IFLA Art Libraries Section Newsletter

international federation of library associations and institutions № 59, 2006

Contents Editorial

Editorial  Another busy year is lying ahead of us. In 2007 the Call for Papers 2 Art Libraries Section will participate in the Durban Brief History and Cooperative Conference in August with an Open Session and Scheme of Art Museum Workshop. The call for papers is published in this Libraries in Japan Today 3 issue and we hope to attract good papers. International Art Libraries In this issue there are many interesting articles. Networking 7 We can learn about Japanese art libraries and their Collecting of Rare Materials at St. Petersburg Library 9 cooperative partnership, about the Virtual Cata- National Reports  logue for Art History and it’s current developments, Australia  and about rare materials at St. Petersburg Library. Canada 2 Through national reports we are able to learn Germany 3 about various activities and projects library associa- Russia 3 tions and single countries are dealing with. Spain 5 Soon it will also be time for nominating candidates United Kingdom 6 United States 7 for the ALS Standing Committee. New Publications 8 We hope that our Section members will consider ALS Standing Committee 20 possible candidates and use the opportunity to submit nominations.

Thank you for all the contributions to this Newsletter! Eila Rämö Editor 2 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 Call for Papers

The programme of the Art Libraries be preserved into the future with the Section is planned under the general help of technology. theme of the World Library and You are invited to take part by Information Congress: 73rd IFLA submitting a paper for presentation. General Conference and Council to Alternatively we welcome recom- be held 9–23 August 2007, in Durban, mendations of speakers who are well South Africa. qualified to address any aspect of the IFLA Art Libraries topic. Section Newsletter “Libraries for the future: Progress, The Proposal for a paper should Development and Partnerships.” include the following details: ISSN 026-52X (print) * Author’s name ISSN 87-633X (online) The Art Libraries Section is pleased * Institution (with address, to announce its intention to hold telephone, facsimile and e-mail) Editor a 2-hour session and a workshop * Biographical sketch Eila Rämö during the conference. The themes of * Title of paper University of Art and Design. the Open session and the Workshop * Original language version (Chinese, Library are co-ordinated with the president’s English, French, German, Russian, Hämeentie 35 C theme of Partnerships and also the Spanish) 00560 Helsinki general IFLA theme. * Technical support required (e.g. Finland computer projection, overhead E-mail: eramo@uiah.fi theme for the open session: projection, slide projection) Layout “Developing and documenting Jani Pulkka contemporary indigenous and deadlines: minority culture” Proposals for papers are due to 20th Printed by of January 2007. Please include the Multiprint, Helsinki, Finland theme for the workshop: title and an abstract of the proposed “Art library outreach” paper between 00 and 200 words. Illustrations * working with other institutions to Notification of acceptance of IFLA and the authors. increase the relevance of libraries in your paper will be given by 20th of the modern world February 2007. The full paper must The Newsletter is produced and including partnerships and outreach be completed and sent to the Chair distributed with the generous * support of the Getty Research to indigenous communities of the Art Libraries Section by st of Library. April 2007. We suggest to focus on the role of the Papers should be no more than 8 The Newsletter is available also art libraries and their partners in docu- pages on A4 paper, double spaced. in electronic form on IFLANET at menting and preserving threatened http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/index. cultures. please send your proposal to: htm#Newsletter These themes reflect the philosophi- Olga Sinitsyna, Chair cal and practical sides of the same IFLA Art Libraries Section Next Issue issue. All-Russia State Library for Copy deadline is 30th April 2007. It is also hoped to arrange a visit/s to Foreign Literature libraries Nikoloyamskaya St., Contributions should be sent to the Editor. In order to maintain an up- With these topics the Art Libraries 0989, Moscow, Russia to-date Mailing List please ensure Section could further fit with the IFLA Tel: +7 495 95 362 that your address details are correct. interest in indigenous cultures and Fax: +7 495 95 3637 Send any changes and corrections to their rich heritage, whose loss is often E-mail: olgas@libfl.ru the Editor. caused in part by technology, and can ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 3

Brief History and Cooperative Scheme of Art Museum Libraries in Japan Today: Centering on ‘exhibition catalogs’ – art librarians’ most valuable materials 1)

Takeshi Mizutani MOT: Museum of Contemporary Art, national membership base, co-orga- Chief, Planning Office for Tokyo nized exhibitions with major media Art Informatics NACT: The National Art Center, Tokyo companies and/or other art institu- Independent Administrative TMMP: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum tions, and special exhibitions planned Institution National Museum of Photography by NACT’s own curatorial staff. of Art Librarian, Art Library NMWA: Museum of Western Art, Tokyo All formerly state-run museums in The National Museum of YMA: Yokohama Museum of Art Japan were semi-privatized in 200. Modern Art, Tokyo Nine national museums are now orga- 1. About the National nized under the wings of two admin- resume Art Center, Tokyo istrative institutions: Art libraries of The National Museum The National Art Center, Tokyo of Modern Art, Tokyo [MOMAT], The [NACT] (URL: http://www.nact.jp), independent administrative National Museum of Western Art Japan’s fifth national art institution, institution national museum [NMWA], Museum of Contemporary will open to the public on January 2, of art Art, Tokyo [MOT] and Yokohama 2007, in Roppongi, an area of Tokyo * The National Museum of Modern Museum of Art [YMA] form the Art that has been redeveloping as an artis- Art Tokyo [MOMAT] Libraries’ Consortium [ALC] in the tic and cultural district. (See Fig.) * The National Museum of Modern hope of promoting partnership be- NACT is the first national art insti- Art, Kyoto tween art libraries in Japan. The Art tution without a permanent collec- * The National Museum of Western Library of The National Art Center, tion, and has three pillars of functions: Art [NMWA] Tokyo [NACT] will also be joining ALC Exhibiting, Education/Outreach * The National Museum of Art, Osaka. upon its opening in late January 2007. Programming, and Information * The National Art Center, Tokyo Author describes a brief history of Services. [NACT] Japanese art libraries and their co- In regard to exhibiting, NACT has operative partnership today, while a total of 4,000 square meters of floor independent administrative emphasizing the necessity of resource space for exhibitions, the largest scale institution national museum sharing among art libraries and librar- in Japan. It will focus on serving as * Tokyo National Museum ians. ALC has been playing a key role a venue for different types of art exhi- * Kyoto National Museum in introducing standardized guide- bitions such as annual exhibitions of * Nara National Museum lines for art exhibition publications, private artist associations with a * Kyushu National Museum and centralizing information in its cross retrieval OPAC (virtual union catalog, URL: http://alc.opac.jp), a fig. 1 The logo and the exterior joint initiative which started in March of The National Art Center, 2004 to share collections and services Tokyo Distinctive design characterized by its undulating across art museum libraries. glass façade, which lets off a clear, steady glow like a paper abbreviations: lantern in the evening, is the ACL: Art Catalog Library of the work of renowned architect Japan Association for Cultural Kisho Kurokawa. The logo on the upper left, a stylized take Exchange(ACE Japan). on the character “shin”, which ALC: Art Libraries’ Consortium means “new” and is part of the JAC: Japan Art Catalog Project NACT’s Japanese name, was JADS: Japan Art Documentation designed by Kashiwa Sato, a Society graphic designer on the rise. MOMAT: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo 4 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006

