Introducing the JOAN FLASCH ARTISTS' BOOK COLLECTION Digital Library
The John M. Flaxman Library at the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago has recently introduced a new digital library interface for
the Joan Flasch Artists' Books Collection:
<http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/jfabc>http<http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/jfabc>://digital-libraries.saic.edu/jfabc
The Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection includes close to 5,000
artists' books, multiples, video and audio recordings, periodicals,
digital works, reference books, ephemera, exhibition catalogs, and
examples of experimental art practices, all created over the last
four decades by artists of local, national, and international
significance. Renowned and unique in its vast scope and easy
accessibility the collection is housed in its own study
room. Students, faculty, and the general public are welcome to drop
in or to arrange in advance for formal presentations. The Flasch
Collection also hosts readings, performances, seminars, and other
campus events addressing the production, use, or context of
experimental art practices.
The new JFABC Digital Library allows worldwide access to a growing
catalog, provided for educational and research purposes. Powered by
CONTENTdm software, it currently contains descriptions and discovery
images for approximately a third of the items in the Joan Flasch
Artists' Book Collection, with more added continuously. A richly
indexed online collection, the new catalog can be searched and
browsed by criteria such as artists, titles, and terminology specific
to our holdings. The site also includes a growing list of links to
artists' books resources world wide, as well as a calendar for
exhibitions and events occurring in the book room.
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Claire Eike
Director, The John M. Flaxman Library
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
37 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60603-3103
312-629-9379 voice
312-899-1465 fax
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