Dear Colleagues:
Please see the attached press release.
Terence Ford
Head, Research Databases
Getty Research Institute
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DATE: April 1, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE GETTY PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO THE BHA ON ITS WEBSITE
LOS ANGELES—As of April 1, 2010, the Bibliography of the History of
Art (BHA) will be available free of charge on the Getty Web site at
http://library.getty.edu/bha. Free Web access to BHA is an advantage
not only to all traditional users of the database but also to such
potential users as institutions in developing countries and independent
scholars worldwide, who until now have been unable to afford access to
the BHA. Since ending its collaboration with the Institut de
l’Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST)–CNRS in December
2007, the Getty has been searching for partners to continue the
production and distribution of BHA. This process has been complicated,
and with no suitable arrangement immediately available, the Getty
decided to act on its commitment to the scholarly community by providing
access to BHA directly from its own Web site.
“The Bibliography of the History of Art has been an indispensable
resource for scholars and students for many years. We are delighted to
announce that BHA will be available on the Getty Web site. We remain
firmly committed to making the present BHA accessible to all,” says
Thomas Gaehtgens, Director of the Getty Research Institute.
BHA on the Getty Web site offers both basic and advanced search
modules, and can be searched easily by subject, artist, author, article
or journal title, and other elements. To search BHA, please visit,
http://library.getty.edu/bha. Note that the database search includes
the International Bibliography of Art (IBA), covering the years 2008 and
part of 2009. The Répertoire de la litterature de l’art (RILA), one of
the predecessors of BHA, with records that cover 1975-1989, will be
online by May 1.
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