Since NACT is a national art facility libraries, especially those of exhibition fascinating fort of exhibition catalogs without a permanent collection, its catalogs. TheNACT Art Library, which that brings fantasy of art exhibitions function of centrally collecting and is planning to join ALC upon its open- to mind. ³⁾ disseminating art-related information ing in January 2007, is expected to assumes high importance. Especially, contribute its share of the responsibil- 2. A Prehistory of alc and jads securing a comprehensive collection of ity by supplementing the ALC catalog 2006 is the 20th anniversary of exhibition publications is crucial to the with the cataloging records of its post- IFLA General Conference in Tokyo, NACT Art Library. WWII exhibition catalog collection. that took place in August 986. As a The fundamental problem of When NACT was still a preparatory matter of fact, IFLA Tokyo⁴⁾ is closely building a comprehensive collection of office, I wrote a short essay about related to the course of development Japanese exhibition catalogs is museum, exhibition, catalog and their for Japanese art libraries. As we all deeply related to the Japanese copy- relationship, placing my hopes on know, IFLA has sections according to right law, which defines an exhibition the new art library to be set up. In the different subjects under the Division catalog as a booklet for the purpose of essay I published in the “Setsuritsu of Special Libraries, and the meeting introducing/interpreting the pieces on Junbishitsu News (News Letter of The of the Section of Art Libraries was display to the visitors of the show. That Office of Planning and Development, held in the 986 IFLA Tokyo. is to say, exhibition catalogs basically The National Art Center, Tokyo)”, National networking organization cannot be sold outside the exhibition I assimilated the new library to a for art library professionals typical of venue, and therefore they are privately “Dream Fort²⁾”. ARLIS/UK & Ireland and ARLIS/NA printed for limited distribution. As a were already active 20 years ago, result, the great majority of Japanese Works of art are now being carried and IFLA’s Section of Art Libraries exhibition publications falls into the gently and safely with the greatest worked in closer cooperation with category of “gray literature” and poses care, just as people come and go. / each country’s art library society. In serious difficulties in its identity and From a museum to another, from a those days, Japanese art libraries had acquisition. The National Diet Library home to a museum, going through no similar organization that helps is supposed to collect copies of all roads, airway, crossing mountains linking art librarians in need with publications published in Japan, but and the ocean. Then, exhibition gets communication and cooperation with their collection policy does not help started. And when it comes to an end, colleagues in the field. Itsuo Okubo, resolving the situation, either. works of art quietly return to their who was with the Musashino Art Such being the case, the challenges peaceful home. / Isn’t it amazing? University Museum & Library at that involved with the exhibition catalogs Exhibition is a scene of illusion, where time, took great pains to prepare the cannot be missed out when describing works of art are gathered and took Section of Art Libraries meeting for the history of Japanese art libraries. apart in a passing time. A dreamlike IFLA Tokyo, and with this experience The member institutions of the Art remembrance of it gets printed on as a start, the Japanese version of Libraries’ Consortium [ALC] have people’s memory and survives in ARLIS, Japan Art Documentation already made a great deal of effort in exhibition catalog. / We are going to Society [JADS] was founded in 989. centralizing exhibition catalog records set up an art library, the highlight and make them accessible to the pub- of which would be a collection of 3. alc Members lic. As of November 2006, the member exhibition catalogs. / The National ALC is organized by several art institutions of ALC are MOMAT, NMWA, Art Center, Tokyo does not have a museum libraries today. The first Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo permanent collection, but it will be a art museum library in Japan opened [MOT], and Yokohama Museum of venue for numerous exhibitions. And its door to the public in 976 at the Art [YMA]. The major objective ofALC ’s pleasant remembrance of each show Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art cross retrieval OPAC is to provide the is to be documented in accompanying [TMMA]⁵⁾. A brief history of ALC general public with bibliographic catalog. / … / It is my hope that the Art member institutions is available as descriptions and location information Library of The National Art Center, Chart  below. TheALC union of resources held by art museum Tokyo will become a “dream fort”: A catalog searches the holdings of 6 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 5

libraries affiliated with 4 different chart 1. history of alc member institutions museums. (MOMAT has a total of 3 952 The National Museum of Modern 999 Web OPAC of YMA started libraries: Art Library in the main Art opened 2002. Art Library of MOMAT opened Art Museum building at Takebashi, 969 The National Museum of Modern 2002.3 Research Library of The National Library at The Craft Gallery located Art, Tokyo [MOMAT] opened Museum of Western Art [NMWA] at the Kitanomaru Park, and the 976 Art Library of Tokyo Metropolitan opened Library of the National Film Center Museum of Art [TMMA] opened 2003. Web OPAC of MOMAT started in Kyobashi.) A table that briefly The first art library accessible to the 2003.9 Web OPAC of MOT started summarizes the holdings of member public in Japan 2004.3 ALC [MOMAT, MOT, YMA] started libraries (as of March 2005) is avail- 989 Art Library of Yokohama Museum 2005.3 NMWA joined ALC able as Chart 2, and it is quite obvious of Art [YMA] opened 2006.0 Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of that the exhibition catalogs form the 995 Art Library of Museum of Photography [TMMP] joins ALC core of these institutions’ holdings. Contemporary Art, Tokyo 2007. The National Art Center, Tokyo TheALC ’s four participating [MOT]opened [NACT] will open and join ALC institutions have different library TMMA Art Library’s collection was systems and policies toward transferred to MOT information to be made public in OPAC, and technical issues lay heavily upon us when building the ALC, chart 2. collections of alc members cross retrieval OPAC. As the best MOMAT MOT YMA NMWA Total solution available back in 2004, the Books (Japanese) 40,389 30,8 2,872 3,70 96,773 vols. Consortium members share the cost Books (Foreign) ,349 4,528 ,20 9,004 46,00 vols. for maintaining a server hosted by an Exh. Catalogs (Japanese) 40,877 40,7 30,70 ,650 3,408 vols. application service provider. Exh. Catalogs (Foreign) 23,096 5,303 7,287 6,359 52,045 vols. ALC is soon extending its alliance Periodicals (Japanese) 2,884 3,430 727 787 7,828 titles with two additional institutions. The Periodicals (Foreign) 76 335 53 694 2,303 titles Library of the Tokyo Metropolitan 2005/3/5 Museum of Photography [TMMP] is scheduled join ALC this fall, and MOMAT is sharing its library fig. 2 Expansion and management system with the NACT transfiguration of ALC Art Library which is in preparation * MOMAT & NACT share the same library for its opening in January, 2007. management system. Therefore, the structure ofALC will be craft film center transfigured as shown in Fig.2. gallery library library yma library

4. jac – International cooperation nmwa over Japanese exhibition catalogs art museum library library Next, I would like to allow some space MOMAT for explaining an arrow pointing from mot library the Ace Japan’s Art Catalog Library to NACT the NACT Art Library in Fig. 2. library tmmp In 995, an unusual exhibition of library modern Japanese painting, unprece- Ace Japan dented for its scale and circumspect art catalog library http://alc.opac.jp research, titled “Nihonga: transcending the past: Japanese-style painting, 6 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006

868–968” opened at The Saint Louis 5. Who is responsible for trends. Below is a summary of what Art Museum. During the course of managing resources in art I have pointed out in an article about research, Ellen P. Conant, the Curator museums? the change in job and difficulties in of the show, was confronted with Under a headline reading, “The securing staff at art museum libraries, enormous difficulties in accessing heaven on earth for exhibition? published in 999. ⁶⁾ information on the studies of modern Japan sweeps the first 3 places in 1. Increasing demand for work and contemporary Japanese art, international attendance figures”, The efficiency. especially the inadequate accessibility Yomiuri Shimbun of April 20, 2006 2. The application of the unit-cost to Japanese exhibition catalogs. Her reported that the special exhibition of principle to the retrospective untiring lobbying efforts resulted “Hokusai” held at the Tokyo National conversion project. the Japan Art Catalog [JAC] Project, Museum in 2005 attracted over 9,000 3. The lack of infrastructure that and the Art Catalog Library [ACL], visitors a day, followed by “National supports effective cataloging of which was the first library in Japan Treasures of the Toshodaiji Temple” exhibition catalog, which are that specialized in the collection of (Tokyo National Museum ) and supposed to be the highlight of an exhibition catalogs. “9th-century Masterpieces from art museum library collection. ⁷⁾ The original idea of theJAC Project the Louvre” (Yokohama Museum of Namely: was to request Japanese museums Art). On the other hand, there are * No cataloging utility provides that they voluntarily donate 2 copies museums, to no small extent, that comprehensive records of each of their exhibition catalogs: One are operating at a loss, and financial exhibition catalogs. copy was to be sent off to a depository difficulties are causing their closing * Uniform cataloging practices do library in the U.S., and the other was down. not exist: Inconsistent duplicate to be made available in Japan at ACL, Administrative reform in Japan records scatter everywhere. operated by the Japan Association that started during the Koizumi for Cultural Exchange (ACE Japan), administration has exerted a strong 6. Is there hope of survival a non-profit organization under impact on social structure including for art museum libraries? the jurisdiction of the Ministry of educational and cultural institutions, As to the staffing situation of ALC Foreign Affairs. It was unfortunate and museums are also struggling member institutions, the reality is that that ACL had to close down in 2004 through a period of transition. these libraries are run on the strength as a result of space and staff shortage, Privatization was introduced to public of contract part-time employees. but the entire undertaking is now organizations, and state-run museums Full-time staff is hardly assigned to taken over by the NACT. The former are now under the administration the library in comparison to other ACL collection will again be accessible of independent agencies called departments within the museum. to the public at the NACT Art library the “Independent Administrative Under such circumstances, apart from starting January. Institution”, a new type of public the day-to-day operation, libraries As to the use of JAC Project catalogs corporation that is designed to are expected from their supervising in the U.S., one of the depository reduce governmental expenditure. administrative agencies to come up libraries, the Freer Gallery of Art and The government circles are currently with a novel idea every fiscal year Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library of considering the implementation since the semi-privatization took the Smithsonian Institution makes of “Market Testing” (competitive effect. The original intention of bibliographic records of donated tendering between the public and founding ALC was to better serve catalogs available through the RLG private sector) for museums, as well museum visitors and researchers Union Catalog (a.k.a. RLIN), and they as unification of national museums who seek art-related information. have been in use on-site and through and research institutes of cultural At the same time, there has always the interlibrary loan. In other words, properties. been a sense of impending crisis that Japanese exhibition catalogs promote The experiment ofALC that allies libraries cannot withstand in times understanding of Japanese culture by art museum libraries is closely related of economic hardship unless steady crossing the ocean. to the above-mentioned political efforts to appeal their existence both ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 7

