Good point. And the collective wisdom will be useful.
Nina

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Nina Stephenson
Fine Arts Library  MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM  87131-0001
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>>> Carol Graney <[log in to unmask]> 12/1/2006 10:55 AM >>>
I would suggest that this conversation continue on ARLIS-L since it  
is relevant to most (if not all) ARLIS librarians, not just those who 

are members of the Academic Division.

Carol

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On Dec 1, 2006, at 9:22 AM, Lucie Stylianopoulos wrote:

> Nina et Al.,
>
> This is great news and thanks to everyone who has sent in these  
> excellent comments.  I have not yet had time to compile the most  
> recent additions to our list of issues but they are fascinating.   
> Lets form this into a "task force" to continue working on the topic 

> with an eye to leveraging Nina's access point.  I have had some  
> contact with CSA regarding this idea, so I think that talks with  
> both EBSCO and CSA right now at ALA Seattle and before ARLIS  
> Atlanta might be fruitful.
>
> To all who were interested, I will keep and forward the emails to a 

> new list serve that Rijn Templeton will be announcing soon for the  
> Academic Libraries Division.  That way we can firm up our own needs 

> and have a proposal ready to work on in Atlanta.   I think this  
> might be a main agenda item with both the Academic Library Division 

> and the Collections discussion Group.  I will work with the Atlanta 

> conference team to get us some meeting space.
>
> Who might be going to Seattle that is interested in this topic?   
> Please let me know.
>
> thanks to all,
>
> lucie
> Chair, Academic Libraries Division
>
>
> On Nov 30, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Nina Stephenson wrote:
>
>> Our Collection Development officer has told me that our Ebsco
>> representative has asked for suggestions of full-text titles they  
>> should
>> try to add to their databases. She has suggested that if I come up 

>> with
>> a list of the top 2 dozen titles art titles, perhaps they might  
>> work on
>> some. So... what full-text titles would be on your most-wanted
list?
>> Include title, publisher and maybe a few words on why the title is
so
>> vital.
>>
>> Nina
>>
>>
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>> Nina Stephenson
>> Fine Arts Library  MSC05 3020
>> 1 University of New Mexico
>> Albuquerque, NM  87131-0001
>> [log in to unmask] 
>> 505-277-0679
>>
>>>>> Nina Stephenson 11/30/2006 2:57 PM >>>
>> I don't know if these discussions about art journals are taking
place
>> on more general library discussion lists, but the art librarians  
>> ARLIS
>> list has recently had messages posted about the dearth of full text
>> journals in the arts...
>>
>> Date:         Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:03:21 -0500
>> Reply-To:     Lucie Stylianopoulos
>> Sender:       ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST
>> From:         Lucie Stylianopoulos
>> Subject:      Full text Journals
>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> I know that particularly in Academic Libraries we are always
>> pressured to find Full-text journal articles.  Often, the packages
>> that our libraries purchase contain few, if any important full text
>> journals in the Arts (with obvious and notable exceptions).  Thus,
>> Fine Arts Libraries are left behind in the online library
environment
>>
>> and often overlooked in funding initiatives.
>>
>> After listening to a discussion of the new CSA Illustrata product
>> which will make available scientific images in full text journals,
I
>> wondered if an opportunity has come to leverage more full text
>> availability for Arts journals. At least four major Art and
>> Architecture databases (Avery, BHA, DAAI, and ArtBibModern) are
>> currently available through CSA Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. 
Will
>>
>> CSA also be making images in art and architecture journals
available
>> through CSA Illustrata?  I think it would be a good time to talk
>> about this.
>>
>> I would like to see ARLIS form a Task Force to leverage more online
>> access in our field.  Perhaps we could also collaborate with our
>> colleagues in ACRL-ARTS and VRA to present a stronger presence.  I
>> would hope that we could meet with our colleagues in the Avery and
>> BHA User Groups in Atlanta to start the ball rolling.
>>
>> Would anyone else be interested in such a group/task force?  Is
this
>> something the Board would find useful?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> lucie
>>
>> Chair, Academic Library Division
>>
>> Lucie Wall Stylianopoulos
>> Acting Head, Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library
>> Collections & Instruction Librarian
>> Librarian for Art/Archaeology, Architecture and Drama
>> University of Virginia
>> Bayly Drive Box 400131
>> Charlottesville, VA 22904-4131
>>
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