try to do my best for the research harbour engineer of the day, gave on exchange between the Art Libraries of his paintings to the Town Council Section of IFLA and JADS. in 892. Various donations and purchases were subsequently made, Ryoji Murata and in 920 Colonel R.H. Whitwell, art connoisseur and philanthropist, presented over 400 works to the Gallery, including British, French and Dutch paintings, objets d’art such as French and Chinese ceramics, early glass vases by Lalique and bronzes by Rodin. This established the character of the foreign collection. From the 8 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 (websites and online publications) The artists’ books collection at the New Publications and to develop digital working National Art Library is seen through methods. the eyes of Jennie Farmer, a staff Reviews in this issue are by Linda member who is herself a trained Zieper, Jeffrey Weidman and Jim book artist, and Annalisa Rimmaudo Carmin, and they assess, respectively outlines the use of the artists’ books * Tom McNulty’s Art market research: in the Bibliothèque Kandinsky, at a guide to methods and sources the Musée national d’art moderne in Art Libraries Journal / ALJ (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006) Paris, by both curators and library Gillian Varley, Editor * Dictionary of pastellists before 800, staff. by Neil Jeffares (London: Unicorn Finally Doro Boehme, at the School Art libraries journal vol. 32 nos. and Press, 2006) of the Art Institute of Chicago, talks 2 2007 are the most recent issues of * The six-volume Catalogue of books about the way she teaches with this ARLIS/UK & Ireland’s international printed in the fifteenth century now in material, and touches on the conser- journal, aimed at the art library the Bodleian Library, by Alan Coates, vation issues raised by enthusiastic community worldwide and at all who Kristian Jensen, Cristina Dondi, exploitation of the artists’ books col- are interested in the documentation of Bettina Wagner and Helen Dixon. lection there. the visual arts. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, Barbara Polowy’s annual Biblio- 2005). graphies update 2007 covers a good Art libraries journal vol.32 no. 2007 spread of bibliographies on art, design highlights aspects of the documentation Art libraries journal vol.32 no.2 2007 and architecture published in hard of women’s art, beginning with a is a special issue on artists’ books, with copy or on the web during the past Viewpoint from Sharon Wasserman a real sense of the excitement of year. of the National Museum of Women in working with these vibrant objects, Amanda Bowen reviews the 4- the Arts in Washington DC. and contributions from librarians and volume English edition of Bénézit Althea Greenan describes the ori- book artists in the UK, France and the (Paris: Gründ, 2006), and Sheila Klos gins and current status of the Women’s United States. contributes a double review of two Art Library/Make at Goldsmiths, Susan Johanknecht’s Viewpoint, Oxford University Press publications: University of London, and Ferris Olin ‘a case for visibility’, calls for art the 2nd edition of James Stevens outlines the many current activities in librarians to organize livelier and Curl’s Dictionary of architecture and this field at Rutgers University. more active exhibitions of their artists’ landscape architecture and The Oxford Back in the UK, Gail Cameron and books, so often hidden away in their companion to the garden, edited by Teresa Doherty contribute a lively collections, to ensure they are enjoyed Patrick Taylor. account of the Women’s Library at fully both by those who already London Metropolitan University, and appreciate them, and also by new TheArt libraries journal is available Emma Laws profiles the Beatrix Potter audiences. worldwide with membership of collections at the V&A. The issue begins appropriately with ARLIS/UK & Ireland, costing 70/40 Chris Frayling’s lecture to the ARLIS/ acquisition, in a revised version of the (surface mail) or 83/66 (airmail) UK & Ireland AGM in February 2006 paper Stephen Bury gave to the ARLIS/ for institutions, and 45 p.a. for introduces a totally different topic: UK & Ireland Artist’s book workshop in individuals (within the UK and Ireland the education of artists and designers 2006. Next Laurie Whitehill Chong only). Non-members outside the in the 2st century; the title of his talk describes the many ways she uses the UK and Ireland can subscribe to the is The new Bauhaus. And Rüdiger artists’ books collection in the Fleet Art libraries journal for 60/20 Hoyer discusses arthistoricum.net Library at Rhode Island School of (surface mail) or 70/40 (airmail). (www.arthistoricum.net), a web portal Design to inspire her students. Single copies are also available for to electronic resources in art history, Sarah Bodman writes about the purchase. launched by the Zentralinstitut wide range of research projects All enquiries should be sent to für Kunstgeschichte in Munich and investigating contemporary artists’ Amy Donnison, Business Manager, Heidelberg University Library in books at the Centre for Fine Print ARLIS/UK & Ireland, Courtauld co-operation with the Institute for Research at the University of the West Institute of Art, Somerset House, Art History at the Ludwig Maximilian of England in Bristol, and Didier The Strand, LondonWC2R 0RN, UK University Munich and several other Mathieu about the activities of the (tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2703; institutions, whose fundamental Centre des livres d’artistes at Saint- fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2887; purpose is to increase use of inter- Yrieix-la-Perche, in the centre of email [email protected]) national art history resources France. ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 9 Publications from Canada Jo Nordley Beglo National Gallery of Canada