International Art Libraries Networking

within and outside of the museums 7) In order to better facilitate the solution of Rüdiger Hoyer are made. this problem, a cooperative retrospective Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, It has been 20 years since IFLA conversion project of exhibition catalogs Germany Tokyo, and 30 years since the first held by Tokyo National University of Fine art library accessible to the public Arts and Music, Joshibi University of Art New target systems for the Virtual opened at TMMA in 976. Japanese art and Design, and momat has started in Catalogue for Art History museum libraries have kept thriving fiscal year 2006. It is quite significant that up to the present time, but the these institutions established guidelines The Virtual Catalogue for Art History functions of art museums themselves and coding manuals for cataloging (www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk/vkk/ should open up further in order to exhibition publications, and that the or www.artlibraries.net) has just been continue developing in the future. cataloged records are made available to enriched by two new target systems of Whether it be privatization or Market the public via nacsis-cat (url: http:// utmost importance: the Library of the Testing, the environment surrounding webcat.nii.ac.jp/), the union catalog of the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, art museum libraries keeps changing National Institute of Informatics. and the National Art Library, Victoria with the tide. The essential thing for us http://www.nii.ac.jp/CAT-ILL/contents/ & Albert Museum, London. is to maintain a positive attitude and news_cat_exhb_start.html The Virtual Catalogue for Art the strength to flexibly adjust to any History is an specialized meta cata- future requirement. references logue allowing the integrated retrieval ) Mizutani. Cross retrieval OPAC of art of records for books, periodicals, notes Libraries in Japan by ALC (Art Libraries’ articles, sales catalogues, special col- ) This is an article that first appeared in Consortium): its starting over and future lections (e.g. photographs, videos, Japanese in the Bulletin of the Japan Special tasks. Bulletin of Japan Art Documentation archival collections including draw- Libraries Association, no.29, Sept. 2006, Society, no.2, 2005.3, p.27–34. ings, manuscripts) as well as of p.73–77. The text had been revised by 2) Mizutani. Future possibilities of museum records for electronic resources as the author for this Newsletter, and was libraries: based on human and information websites and online publications. translated into English by Mariko Shiratori, networks. The Library Journal of JLA, This meta catalogue is based on Research Associate, the NACT Art Library. vol.98, no.7, 2004.7, p.438–44. a network of distinguished inter- 2) ‘Dream Fort’ is the original title of the novel national art libraries and on the by Nobuhiko Kobayashi, Shinchosha, Inc, technology of the well known KVK 983. (Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog) de- 3) Original text appeared in News Letter of veloped by the University Library of The Office of Planning and Development, Karlsruhe, Germany. Consequently, The National Art Center, Tokyo, no.2, the catalogue is hosted by and ad- 2005.5, [p. 5]. ministered in collaboration with the 4) Mizutani. Report on Section of Art libraries colleagues from Karlsruhe, who have of IFLA Conference in Sydney: Thinking on to provide an appropriate structural future Japanese ARLIS. The Library Journal CGI description for each target. of JLA, vol. 82, no. 2, 988.2, p.87–89. Other outstanding target systems 5) Tamiko Nozaki. The art library: the first having joined this artlibraries network quarter century. Bijutsu Forum 2. vol. 3, in 2006 are the the Art Library of the Daigo Shobo, 2000., p. 76–79. Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, 6) Nishimura & Mizutani. Generation and/or and the British Architectural Library, distribution of bibliographic information Royal Institute of British Architects on exhibition catalogs in Japan. Proceedings (RIBA), London. The connection of of the 2nd Forum on Art Documentation. the library of the Institut national Japan Art Documentation Society, 2000.3, d’histoire de l’art (INHA), Paris, is p.28–36. being prepared. 8 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006

In all, the target systems give character of the holdings traced in the been for the first time presented to currently access to almost 6 million (!) individual databases an international audience at the IFLA records from 47 libraries in France, Regular meetings of the general Conference 2002 in Glasgow. Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, assembly of the target systems The members of the committee Switzerland, United Kingdom and and additional meetings of its will be glad to provide further USA. The circle of participants shall be international committee sustain the informations to institutions interested extended especially to institutions in fulfilment of the aims and provide in this network: Scandinavia, in the Eastern European platforms for inspiring professional countries and in the other Southern communication and co-operation. Rüdiger Hoyer, Zentralinstitut für European countries. All decisions concerning software, Kunstgeschichte, München, Email: artlibraries.net, as the catalogue web design, retrieval options (insofar [email protected] will probably be called from 2007 as these are not covered by the Geert-Jan Koot, Rijksmuseum on, is also accessible through and general development of the KVK), Amsterdam, Email: recommended by the subject gateway additional services, and especially [email protected] arthistoricum.net (www.arthistoricum. the integration of new target systems Isabelle le Masne de Chermont, net). Within this project, the virtual are taken jointly by the participants. Direction des Musées de France, catalogue has been enriched by two The second general meeting has just Service des bibliothèques, des additional systems: ART-Guide, a web taken place in Berlin on September 29, archives et de la documentation directory developed by Heidelberg 2006, hosted by the Kunstbibliothek. générale, Paris, Email: isabelle.le- University Library together with It was opened with a keynote by [email protected] Saxon State and University Library Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of Irena Murray, British Architectural Dresden, and the Swets Online the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Library, Royal Institute of British Content articles database OLC-SSG on integrated “Digital access to Architects, London, Email: irena. Art, also feeded by these two libraries. European cultural heritage” and [email protected] The Virtual Catalogue fort Art comprised, among others, a very Michael Rocke, Biblioteca History was launched in 999 interesting paper by Michael Mönnich Berenson, Villa I Tatti, The Harvard with funding from the Deutsche (University Library of Karlsruhe) University Center for Italian Forschungsgemeinschaft (German on the current state and the future Renaissance Studies, Firenze, Email: Research Foundation, DFG) within its of the KVK technology. One results [email protected] art libraries programme. Since then, of this meeting was the decision to Jan Simane, Kunsthistorisches the VKK has been expanding, first on a strive for a co-ordinated strategy for Institut in Florenz (Max-Planck- national German, now on a European handling online resources including Institut), Email: simane@khi.fi.it and international scale, with the aim digitization activities and to organise of reaching a high degree of thematic a special meeting on this topic. This meta catalogue is a gateway to completeness and coverage of all Furthermore, a complete redesign of the participating institutions’ web publication types as well as of special the virtual catalogue’s multilingual catalogues. It in no way replaces materials. The interface is multilingual interface is in preparation. On this these websites, with their genuine (English, French, German, Italian). occasion the “VKK” will finally be individual features and services. On Target systems may be research rechristened as artlibraries.net (www. the contrary, it renders them more institutes, educational institutions, artlibraries.net), a name much more visible and certainly improves the museums and exhibition centres, suited to communicate the project’s participants’ online user statistics. pertinent holdings of general research international scope and purpose, Please recommend this tool to your libraries, as well as specialized union which owes much to members of the readership by establishing a link from catalogues, online bibliographies, and IFLA Art Libraries Section and to the your website. other relevant web databases. One ALS’s willingness to make the project very important structural principle known: We have been able to go a of the VKK is the complementary rather long way since the project has ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 9

