Even though we haven’t yet published our first e-catalog, as a museum librarian, I am concerned about this issue and our Publications & Media department is very aware of it. I think that there is a real disconnect between the new e-publishing model and library users’ access and discovery.
Do all museums charge for access to their e-publications? It is my understanding that some do not. In either case, I agree that it is important to find a model that allows libraries to “collect” museum catalogs.
Best,
Alba
Alba Fernández-Keys
Head of Libraries & Archives
Indianapolis
Museum of Art
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I am interested in the knowing the answer to this question as well. It seems that the Art Museum ebook model is oriented, much like commercial music, to the individual buyer. How libraries will be making this kind of content available to our researchers and general users is a quandary. Is there a way to help develop a model that will serve needs beyond the individual customer. If museums are using the “iModel” libraries will be left out of the loop. While many academic libraries are talking “resource sharing”, “shared collection development,” etc., development of non-university press and non-text oriented ebooks is not interested in this at all.
What if a library had an institutional subscriber/ membership to a museum? Could that be a way to get all virtual epublications from that museum? Currently Ebsco handles our institutional subscriptions to journals and ejournals. Could Ebsco handle this type of subscription, or any other vendor for that matter? (e.g. Harrassowitz). Has anyone tried to bring these parties together to see if this could work?
Margaret Ericson
Arts Librarian
Colby College
Waterville, ME
(Sabbatical Fall 2012, Ireland)
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The added content in the AGO e-book below sounds wonderful. Unfortunately, I don’t see a way for us to acquire this e-book for the University library’s collection.
I would be interested in knowing if any other institutions have found a way to offer iTune resources (music or art) to their university community – other than asking the students to acquire them directly.
Thanks.
Best,
Marilyn
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Marilyn Nasserden
Music and Art Librarian
TFDL 510H, Libraries and Cultural Resources
University of Calgary
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Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Canada
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Apologies for cross-posting.
AGO LAUNCHES FIRST E-BOOK
The AGO has announced that IAIN BAXTER Works 1958-2011, its first ever eBook, has just launched. The core of the book is derived from the print version recently published in conjunction with the exhibition, with added layers of video content originally produced for the interpretative context of the exhibition. This video footage consists of interviews with BAXTER& at his home in Windsor, in which he discusses key works from across the span of his career. The eBook gives them a permanence, and a context not otherwise possible, and also gives more presence to the artist in the book.
The eBook was produced with the publisher Goose Lane Editions, and Apple. Trailer Park (interactive design) converted the book's design files into the eBook format.
Requires iPad (2 or above) and iBooks 2. Price C$ $24.95. Available from: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/iain-baxter/id512989059?mt=11
Karen McKenzie
Chief Librarian
E.P.Taylor Research Library & Archives
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, ON M5T 1G4
Canada
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