The History of the Book in Canada/ Histoire du livre et d l’imprimé au Canada project has drawn to a conclu- sion with publication of the third and final volume, covering 98–980. Published by University of Toronto Publications of the Press and Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal (2007), volume three includes essays on the graphic arts and University of Art livre d’artiste in Quebec, book design in English Canada, and the role of art and Design Helsinki books and exhibition catalogues in establishing a canon of images that are www.uiah.fi/publications books@uiah.fi recognized as Canadian icons. Library and Archives, National Gallery of Canada/Bibliothèque et archives, Musée des beaux-arts du University of Art and Design Helsinki Reddress as a Book publishes Reddress book in May 2007. Canada (2007) is a lavishly illustrated Young designer Aamu Song studied in new publication that provides an the Spatial and Furniture Design de- overview of the Library’s history, partment when she developed a huge mandate, services, collections and red dress to be used by the singer and the audience at the same time. The donations. audience will listen to the music in Index to National Gallery of Canada the pockets of the dress. Exhibition Catalogues and Checklists This book is Aamu Song’s story 880–930 has appeared in the series of how the energy and the enthusiasm Library and Archives Occasional of many helpers made it possible to carry out her idea. The story is told Papers/Bibliothèque et archives, with supporting large color prints and document hors-série, no. 7. It presents detailed drawings of the structure of more than 0,000 entries, with Reddress. references to some ,450 artists. The National Gallery of Canada isbn 978-951-558-222-5 Library and Archives has published issn 0782-1778 the first number in the series Digital 42 € 96 pages, large color prints Occasional Papers: Art Metropole’s Publications and Events History with Related Ephemera, January 97 – April 2006. It is available in pdf format at www.gallery.ca, following the path from “Research Resources” to “Library & Archives”.
10 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 contacts Forthcoming Registration General Conferences Nicola Salliss Announcements Learning Resources Centre Kingston University Knights Park Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT 2QJ arlis/uk & Ireland Annual e [email protected] News from the library Conference 2007 of the Zentralinstitut für University of Gloucestershire Kunstgeschichte, Munich Cheltenham The 10th Annual International 4th–6th July 2007 Conference eva 2007 Moscow Catalogue of articles and 3–7 December reviews now fully online Beautiful and useful? M.I. Rudomino All-Russia State The conversion of the card catalogue Supporting the Arts and Library for Foreign Literature for articles and reviews (maintained Crafts in the 2st Century from 950 to 996) was finished in Cheltenham – “England’s most Information Society, March 2007 by Medea Services. complete Regency town” – is also Culture, Education The approximately 380,000 records a home to the Arts and Crafts Further details: http://conf.cpic.ru/ contained are now part of the Union Movement and in responding to this eva2007/eng/info/default.asp catalogue Florence-Munich-Rome aspect of the conference venue the (www.kubikat.org) and the local programme aims to encourage art, contacts catalogue (www.zikg.eu/cgi-bin/ design and architecture librarians to centre pic gucha_de.pl) derived from it. The look more closely at how their work 5, The 5th Magistralnaja ul. records can also be retrieved via the supports both the research and the 23007, Moscow, Russia search engine www.artlibraries.net. practice of art and crafts in the new Tel/Fax: +7(495)9400284 millennium. Email: [email protected] Conversion of the subject Topics encompass the digitising of catalogue started the Northern Italian sketch book of All bibliographic records of the ZI Charles Rennie Mackintosh; creating Art Libraries Society library (books, periodicals, articles, an online interactive catalogue of the North America reviews, sales catalogues etc.) have works and papers of Birgit Skiold; re- 36th annual conference been converted during the past few searching and marketing artists books May –5, 2008 years (2003–2007). Now it is pos- and the role of special collections in Denver, Colorado sible to begin the online conversion supporting teaching and learning. of the famous subject catalogue Breakout sessions cover subjects arlis/na at altitude (“Sachkatalog”). The Munich subject such as skills and competencies for Local Arrangements catalogue contains almost million the 2st century librarian, the role Co-Chairs: entries. It comprises different sec- of libraries in museums today, and Peggy Keeran, tions as for example artists, topogra- virtual enquiry services. Delegates [email protected] phy, general art history, architecture, can select a visit from a choice which Tom Riedel, sculpture, painting, drawing and includes The Whittington Press, [email protected] prints, decorative arts and a unique behind the scenes at Cheltenham Art iconography section. Gallery and Museum – which houses Program Co-Chairs: The first conversion campaign will one of the world’s most important Jeanne Brown, cover the personal names files: artists, Arts and Crafts collections – and the [email protected] non artists, portraits, all together ca. hidden treasure of a late Arts and Mary Graham, 360,000 cards, and will take prob- Crafts house and garden, Rodmarton [email protected] ably one year, starting in April 2007. Manor. On the basis of a European call for Further details of the conference, tenders, the Société Jouve, Paris, has including information on the Student been entrusted with this complex task. bursary and international delegate The drawers concerned will not be award at: http://www.arlis.org.uk/conf/ available from the end of April until arlis%202007/index.html June 2007. ifla art libraries section newsletter • 60/2007 11