Collecting of the rare materials at St. Petersburg Library: history and present”

Julia Prestenskaja opened its doors to anyone who had St. Petersburg Theatrical Library interest in theatre. The present image of the library The St. Petersburg Theatrical Library was created in many respects by its is the oldest theatre library in Russia. Director Alexander Polyakov (882– This year it celebrates its 250th 923). In 98 A. Polyakov managed anniversary. From the very beginning, to receive for the Theatrical library the history of the library has been the collection of the former Imperial closely connected to the foundation censors. This is a unique collection and development of the Russian of manuscripts and printed plays in stage. Officially, the Saint Petersburg all languages of Russian Empire from Theatrical Library was founded on 864 to 97. The censored copies of August 30, 756. This was the date, plays are particularly valuable: there when Empress Elizabeth signed a are many manuscript texts, including special decree, founding the Russian those written or authorized by the professional theatre. During the The most valuable acquisition for playwright, text for variations and first years of its existence, the library the library was Prince A. Lobanov- dramatizations. The censored copies moved around with the Russian Rostovsky’s (788–866) collection of frequently are unique source, allowing theatre company to many different French plays of XVI–XVIII centuries. to find out the time of creation of locations. Only in 832 did the library Prince Lobanov-Rostovsky was one a play, they also gave the materials find a permanent location for next 50 of the richest men at that time and an for stage history. Now this stock is, years – the Alexandrinsky Theatre, enthusiastic collector. He collected like other historical collection, a the – which was built especially for the all the materials concerned with part of rare books and manuscripts Russian Theatre by the prominent the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart for department. Italian architect Carlo Rossi. which friends gave him the nickname Alexander Polyakov also called stu- In 889, began a new period in the “Queen Mary’s fourth husband.” dents of the University to search left history of the library. If before the His book collection includes works by owners flats and private residences library was only a repertoire library, by authors from the time of the (the owners who hadn’t taken the new from this year it gained a new status – French Renaissance; first editions political regime were left or sent from Central Library of Imperial Theatres. of Cornielle, Racine, and Moliere, the country) and to inform to library The Central Administration of and plays from the days of the French about book collections. This activity Imperial Theatres gave an order that Revolution (789–799). One of was also one of the ways for collecting three halls fitted with built-in two- the rarities of the collection is the funds of the Theatrical library. tiered oak bookcases on one of the manuscript of the play “Albert I During 920–930, difficult years most beautiful streets in St. Petersburg or Adeline” by French dramatist for Russia, the library worked and – Teatralnaja street (now Zodchego Le Blane. This manuscript, in a saved its funds, in spite of the absence Rossi) to be renovated especially for Moroccan cover, was presented by of wood for heating, permanent leaks the library, which has been situated at the author to French Queen Marie- and broken windows. Librarians were the same address since that time. At Antoinette. given special food cards; everything this location, the repertoire libraries of The October Revolution of 97 in was distributed among the workers, Russian, French, and German Court Petrograd changed the life of whole including stockings. The collection of Theatre Companies were combined, country, but the Theatrical Library funds for Theatrical library remained which now form the core of the did not cease operating. Only its the main task in this difficult period. library’s historical collections. The status and work style were changed. The funds of the library continued stock of the library increased also From that time the library was not to increase by receiving the private due to gifts and purchases of private any longer a restricted departmental collections, presented to the library by collections. organization as it used to be; now it actors, producers, theatre researchers. 10 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006

Alexanrinsky theatre, contains books department). They are not only saved with the autographs of Ivan Turgenev and restored, but they are actively (Savina’s best roles were in his plays), used in research and exhibition work. “Hamlet” in a translation of K. R. Several words I need to say about (Great Prince Konstantin Romanov) two important and actively completed and other well-known Russian writers. parts of department – the archive’s In 927, owing to the great efforts section and section of iconographic of Director Jurij Nelidov, the library materials. acquired the theatrical collection The Theatrical Library’s Director of the Palei Palace library in A. Polyakov first began to collect all Tsarskoe Selo. These books are easily kinds of memoirs and other original recognizable by the ex-libris of the documents. In 99 he addressed Great Prince Pavel Alexandrovich actors of the theatre, opera and ballet - the uncle of last Russian Emperor and requested that they present Nikolay II. This collection of plays of hand-written materials – letters, XVIII – first half of the XIXth centuries notes and memoirs to the Library. includes some bibliographical rarities, This appeal was supported by many such as one of the few surviving copies prominent theatre persons, so the of the first edition of Ya. Knyazhnin’s library purchased valuable materials tragedy “Vadim Novgorodsky”. of leading actors of Alexandrinsky This entire edition was burned in theatre. 793 by the order of the Senate. The The most valuable acquisition in the “Collection of Palei Palace” and 960s became the archive of Michael repertoire library of Russian Theatre Fokine the well-known ballet-dancer Company compose the almost and master. It was presented to the complete repertoire of the Russian library by his son Vitaly Fokine after The most significant gift of that time stage of more than 50 years. a long correspondence with the was the library of Nikolay Khodotov, In 930 the library received the director of Theatrical library. This an actor at the Alexandrinsky theatre. private theatrical library of the archive includes letters (for example, He was the favorite of Petersburg prompter and playwright K. Larin, the letters of Sergey Diaghilev – the youth at the beginning of XX century. which consists mainly of editions famous organizer and inspirer of “Le His best roles were Raskolnikov of plays from the XIX to beginnings saisons Russes”), posters, programs, in “Crime and punishment” and of XX centuries, which were used as a lot of various photos (scenes from Prince Myshkin in “The Idiot”, both working copies in theatres. ballets and private family photos) dramatization of F. Dostoyevsky. In We may say, that up to this time, and explications of ballets. The 92 N. Khodotov presented more collecting of the historical part of Fokine’s book “Against the Stream” than 4 000 volumes to the library. the library fund has been finished. (published in 962) was compiled These included works of fiction, All the above-mentioned book using these materials. In 990s some theatre, history, philosophy and collections are at the present time modern choreographer have used the religion. This greatly expanded the parts of “The rare books, manuscripts materials from this archive for the subject profile of the collection. and the archival and iconographic restoration M. Fokine’s ballets. Books from private collections rep- materials department” and form Among the most interesting resent the special interest for theatre fixed system of collections. At present archival purchases of the last years is researchers and historians of book time the collections fills up just by the manuscript of 97 by Petersburg art with ex-librises and autographs. the rare absent at library editions. architect Leontij Benois (brother of For example, the collection of Maria But historical collections aren’t only well-known artist Alexander Benois, Savina, the prominent actress at the a museum (like every rare book one of the most important persons ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 11 National Reports

