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(NEW YORK, July 2, 2009) The J. Paul Getty Trust will return ownership
of the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals to Columbia University
effective July 1, 2009. One of the preeminent research tools in
architecture, the Index offers a comprehensive listing of journal
articles published worldwide on architecture and design, city planning,
interior design, landscape architecture and historic preservation.
The Avery Index covers not only the international scholarly and popular
periodical literature but also the publications of professional
associations as well as U.S. state and regional periodicals.
For the past 26 years, the Avery Index has been a joint project between
the J. Paul Getty Trust and Columbia University, with the Getty
providing funding as well as technical and administrative support,
while Columbia University managed its production. Last spring, in
connection with Getty-wide budget reductions, the GRI announced its
intention to transfer the Index back to Columbia.
Over the years, the Avery Index has migrated from print to electronic
to Internet distribution, and it has vastly increased its subscription
base. At present, there are approximately 225 institutional
subscribers, which comprise nearly all the major academic institutions
internationally who support research in architecture.
“Now that the Avery Index is increasingly self-supporting, it seemed
the opportune moment to return it to its producers at Columbia,” says
Thomas Gaehtgens, director of the Getty Research Institute.
“We are delighted to reacquire the Avery Index,” says Jim Neal, Vice
President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia
University. “We have profited greatly from our partnership over the
past 26 years, and we hope to continue to make advances in production
and distribution of this important reference tool.”
Columbia and Getty will ensure a seamless transition for users of the
Index, coordinating continuing distribution agreements as they have in
the past. The Getty will continue to provide administrative and
technical support during the transition period from July 1, 2009 until
December 31, 2009.
The Avery Index has been produced since 1934 at the Avery Architectural
and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, one of the finest
libraries in the country for research in architecture. For more
information, please visit the Avery
Index web page on the Columbia University website. The Avery
Library's website provides a list of journals included in the Avery
Index.
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the
top five academic research library systems in North America. The
collections include over 10 million volumes, over 100,000 journals and
serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare
books, microforms, maps, graphic and audio-visual materials. The
services and collections are organized into 25 libraries and various
academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 550
professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries at
www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb is
the gateway to its services and resources.
The Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library is one of the
most comprehensive collections relating to architecture and the fine
arts in the world. Avery collects a full range of primary and secondary
sources for the advanced study of architecture, historic preservation,
art history, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and
archeology. The Library contains more than 400,000 volumes, including
35,000 rare books, and receives approximately 1,000 periodicals.
Avery’s Drawings and Archives collection includes one million
architectural drawings and records.
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and
philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts that features the
J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty
Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation. The J. Paul Getty
Trust and Getty programs serve a varied audience from two locations:
the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Malibu.
Additional information is available at www.getty.edu.
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