The conversion campaigns are documents previously available in construction-, space- and design- financed exclusively by the Free State separate online databases have now related solutions as an integral part of Bavaria. They allow to transfer the been gathered into a single multi- of, for instance, the newly emerged results of more than four decades of media database at the BnF. regional municipalities in Denmark, professional subject indexing to the All the records of musical pieces, community centres throughout the online world. performances, pictures, and maps country or educational institutions in and charts have now migrated to the a time where the libraries are getting Rüdiger Hoyer BN-Opale Plus database which already virtual and information is collected Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte contains nearly 0 million such en- everywhere. München, Germany tries. The recent migration of the bib- Further aims for the competition liographic database of the Department was to achieve the following objectives of Prints and Photographs containing * To inspire the library world, city ReseDa, the new research data- over 400,000 descriptions has been authorities and building contractors base of the University of sucessfully completed; you can now seeking to upgrade existing libraries Art and Design Helsinki find descriptions of prints, photog- by providing them with visions of Information on the researchers, post- raphies, posters, drawings, etc. in the the library of the future. graduate students, research projects database. * To advance students written and doctoral dissertations of the At the same time a continuing effort formulation skills in combination University of Art and Design Helsinki is being made to convert manual card with their visualization abilities. is now even more easily accessed than and printed catalogues of specialized hitherto. Just launched online re- documents currently maintained in Very few proposals came to a draft search database, ReseDa, presents the various departments and at various of space for library buildings. Most University’s research, competencies sites of the BnF. ideas were diagrams. Therefore there and research-based artistic activities. were no architectural envisioning – no The service will provide informa- Marie-Claude Thompson concrete proposals for the physical tion on, for example, research pub- Bibliothèque nationale de France design. One explanation could be the lications, projects and researcher fact, that there was not enough time visits and mobility. Researchers and for the commission and that the time postgraduate students will be intro- The Library of the future of the competition was early in the duced in ReseDa with biographical – a competition for architect semester. But many had proposals for information. students the future role of the library and how The structure and maintenance of When Aarhus, Copenhagen or other to interact between users, material the database has been designed to be municipalities in Denmark within few and librarians. And the message from as streamlined and user-friendly as years will build new libraries, they can the architect students was clear: The possible. It can be operated in various seek inspiration on www.kasb75.dk. library must reach out for the users. user environments and browsers. The Here you find 47 visionary proposals The students believe in the physical data are provided both in Finnish and from students from the school of library and that is has a function in English. architecture in Copenhagen for the the future. They explain it as a need http://reseda.uiah.fi hybrid library and what it should for dialog and interaction between reseda@uiah.fi look like and be furnished. There people, which can not only take are proposals from total concepts place in the virtual world. It requires Catalogue Bn-Opale Plus for the municipal library to concrete personal contact. But the library must If you want to search for Robert Dois- proposals for furniture, lightening interact with the different segments neau’s photographs in the Department and signs in the library – from essays of users and also use for interior of Prints and Photographs of the Bib- with a lot of words to plan visual design and use the new technology. liothèque nationale de France (BnF), presentations. There is no need for physical or to find out in which department All contributions are a part of a knowledge storages but for rooms for of the BnF Louis-François Cassas’s school competition made in connec- knowledge exchange, networking and Italian landscape drawings are locat- tion with the 75th anniversary of absorption. ed, look no further. All such informa- The School of Architecture Library in tion is now to be found in one search- October 2005. Ditte Jessing able database: http://catalogue.bnf.fr The assignment for the students was Chief Librarian, The Royal As part of the Richelieu Project, the to come up with proposals as how to Academy of Fine Arts, School of descriptive records of all specialized best create the most suitable virtual, Architecture Library, Denmark als Standing Committee
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