of Russian culture). It’s the theatrical The systematic work on the Australia memories about Italian and Russian acquisition of archives of Petersburg’s Linda Groom opera of the second half of XIX theatre persons and sketches of stage National Library of Australia century in St. Petersburg. The library designers was begun in 990s. At has purchased some interesting that time the library organized the Grants program documents from the collection of rare books department and created In 2005 ARLIS/ANZ initiated an bibliophil Moses Lesman. The library a special expert commission on Online Resources Grant program. purchased letters of K. Stanislavski, purchasing. Taking advantage of accumulated American letters of legendary When acquiring of archives and funds, ARLIS/ANZ sought proposals ballerina Olga Spessivtseva, materials sketches it’s important not only know from members for projects that would of well-known ballerina Tamara the perspective – what and when create online resources of benefit to Karsavina. These materials include it is necessary to buy, but to work the membership at large. In December the letter of S. Diaghilev (908) with constantly with the owners. Often it is 2005 the two successful applications the proposal to participate in Russian necessary to persuade owners to sell were announced: ballet performances in Paris and documents to library and convince conditions of contract. them of good storage conditions. * Research Library of Art Gallery of The section of iconographic Sometimes a whole lifetime could pass New South Wales: A8000 for the materials holds a special place before the library was able to acquire preservation and digitisation of among the library’s departments. the materials. For example, the library the Research Library’s newspaper The historical part of this collection purchased the archive of the actor clippings for 905 to 92. This consists of the Mounting library of of Michael Chekhov troupe after 30 project will see the content of these Imperial Theatres. It contains rich years from the first mention about. clippings made accessible through illustrative material on the history The collection of the Theatrical the Internet. of stage and everyday costume, library continues to grow with the * Auckland Art Gallery Research interior, furniture, every day life. acquisition of new materials. As a part Library. NZ4,400 for a project A priceless part of this collection of its collection, they also become a to scan the Gallery’s exhibition is about 27 000 original sketches of part of Petersburg culture and their catalogues from the 950s and 960s. costumes and scenery for plays, publication and exhibition they This project will make a number opera and ballet of the end XVI become sources of new discovery. of important art essays available – beginnings XXI. This collection online including writings by Colin includes sketches by P. Gonzago, McCahon. A. Roller, I. Vsevolozsky, A. Benois, L. Bakst, B. Anisfeld and others. The Auckland Art Gallery Research Sketches kept at the library, Library’s project was completed in contain valuable information June 2006 and the results can be seen about performance. Many designs at http://www.aucklandartgallery.govt. contain notes about material and nz/research/digitalresources/default.asp color of costume, surname of The success of the grants will be actors playing the part and variants evaluated with a view to running a costume details, on some sketches further grants program, possibly in even attached samples of materials 2007. remained. With receive of these sketches and the collection of Biennial conference manuscripts and other archival ARLIS/ANZ’s biennial conference was materials, the Theatrical library held in Canberra, 2–23 September. became, in actually, the library with Themes included online resources and museum stocks. the management of arts ephemera. 12 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 Other sessions focused on the role Canada of Toronto Press and Les Presses de of volunteers in arts libraries and Jo Nordley Beglo l’Université de Montréal, 2004– ); on recruiting and retaining the National Gallery of Canada volume 3 (forthcoming, January Y generation into arts librarianship. 2007) includes essays by Canadian art ARLIS/ANZ was also rather pleased Canada hosts arlis/na librarians Randall Speller, Art Gallery with itself for attracting a speaker Canadian art librarians hosted the of Ontario, and Jo Nordley Beglo, from Google Australia to the 34th annual ARLIS/NA conference, National Gallery of Canada. conference. held 5–9 May 2006, in the spectacular mountain setting at Banff, Alberta. Melva J. Dwyer Award International visitor support Marilyn Nasserden, University The Canadian Centre for As a result of contacts made when the of Calgary, is the new President Architecture, Montreal, and Douglas ARLIS/ANZ president attended the of ARLIS/Canada and Canadian & McIntyre publishers were joint ARLIS/NA Conference in Banff in May, representative to the ARLIS/NA recipients of the 2006 Melva J. Dwyer arrangements have been put in place Board. ARLIS/Canada news is posted Award in recognition of the exhibition to assist ARLIS members in Australia at www.arliscanada.ca, with links to catalogue The 60s: Montreal Thinks Big and North America include visits Chapter websites (ARLIS/MOQ, ARLIS/ / Les années 60 : Montréal voit grand. to arts libraries when visiting each NW, ARLIS/Ontario). Established in 985 in honour of a other’s countries. distinguished Canadian art librarian, ARLIS/NA members who are plan- History of Art Libraries in Canada the Award recognizes an outstanding ning to travel to any part of Australia The History of Art Libraries in Canada reference or research tool relating to or New Zealand are welcome to / Histoire des bibliothèques d’art Canadian art and architecture. contact the ARLIS/ANZ President, au Canada is a new web resource, who will suggest arts libraries that available at www.arliscanada. National Gallery of Canada Library might suit the member’s interests and ca/hal. Essays contributed by art Murray Waddington, Chief Librarian itinerary, and provide contact details. librarians across the country present at the National Gallery of Canada Any ARLIS/ANZ members who are histories of Canadian art libraries since 99, retired in October 2006. planning a North American visit will and collections; the progress of art He served as a member of the IFLA be welcome to contact the Chair of librarians’ professional associations Section of Art Libraries from 994 to the ARLIS/NA International Relations in Canada; research on book 997. Committee, who will likewise provide illustration and artists’ books; TheIndex to National Gallery of suggestions and contacts. biographies of Canadian pioneers in Canada Exhibition Catalogues and The contact details of the office art librarianship; and a chronology of Checklists 880–930 (forthcoming holders in these positions are available art library development in Canada. 2007) will be number 7 in the Library through the ARLIS/NA and ARLIS/ANZ Texts are accompanied by endnotes, and Archives Occasional Papers websites: bibliographies and illustrations. series. Edited by Philip Dombowsky, * http://www.arlisna.org/organization/ The website is a national project of the published Index will complement committees.html and ARLIS/Canada, sponsored by the the digitization of 4 published * http://arlisanz.anu.edu.au/ National Gallery of Canada Library catalogues and typescript checklists. aboutusexec.htm and Archives, with additional project Digital versions of each document, This scheme was announced in early funding from ARLIS/NA. as well as of existing installation July. It will be interesting to see if any- photographs of the exhibitions, one actually uses it. History of the Book in Canada are now accessible through links The History of the Book in Canada / from the records in the Library and Chapter activities Histoire du livre et de l’imprimé au Archives online catalogue at http:// The chapters have run very active Canada (http://www.hbic.utoronto. bibcat.gallery.ca. Chronological programs for local members with ca/home_en.htm)(http://acsweb2. lists of National Gallery of Canada library tours, exhibition tours and ucis.dal.ca/hbicdb is an ambitious exhibitions, 880–2000, are posted social events. research project encompassing in English at http://www.gallery.ca/ national and regional conferences, english/default_200.htm. with Awards the creation of a website of electronic an option to select full text in A travel award was presented to resources http://www.dal.ca/hbic- French. Exhibitions of the affiliated Domenica Chincarini, Monash hlic) and the publication of three Canadian Museum of Contemporary University, to attend the September volumes, in French and English, on Photography, 985–2005, are posted 2006 Conference. A distinguished print culture in Canada from the in English at http://cmcp.gallery.ca/ service award will be announced at beginnings to 980. Volumes one english/exhibitions/listex.jsp. with an the Conference. and two have appeared (University option to select French. ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 13 The Canadian Memory Fund has by Claudia Lux, president-elect of and University Library Dresden, and awarded the National Gallery of IFLA, and by Elisabeth Häger-Weigel, by the Swets Online Content articles Canada a major grant for the project, library director of the Staatliche database OLC-SSG Art, also feeded by Canadian Painting in the Thirties / La Kunstsammlungen Dresden. these two libraries. peinture canadienne des années trente. At another session of the German Ongoing conversion projects are The Library and Archives is a key library congress 2006, the brand new enhancing the bibliographic value participant, contributing a substantial portal www.arthistoricum.net. already of this search engine and of the amount of documentation material, announced in last year’s report, was individual online catalogues: Thus, which eventually will be brought presented to the public. arthistoricum. the library of the Kunsthistorisches to the Web. This project fulfills the net is being realised by the Institut in Florence has almost Fund’s objective to provide free access, Zentralinstitut fuer Kunstgeschichte finished the conversion of its old in both official languages, to key in Munich and the University Library card catalogue. The library of the Canadian cultural collections held by of Heidelberg, with funding of the Zentralinstitut fuer Kunstgeschichte federal institutions. