I have been
asked to share this press release with the list:
THE GETTY PROVIDES
FREE ACCESS TO THE BHA ON ITS WEBSITE
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 both BHA (covering 1990-2007) and 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.
Kathleen Salomon
Head, Library
Services & Bibliography
Getty Research
Institute
Jennifer Pollock
Head of the
Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library
for Design,
Architecture, Art, and Planning
University of
Cincinnati/College of DAAP
5480 Aronoff
Center for Design and Art
PO Box 210016
Cincinnati, Ohio
45221-0016
513-556-1319
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/daap/
Dear Colleagues,