*The Future of Art Indexing*
Recent discussion about BHA has brought to the fore a possible near-term
chilling reality -- one in which access to both retrospective and
current indexing may be severely curtailed. More broadly and across the
disciplines, scholarly publications everyday become more available in
digital formats. Some content becomes available through open access
venues online, while others are available through subscription sources.
* What impact does this trend have on the future of art indexing?
* Do art researchers look to indexes as a primary discovery tool and
will they use them at all as inevitably more and more content
becomes available to them online in full-text?
* If we believe as a community that art indexes will continue to be
a necessary and relevant discovery mechanism, how will the
community support indexing projects going forward?
Please join us in an online discussion about this fascinating,
challenging and changing element of our research landscape.
Moderator: Carol Ann Fabian, Director of the Avery Architectural and
Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
March 12, 2010, 11am Pacific – 12pm Mountain– 1pm Central – 2pm Eastern
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page: http://www.arlisna.org/chats/
Transcripts of previous chats are also available on the Chats page.
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Heather Gendron
Chair, ARLIS/NA Education Subcommittee
Art Librarian
Sloane Art Library
UNC Chapel Hill
102 Hanes Art Center
CB#3405
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3405
Phone: 919.962.1061
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