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Dear Colleagues,

 

A reminder of our ARLIS/NA-sponsored session for those of you who will be at CAA in New York next week:

Wednesday, February 13^th, 8:30-10:00 am

New York Hilton Midtown, New York Gramercy West

Cross-purposes or cross-pollination: the art library in the 21^st century 

As colleges and universities invest in a variety of programs geared toward the digital humanities and digital art history, the library is often a partner, opening its doors to create and support labs and makerspaces, providing students and faculty with the tools for innovation and spaces for collaboration.   Similarly, specialized art research libraries and institutes outside the academy are considering the impact and integration of evolving digital research methods on their programs and spaces as they move further into the 21^st century.  Proposals over past years by some academic and research institutions seeking to move traditional art library print resources to centralized and often remote locations in favor of increasing spaces for technology have been highlighted and argued in arts newsletters, blogs, petitions, and letters of support from eminent scholars and laypersons, demonstrating that what might be viewed by some as evolution is neither straightforward nor uncontroversial. As American art libraries continue to move away from onsite browsable book stacks, disagreements by researchers over this trend remain passionate and sometimes prevail, even while spaces for teamwork and technological innovation are at a premium.   Discovery in the stacks is still seen by many as critical for research, particularly in institutions outside of the U.S., yet others argue that online research tools mitigate the treasured concept of serendipity. This panel includes presentations from various perspectives, both practical and theoretical, regarding the intersection of traditional uses and innovative programming within art library spaces.

Speakers:

--Janine Henri, University of California, Los Angeles: The case for on-site art and design reference collections: browsing as a research method and pedagogical tool

--Marcia Reed, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Reviving the Art Library

--Hannah Bennett, University of Pennsylvania: The Republic of research: placing the media spectrum in the arts library 

--Kurt Forster, Yale School of Architecture: Libraries as Relays

Hope to see some of you there!

 

Kathleen Salomon

ARLIS/NA Liaison to the College Art Association (CAA)

 

Associate Director

Chief Librarian

The Getty Research Institute

1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688

 

310-440-7482

 

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