Still a few hours to go Pacific Daylight Time before they can no longer say:
"April Fools."
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Pollock, Jennifer (pollocjr) <
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> I have been asked to share this press release with the list:
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> THE GETTY PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO THE BHA ON ITS WEBSITE
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> 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.
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> “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.
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> 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.
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> *MEDIA CONTACT:* Beth Brett
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> Getty
> Communications
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> 310-440-6473
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> Kathleen Salomon
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> Head, Library Services & Bibliography
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> Getty Research Institute
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> *Jennifer Pollock*
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> Head of the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library
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> for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
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> University of Cincinnati/College of DAAP
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> 5480 Aronoff Center for Design and Art
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> PO Box 210016
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> Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0016
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> 513-556-1319
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> http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/daap/
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> Dear Colleagues,
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Thomas E. Hill
Art Librarian,
Vassar College
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