Thanks Tina!
At one time topics such as this were discussed on SCIPIO-L, which evidently still has
653 subscribers, but I can’t recall receiving a message from the list in years. Ironically, looking through the list’s archives just now, I see that the last substantive posting (Feb. 2, 2017)
was made by Rodica Krauss on this exact subject.
Nearly four years later there’s now obviously more widespread interest in the topic, which has gained real urgency as a result of the pandemic-driven acceleration of the shift
to online-only sales and sale catalogs. As a practical matter I’m especially interested in knowing how others are archiving online-only sales -- a couple of posters have mentioned doing this -- and as a legal matter what the copyright implications of this
practice might be. These both seem like major hurdles.
Thanks again for taking the lead with the SIG, Tina!
Chris
Christopher Handy
Technical Services Librarian
Saint Louis Art Museum
1 Fine Arts Drive
Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1331
Phone: 314.655.5456
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Hi all,
Jumping in to this thread to share the news that I just recently confirmed with Mark Pompelia and the former Auction Catalog SIG coordinator, Rodica Krauss, that
I’ll be taking over as moderator of the Auction Catalog SIG. These are all important issues that have been on my mind to raise and I’m happy to see this active auction catalog discussion on ARLIS-L. I’d like to schedule a discussion early in the new year and
hope to send an announcement about that soon. (Jessica, you kindly offered to help organize a discussion so I may contact you about that). I’ve also had it on my mind to revive the Auction Catalog List Serv (Listserv: ARLISNA_Auction_Catalogs_SIG) to create
a space for more regular discussions about auction catalogs.
And sending a big thanks to Rodica Krauss for all of her work on the Auction Catalog SIG!
All best and happy holidays,
Tina
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Tina Lidogoster (she/her)
Associate Museum Librarian
Thomas J. Watson Library
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
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Hi all,
I would also be very interested in joining this discussion.
Rebecca
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Hi,
I would be very interested in a discussion - I've recently taken over some of the auction catalog responsibilities at the Frick Art Reference Library and it has been a challenge
to address both print and digital formats and the changing landscape.
We have a robust system in place for handling PDFs thanks to our Web Archiving program but from the Acquisitions side any discussion would be very welcome!
Best,
Mary
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Lead Acquisitions Librarian
Frick Art Reference Library
10 East 71st Street
New York, NY 10021
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Dear Nel and Jonathan,
We were notified last summer that Sotheby's would no longer produce print auction catalogues when we tried to renew our subscription. Whenever a PDF of the catalogue is available
on the Sotheby's website, we download the catalogue; otherwise, we create our own PDFs. We have recently learned that Christie's may also cease publication of a print catalogue.
We would be interested in having a discussion about this issue and are looking for partners to share the responsibility of this collecting endeavor. If anyone is interested in discussing
this further, please do let me know. I would be happy to organize a meeting in the new year.
Cheers,
Jessica
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Dear Nel
Thanks for raising this. I concluded from the FAQ on their web site
https://www.sothebys.com/en/faq-help?locale=en that they were not printing any more catalogues, but now some are finding their way to us. Hard to know what is or is not being printed, and what we can rely on receiving in the way of complimentary copies
sent to curators if subscriptions are no longer possible. I would be interested to hear if others have more insight.
Best regards
Jonathan
Jonathan Franklin
Librarian
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
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This Message originated outside your organization.
Dear colleagues,
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam collects the print versions of auction catalogues. Recently, I tried to renew our subscription to the Sotheby’s catalogues, but they are
no longer renewing their print subscriptions. Do you still collect printed auction catalogues, and if so, how do you deal with this problem?
Best regards,
Mrs. Nel
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Library Administration
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