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft will finish the conversion of its card (DFG) and with important partners. catalogue for articles from periodicals It is an art historical subject gateway and collective writings until January Germany giving seamless access to printed 2007 (almost. 400,000 records). Als Rüdiger Hoyer and electronic resources together already announced, the library of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte with value-added services. It serves Zentralinstitut fuer Kunstgeschichte also as a platform for publication in Munich has converted its hand- The German art libraries associa- and digitization (especially primary written registers of sales catalogues tion AKMB (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der sources) as well as for E-learning and with the help of the Institut national Kunst- und Museumsbibliotheken) thus as a co-operative apparatus for d’histoire de l’art (INHA), Paris, which has continued its conferences and con- art historical research. For bibliog- has authorised the Zentralinstitut tinuing education seminars, organized raphic needs, arthistoricum.net to reuse its database of ca. 65,000 with the help of Evelin Morgenstern’s offers among others: a web directory, records (Bibliothèque Doucet and Initiative Fortbildung für wissen- a database for articles in online Bibliothèque centrale des musées schaftliche Spezialbibliotheken (www. periodicals, new acquisitions list nationaux). initiativefortbildung.de). The complete from international art libraries, Since January 2006, the Union programs and many papers of all the and last but not least an additional Catalogue Florence-Munich-Rome AKMB conferences are also accessible access to the already well known (www.kubikat.org) offers digitized title on the AKMB website www.akmb.de. ‘Virtual Catalogue for Art History pages and tables of contents for many Many of the lectures are published in (VKK)’ (see below). A French of the new acquisitions. the AKMB-news, published three times interface for arthistoricum.net has This is only a selection of activities. yearly until 2005, two times yearly been inaugurated in May 2006 One of the most decisive current from 2006 on. Some articles are acces- during a presentation in Paris. An debates, not only among art libraries, sible online (ttp://archiv.ub.uni-heidel- English interface has just been concerns of course the co-operative berg.de/artdok/portal/akmb/). implemented. Detailed informations indexing of all kinds of online On November 0/, 2005, the on arthistoricum.net and its publications. This is certainly a field Saxon State and University Library future program will appear in Art where only intense international at Dresden has hosted an AKMB Libraries Journal vol. 32 (2007), co-operation is able to produce conference on the management no.. arthistoricum.net is open for convincing results. of photographic collections in international co-operation. libraries and archives. The program For the development of he comprised of course presentations international Virtual Catalogue Russia of the Deutsche Fotothek (http:// for Art History (VKK) (http://www. Ada Kolganova fotothek.slub-dresden.de). which is a ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk/vkk/ Russian State Art Library department of this library vk_kunst_engl.html), see the separate The University Library of Heidel- article in this issue of the IFLA ALS The association of arts libraries in berg has organized two one-day AKMB newsletter. Thanks to funding from Russia differs from the professional workshops (February 23, March 2, the DFG within the arthistoricum. associations of other countries by the 2006) on art historical databases and net project, this meta-catalogue has fact that the Arts library Section of web resources. been enriched, among others, by a the Russian library Association is a TheAKMB session during the annual web directory called ART-Guide, corporate community. Therefore its German library congress (March 2 developed by Heidelberg University activity embraces both the points of to 24, 2006) has comprised lectures Library together with Saxon State the Section plan and the joint projects 14 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 of separate libraries within the limits museum of decorative applied arts, In May the 8th exhibition “Librarians’ of the whole Russian Association. Russian State Art library). amateur arts” was opened in “the The potentialities of our libraries are * The interregional research practical Blue Hall” of the Russian State art different too. We combine indepen- seminar “The picture post-card as a library. Every year Russian librarians dent libraries. Equally with them art memorial item of cultural heritage. originally and vividly celebrate “the departments of the universal libraries Problems of their conservation, Day of Russian libraries”. are very active in their work. Museum subject entry and use in libraries This time 53 authors from different libraries present a separate direction. and museums”. towns of our country exposed The main type of the Section activity 240 works. Among 26 libraries- became professional meetings of a The Section meeting was held during participants of the exhibition there different scale and various aims. These the th Conference of the RLA in were large libraries. are conferences, seminars, round Ekaterinburg in May 5–20, 2006, The participation in the tables and discussions. We try our in the Urals State University, at the International Crimean Conferences best to organize those events not only faculty of science of culture and art is very useful for art libraries and in central cities and our capital. The criticism in the hall of the Center of complex departments of art literature Section members readily go to other modern art. (as special subdivisions-libraries). towns and are active in joining the Among the participants there were In June the 3th conference was conferences that were organized by representatives of Saratov universal held, in which we took part within the other organizations. research library, the State historical limits of our own association, apart The participation of specialists library, Ekaterinburg universal from other sections. The meeting of of libraries of different levels in the research library, Mari-El national Section 4 “Libraries and museums in Seminar organized by the Moscow library, the Russian State library, the common space of information and Kremlin Museum research library and Urals State University research library, culture” activated museum libraries. All-Russian State library of foreign Tjumen State youth library, Museum The representatives of different literature was especially productive. library “Books of the blockade city”, libraries both of Russia and foreign The subject of the discussion was the Russian State art library. countries were particularly interested “Museum libraries in The Russian State art library in a special event held within the the contemporary society”. presented methods of servicing frame of the Section. It was a guest Subjects and places of the Section readers of creative professions that seminar in the outstanding museum work at the conferences, seminars and were supported by the meeting – A.Chekhov House-Museum in round tables are the following: participants. The report “The library Yalta. The subject of the seminar was and Master: the Creative alliance” presented in keen and polemic form, * The interregional seminar “Art demonstrated the effectiveness of the namely “The correlation between libraries in the plans of cultural activity of librarians as co-authors paid services and free services for art development of the region”, when creating works of art and readers in special libraries”. Yaroslavl, September 5–6 (Art culture and publishing book items. library Section of the RLA, Yaroslavl In their reports participants from The program of the main Meeting in regional universal research library). Ekaterinburg presented the library Sudak included the subjects indicating * The interregional research practical as a culture center and creative a great progress of the libraries of the seminar “Art media objects in laboratory. They considered a lot types considered. libraries”, Vologda, October 27–28 of problems: from the creation of * Information image as a base of (Arts library Section of the RLA, original expositions to the network developing site content of cultural Vologda regional universal research strategy of servicing students-art institutions library). historians. * Bibliographical work in the art * The research practical seminar Together with the Section of library library structure “Problems of art literature subject history the following organizational * Realization of inter-institutional cataloguing”, decision was taken: to set up a per- projects in the Latvian University: January 26, 2006 (Arts library manent subject intersectional Round integration of informational Section of the RLA, RSAL). table “The museum-library and resources and creation of cultural * The interregional research practical museum in the library”. S.Kolosova, values seminar “The prospects of forming the head of the library “Books in the * M.Voloshin house-museum council the Union catalogue of Moscow art blockade city” and the chairman of of trustees: from the idea to great libraries”, February 5, 2006 (The the initiative group, was entrusted to results Arts library Section of the RLA, State organize the work of the permanent * Traditional and innovative museum of fine arts, All-Russian committee of the Round table. techniques in art libraries ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 15 * Publishing activity in blockade exhibitions catalogues, etc. Many Specialized Libraries Leningrad of them are State Public Libraries * M.Voloshin house-museum main converted into Community Libraries, biblioteca