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Dear Friends -- For those who are following the changes occurring at the
Getty Information Institute, I invite you to read the following article
written by Eleanor Fink for the electronic publication, D-Lib Magazine
(March 1999 issue). Here is the abstract that describes the article:
"Since the early 1980s, the J. Paul Getty Trust has been a pioneer in
applying computing to art history information. Recently these activities
have been carried out by the Getty Information Institute, directed by
Eleanor Fink. Following a change of leadership, the trust has decided to
close the institute in June this year. To commemorate the end of its very
successful initiatives and programs, D-Lib Magazine invited Eleanor Fink to
write the following retrospective survey of the institute and its
achievements."
The url is http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march99/fink/03fink.html
Besides being an excellent history of the accomplishments of the Getty
Information Institute (formerly the Art History Information Program/AHIP),
this article is a handy resource for links to all GII and GII-sponsored
on-line projects.
Christine L. Sundt
Visual Resources Collection
Architecture & Allied Arts Library
5249 University of Oregon
Lawrence Hall - Room 300
Eugene, OR 97403 - U.S.A.
541-346-2209 /FAX 541-346-2205
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