We maintain a vertical file of ephemera consisting mostly of files for individual artists--primarily artists represented in our museum
collection. Such small items would generally go into these files.
Heather Brodhead
Librarian
Constance & George Fearing Library
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
www.sbma.net
(805) 884-6451
Library open to the public Tue, Wed, Thu 1-5 PM;
Librarian's hours 10-noon; 1-5:30 on those days.
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Dear Luke,
We catalog small brochures that document exhibitions, some have a checklist, or an essay, they may be [6] folded pages.
For a research on a young contemporary artist, or a small art gallery, they are important documents, we think. Our ILL usage of these materials is very high so I encourage you to catalog them. We find that MoMA LIbrary often has a record for small items on
OCLC. Anna Brooke
Anna Brooke, Librarian
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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All,
The Marriott Library has recently had a large donation of art-related books from a retired art historian. In our processing efforts we have come across
several large pamphlets/booklets/foldouts from galleries across the
Have others come across objects like this and considered adding them to your collections? I’d be interested to hear if people decided to add these items
or not, and why they made their decision.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Luke Leither
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