nacional. biblioteca tasks for adopting informational so they conserve important old del servicio de dibujos y techniques books. They are seventeen of them. grabados. www.bne.es * “Gatchina”, the state museum- www.exlibris.usal.es It is the most important Art Library reservation, in the worldwide Because of they receive the L.D., of Spain with more than 6.000 informational space Communities with a great number old books with original prints and * Site of the Central Exhibition of published books, like Madrid and photographs and near 60.000 Art Hall “Manege” in Internet (virtual Cataluña, have a quite important Books from the nineteen to the exhibitions) amount of Art Books. twenty one century. It is specialized * Books and video-editions of * Biblioteca Regional de la in architecture, sculpture, drawings, the State museum-reservation Comunidad de Madrid. Joaquín prints and photographs. “Oranienbaum” Leguina. www.madrid.org/bpcm libraries of consejo superior de * A provincial nobleman’s personal * Biblioteca Nacional de Cataluyna library www.bcn.es investigaciones científicas (csic) The Section Council prepared the www.csic.es translation into Russian and publi- state public libraries TheC.S.I.C. is constituted of Centres cation of the new version of “TheIFLA State Public Libraries depend and Institutes specialized in different Art libraries Section booklet”. on Ministry of Culture which matters and so they have specialized coordinate them and are ruled by the Libraries to study these matters. Autonomous Communities. There The Libraries that conserve more Spain is one Library in each province and Art Books are: Maria Concepción Huidobro two more in the capitals of the A.C. * Biblioteca Central del CSIC Salas, Biblioteca Nacional They are fifty two and they receive www.csic.es/cbic/bibliotecas/BC Alicia García Medina, Instituto del the L.D. of each province. Some of * Biblioteca General de Patrimonio Histórico Español them were created in the eighteen Humanidades www.csic.es/cbic/ and the nineteen century so they bibliotecas Spanish Libraries with Relevant conserve important old art books. It depends of the Centro de Estudios Collections of Art Books Also they have relevant books about Históricos and has a relevant amount Historical Patrimony and local art. of Art Books. General Libraries In some places they play the role of * CINDOC. Centro de Información The general libraries with an Autonomous Community Library. y Documentación Científica. important amount of Art Books are: They conserve a great amount of www.cindoc.csic.es volumes, many times over 00.000 Documentation Centre in biblioteca nacional. madrid books, as well as leaflets, audiovisuals, Humanities, journal articles, etc. www.bne.es etc. Its access is free. Access to these Libraries is The General Deposit of the National These Libraries can be consulted permitted only to investigators. Library conserves a great quantity through the Directorio de Collective Catalogue of all the books in of Art Books both old and modern Bibliotecas Públicas del Estado, the CSIC Libraries can be consulted in and contemporary books. It receives that give us a good description of the the Net: www.csic.es/cbic/red Legal Deposit of Spain from 958 different Libraries, with the number and is difficult to specify the number of volumes, special features, etc. institutes of volumes of Art it conserves. It There is also a Collective Catalogue Specialized Centres of the Ministry has also a specialized Library in the of the books of all Libraries that can of Culture with Libraries dedicated Department of Prints and Drawings. be consulted through the Directorio. to help to search on the matters they www.mcu.es/jsp/ work. libraries of autonomous In addition, the REBECA Data Base We can stand out the art collections communities of the Ministry of Culture, which of: From the eighties a Central Library has bibliographic records of a good * Instituto del Patrimonio Histórico was created in each Community of number of Public Libraries in MARC (Conservation and Restoration) Spain. It receives the L.D. of all the Format, allows discharge records, Madrid www.mcu.es/jsp/ books printed in each Community because it is a system of shared * Instituto de Cooperación and has important works about cataloguing. Iberoamericana (Iberoamerican Historical Patrimony, local artists, Art) Madrid www.aeci.es 16 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 university libraries * Real Academia de Bellas Artes logical objects) http://museodeltraje. University Libraries are specialized de San Fernando. Madrid mcu.es/archivos/absys.htm Libraries which conserve collections www.rabasf.insde.es * Fundación Lázaro Galdiano of Art Books in their Libraries of * Real Academia Catalana de (Private Spanish Art Collector) Humanities, Faculties of Art History, Bellas Artes de San Jordi. http://www.flg.es/catalogo.asp Fine Arts, Philosophy and Letters, Barcelona www.rabasj.es Geography and History, etc. and in * Real Academia de San spanish contemporary art: the Schools of Architecture. Carlos. Valencia. * http://www.artemadrid.com/ The Libraries that conserve more www.realacademiasancarlos.com * http://www.hispanarte.com/ Art Books are: * Real Academia Santa Isabel de * Madrid: Universidad Hungría. Sevilla www.insacan.org Conclusion Complutense. Biblioteca de Access is only permitted to academics We could say that Spanish Libraries Geografía e Historia, Facultad de and investigators. are quite rich about Art books and the Bellas Artes www.ucm.es/BUCM/, Most of the CSIC, University and access to their catalogues via Internet Universidad Politécnica. Academic Libraries are included in is good. It could be interesting to Escuela Superior de Arquitectura the net IRIS, Spanish Net of I+D improve the coordination between www.upm.es www.rediris.es Libraries so it could allow sharing Universidad Autónoma. Biblio- resources, especially in the acquisition teca del Departamento de Historia architect college libraries of foreign books. It could be y Teoría del Arte www.uam.es These Libraries conserve important interesting to create a net of Libraries * Barcelona: Universidad de collections of books and journals with the most relevant Art collections. Barcelona. Biblioteca de about Architecture and Urbanism Humanidades www.bib.us.es and belong, with some University and * Valencia: Universidad de Institute Libraries to the Asociación United Kingdom Valencia: Biblioteca de de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas Douglas Dodds Humanidades Joan Reglá de Arquitectura, Construcción y ARLIS/UK & Ireland www.uv./infobib Urbanismo: ABBA www.biotecnica. Victoria and Albert Museum * Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla: upc.es Facultad de Bellas Artes TheARLIS/UK & Ireland Annual www.bib.us.es museum libraries Conference was held in Newcastle * Zaragoza: Universidad de These libraries have important book from 9–2 July, and the theme was Zaragoza. Biblioteca María collections and include different entitled The Baltic and beyond. The Moliner www.unizar.es materials such as books, documents, conference began with a discussion * Valladolid: Universidad de engraving, photographs, and maps. about international aspects of art Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Here are some examples: librarianship, with Olga Sinitsyna, Letras www.uva.es * Museo Nacional Centro de Arte the current Chair of the IFLA Art * Salamanca: Universidad de Reina Sofía (Contemporary Art) Section, among the panel members. Salamanca. Facultad de Geografía http://www.mcu.es/bases/spa/brso/ Other participants included Elizabeth e Historia www.sabus.usal.es BRSO.html O’Keefe for ARLIS/NA, Sue Price for * País Vasco: Universidad del País * Museo Arqueológico Nacional ARLIS/UK & Ireland, Margaret Schild Vasco. Campus de Álava (Archaeology) http://www.mcu. for AKMB, and Michiel Nijhoff for www.vcehu.es es/bases/spa/hiscbma/ OKNB /ARLIS Netherlands. Speakers etc. * Centro de Documentación de la raised a number of interesting points Access is only permitted to professors, Filmoteca Española (Films) about the need for collaboration and university students and investigators http://www.mcu.es/jsp/ networking, including the desirability The Collective Catalogue of all these plantillaAncho_wai.jsp?id=70&are of reverting to the practice of holding Libraries can be consulted on REBIUN: a=cine&contenido=/cine/film/serv/ an art libraries conference in Europe University Libraries Net www.rebiun. serv_biblioteca/formulario.jsp when the IFLA location makes it crue.org * Museo Casa de Cervantes (Miguel unlikely that many European art de Cervantes Saavedra House) librarians would be able to participate. royal academy libraries http://museocasacervantes.mcu.es/ Other topics covered at the conference The Royal Academies with more jsp/plantilla.jsp?id=52 included digital image repositories, relevant Art collections are: * Museo del Traje. Centro de the art book trade, cultural diversity * Real Academia de la Historia. Investigación del Patrimonio and widening participation. For a Madrid www.rha.es Etnológico (Fashion and ethno- fuller report, see the ARLIS newssheet. ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 17 As ever, the Society continues to now an additional post of Chair-Elect. electronic image product is organise other visits, talks and The first holder is Vanessa Crane, from appropriate for a library, campus, study days throughout the year. the University College for the Creative museum, or other institution. It is In particular, ARLIS/UK & Ireland Arts, who is due to take over from the designed to evaluate image databases hosted a visit from Finnish and current Chair, Sue Price, in Spring that are content repositories with Flemish art librarians in May, and 2007. Sue also retires from her post at asset management and presentation OKBV (ARLIS Flanders) has invited the Courtauld Institute shortly. Beth functionalities. TheDIDSC itself British colleagues to a study tour in Houghton, a former member of the may be modified, expanded, or September. Next year’s ARLIS/UK IFLA Art Section, retired from the Tate augmented to accommodate local conference will be held at the at the end of March. needs; institutions are encouraged University of Gloucestershire in to tailor this document to suit Cheltenham, whilst the following individual application. year’s event will be held in Liverpool United States * ARLIS/NA Core Competencies to coincide with the city’s year as Jeanette Clough for Art Information Professionals European Capital of Culture 2008. Getty Research Library – November 2005. For more details about ARLIS events, This document identifies the see the Society’s website at: www.arlis. Art Libraries Society of North fundamental knowledge, behaviors, org.uk America and skills currently necessary for ARLIS/UK & Ireland also maintains www.arlisna.org most professional positions within an active publications programme. New ventures and continuing the art information field. It is The latest example is Artists’ books: a initiatives include three projects: the intended to be a flexible document cataloguers’ manual (2006), compiled Assessment Task Force online survey, that can be revised as the field by Maria White, Patrick Perratt and a task force to look at educational evolves and changes. Liz Lawes. This contains a useful efforts throughout ARLIS/NA, and Conferences: summary of issues relating to artists’ a task force to look at ARLIS’s needs * The 34th AnnualARLIS/NA books, and is also an indispensable for a membership database and web Conference was held in Banff, guide for cataloguing them. The services. Canada, May 5–9, 2006. latest issue of the Art Libraries Journal ARLIS/NA completed its strategic * The 3rd jointARLIS/NA-VRA (vol. 3 no. 3 2006) includes various plan for 2006–2009, listing four main Summer Educational Institute articles on aspects of digitisation, goals: for Visual Resources and Image including Ronald Milne on the * To increase the effectiveness and Management was held in Portland, Bodleian Library’s involvement in support the professional growth of Oregon, June –6, 2006 the Google project, Michel Melot on art librarians and visual resources French responses, plus Ken Hamma professionals. Upcoming Conferences, 2007: on cultural heritage organisations’ * To foster the creation and * February 4–7, 2007: 95th Annual attitudes to intellectual property dissemination of information, College Art Association (CAA) rights. The Society also continues to resources and standard in the conference in New York, New York. maintain the arlis.net service (www. field of art information and art www.collegeart.org arlis.net), which includes an online librarianship. * April 26–May , 2007: ARLIS/NA 35th directory of art libraries throughout * To be an advocate for the member- Annual Conference, “At the the UK and Ireland, plus an associated ship, the profession, and ARLIS/NA. Crossroads: Inside, Outside, Past, union list of art and design serials. * To strengthen and increase the Present, Future “ in Atlanta, Georgia. The arlis.net website homepage was effectiveness of ARLIS/NA’s activities * June 24–June 30, 2007: ARLIS/NA- recently highlighted in a publication and operations. VRA Summer Educational Institute by Intute (www.discover.ac.uk), for Visual Resources and Image which was formerly known as the paper publications: Management, Indiana University, Resource Discovery Network and now Art Documentation (biannual journal) Bloomington, Indiana. http://www. incorporates Artifact (www.artifact. vraweb.org/seiweb/index.html ac.uk). Entitled Best of the web: Arts digital publications: & Humanities, a PDF version of the * Digital Image Database Standards American Library Association, document is available at www.discover. Checklist: Technical, Functional, Arts Section ac.uk/supportdocs/visual_arts.pdf. Content, & Access Recommendations http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/ The Society has introduced some – January 2006. The checklist acrlsections/arts/arts.htm changes to its constitution in the past (DIDSC) may be used as a guide to The Arts Section ofALA represents year or so, with the result that there is determine whether a particular librarians and specialists working in 18 ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 or interested in the fields of visual and positive response to digital by curators performing arts. The Section provides New Publications in the Auckland Art Gallery in New an umbrella organization for the pro- Zealand. motion of library service in the arts Finally this Art libraries journal through discussion of current issues, looks at two well-known resources the exchange of information, and the for digital images: the James Madison carrying out of suitable projects. University’s MDID, in an article by Christina Updike and Allison Rosen, Online publications: Art Libraries Journal and ARTstor, in an update to Max * Collections and Services for Gillian Varley, Editor Marmor’s article (in Art libraries Animation Students journal 27 no.3 (2002): 26-29), written * Subject Guide to Films and Videos Art libraries journal vol. 3 nos. 3 and by Barbara Rockenbach. on Race and Ethnicity 4 2006 are the most recent issues of Reviews is this issue are of the * Websites of Interest to Dance ARLIS/UK & Ireland’s international Public Catalogue Foundation’s Oil Librarians journal, aimed at the international art paintings in public ownership (reviewer library community and at all who are Doug Dodds); the new edition of Conferences: interested in the documentation of the Mel Byars Design encyclopedia and * 2006 Annual Conference was held visual arts. Jonathan Woodham’s Dictionary of in New Orleans, Louisiana, June modern design (both reviewed by Gaye 22–28, 2006. Art libraries journal vol.3 no.3 2006 Smith); and Strategies for transitioning * 2007 Annual Conference, looks at some current issues in to the age of digital media, by Sarah Washington, DC: June 2–27, 2007. digitisation, as well as some solutions Cheverton and Christina Updike to those issues, beginning with a (reviewed by Gregory Most, Chief Special Libraries Association, Viewpoint by Michel Melot describing of the Library Image Collections Museums, Arts & Humanities the reaction in France to the Google at the National Gallery of Art in Division World Digital Library. The English Washington). http://www.sla.org/division/dmah/ and American world sees this project Finally come the Guidelines for The Museums, Arts & Humanities quite differently from the French, as contributors, ready for anyone who is Division encompasses librarians can be seen in the article that follows, inspired to contribute an article to the and information specialists from by Bodley’s Acting Librarian Ronald Art libraries journal, though the Editor all types of museums (including, Milne, outlining co-operative mass would like to be contacted first by but not limited to, general, art, digitisation from Oxford’s point of anyone wishing to take up their pen! science, and history museums); from view, in the context of other earlier historical societies, institutions, and work carried out there since 993. He Art libraries journal vol.3 no.4 2006 other organizations having special is certain that this latest development focuses on ephemera, that valuable departments or special collections upholds Bodley’s vision of facilitating research resource in the art library, as devoted to the arts, architecture and access to all. Liz Lawes and Vicky Webb explain in humanities, and from both public and Kenneth Hamma’s article questions their introductory Viewpoint. private organizations having libraries the rationale behind the continued Martin Andrews (Department of or subject collections devoted to the assertion of intellectual property Typography & Graphic Communi- creative arts and/or other branches rights by non-profit cultural heritage cation University of Reading) of the humanities. The division collections over images of creative introduces the theme, with a brief also provides a forum for librarians works that are themselves in the introduction to the history and and information specialists with an public domain. Then Mike Pringle definition of printed ephemera, interest in all aspects of the publishing discusses the outcomes of the Digital entitled The stuff of everyday life, and process for both print and nonprint Picture, a survey conducted in 2005 this is followed by two other papers materials. by AHDS Visual Arts that looked at from contributors to the recent access to digital images in UK higher ARLIS/UK & Ireland Visual Archives Conferences: education and research. Margaret Committee’s day course on ephemera: * 2006 Annual Conference was held Graham and Christopher Bailey write Managing and cataloguing ephemera in Baltimore, Maryland, June –4, about Compare and contrast, their collections, by Stephen Lowther 2006. research project investigating the use (Wellcome Library for the History * 2007 Annual Conference, Denver, of digital images by art historians; and Understanding of Medicine) and Colorado, June 3–6, 2007. and this is followed by an article What should I do with paper ephemera? from Caroline McBride on the very by Liz Yamada (Acting Principal ifla art libraries section newsletter • 59/2006 19 Conservator at London Metropolitan Archives). Frédéric Casiot describes the amazing collection of ephemera at the Bibliothèque Forney in Paris, and Beth Houghton adds a lively account of the strange life and after-life of the private-view card. These articles are all illustrated with examples of ephemera. Finally Jacqueline Cooke outlines some of the collaborative initiatives Publications of the and projects under way to identify and locate ephemera files. University of Art Martin Antonetti, Curator of the Mortimer Rare Book Room at Smith College, Northampton, reviews and Design Helsinki two British Library publications on bookbindings, Stuart Bennett’s Trade www.uiah.fi/publications bookbinding in the British Isles, 660– books@uiah.fi 800, and David Pearson’s English bookbinding styles, 450–800, and the final review is from Jennifer Krivickas from Yale, on Kenneth E. Burchett’s A bibliographical history of the study and use of color from Aristotle to Kandinsky, published by the Edwin Mellen Press. And as usual in no.4 each year, this issue concludes with the index to the year.

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