25 Awesome Beta Research Tools from Libraries Around the World If you're tired of using the same old search box on your local library website for research projects, it might be time to broaden your horizons. Try out one of these in-the-works betas sponsored by world-class libraries around the world. From academic libraries like that at MIT or renowned research centers like the Library of Congress, the following beta research tools feature innovative tricks to connect you with the most relevant, valid results on the Internet and in their card catalogs. Melvil Dewey would be proud. Tools Used at College and University Libraries Check out this list for academically-minded beta search tools sponsored by universities around the world. Vera Multi-Search: MIT: This new tool is still in the works, but once it's officially approved, students and researchers can use Vera Multi-Search as a way to find material in several different databases with one single search.
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago Contemporary Art Museum Upcoming Events The Renaissance Society presents a limited edition photo portfolio featuring work by twelve artists who were given solo exhibitions by the museum: Darren Almond, Lothar Baumgarten, Jean-Marc Bustamante, Willie Doherty, Stan Douglas, Fischli/Weiss, Rodney Graham, Arturo Herrera, Zoe Leonard, Laura Letinsky, Thomas Struth, and Jeff Wall. More Information Featured Publications Nora Schultz Parrottree Black Is, Black Ain't Dawoud Bey Picturing People Matt Saunders Parallel Plot Several Silences Past Exhibitions
Brooklyn Public Library - Local History Collections What's New Tweets by @Brooklynology Hours and Location Check out our Programs and Exhibitions page and the Brooklynology blog for more details. Contact Us Brooklyn Collection Central Library 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 718.230.2762 Fax: 718.857.2245 Email: Ask a Librarian Image of the Week It took long enough, but Spring is finally here, and with it comes another baseball season. About the Brooklyn Collection The Brooklyn Collection is Brooklyn Public Library's local history division, providing a range of information and services about anything and everything Brooklyn. Photographs View and/or purchase more than 20,000 Brooklyn photographs. Digital Collections Brooklyn Collection 2.0 For a daily dose of Brooklyn history, follow the Brooklyn Collection on the Brooklynology blog, Twitter, and check out (and tag!) Brooklyn Connections Learn more about Brooklyn Connections, our unique research project partnerships for 6th through 12th grades. Meet the Brooklyn Collection
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture The New York Art Resources Consortium (NYARC): Towards Radical Collaboration Librarians are natural collaborators—we share materials through interlibrary loan, data through cataloging cooperatives, and our subject and technical expertise on numerous listservs and professional committees—but moving beyond these traditional modes of collaboration is challenging. Collaboration is hard because it often requires an institutional shift; it is time-consuming and relies on effective communication, teamwork, consensus-building and a healthy dose of respect. Last week, Brooklyn Museum hosted a discussion on collaboration led by representatives from NYARC to talk about the future of art museum libraries and used the consortium’s activities as an example of how museum libraries are working together. Arcade launch party held in the Reading Room of the Frick Art Reference Library, February 24, 2009. From left to right: Ken Soehner, Arthur K Watson Chief Librarian at the Thomas J.
Artforum Index The Artforum Index: Volume I, number 1, through volume VII, number 4 June 1962 through December 1968 1000 copies published 1 July 1970 as Artforum, 1962-1968: a cumulative index to the first six years by Laurence McGilvery, La Jolla, California. Corrections and new information about personal dates are welcome. This revised, free, on-line version published 1 November 2009. © 1970, 2002 & 2009 by Laurence McGilvery. Download The Artforum Index The High Performance Index: A partial, interim version © 2002 & 2009 by Art in the Public Interest Numbers 1-32 | Numbers 33-40 | Numbers 58/9-70 Priced list of available runs, single issues, and Astro Artz books and tapes on pp. 112-115 Numbers 42-57 and 71-6 not available at present This free, on-line index to over two-thirds of the issues has three sources. Numbers 1-32 (vols. 1-8, February 1978-1985) Numbers 33-40 (vols. 9-10, 1986-87) The index for numbers 58/9-69/70 was prepared for the publishers' own internal use.
Oriental Institute Research Archives: RABooks list | what's new | announcements | public programs | | website information & statistics | copyrights & permissions | comments | | website navigational aid | Oriental Institute Research Archives Acquisitions Lists RABooks List Information By Charles E. Revised February 2002 The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute is one of the better libraries of ancient Near Eastern studies in North America. The Research Archives collections cover the languages and civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Anatolia, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula and related areas from the earliest periods to the Hellenistic period. For many years, lists of recent acquisitions in the Research Archives were produced periodically and distributed informally. The development of electronic media offers us new opportunities to distribute acquisitions lists widely and in a timely and inexpensive manner. The Acquisitions Lists are also available on-line:
Wilbour Library:Recent Acquisitions These pages have been made available on the Newton server since 1995 to present the acqusitions lists of the Wilbour Library of Egyptology to as wide an audience as possible. News July 2005 The Wilbour Library of Egyptology of the Brooklyn Museum has added Reviews of Egyptological Literature to the Research page of the Library Online Catalog. Go to: Continuing the reviews that were previously contributed to BES, this list covers the years 2000 to 2004 and will be updated annually. Important news November 2004 After extensive renovation, the Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives are reopened to advanced researchers. www.brooklynmuseum.org To inquire about making an appointment please send an email to: library@brooklynmuseum.org In addition to books and periodicals, all pamphlets and offprints on Ancient Egypt are fully cataloged and represented in the online catalog. Deirdre E. Available files
Library | Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas Complementing the museum’s art collection, the research library offers an extensive range of materials on American art, photography, and history from the early nineteenth century to the present. The library provides support to researchers at all levels interested in deepening their understanding of the country’s artistic heritage. A librarian is available at the reading room reference desk during public hours to assist you.Photocopies, computer printouts, and microform copies cost fifteen cents per page beyond first ten (first ten copies are free). Digital scanning to email or flash drive is free (please bring your own drive).Two computers are available for public use.Free Wi-Fi is available.Bags 11-by-15 inches or larger must be checked at security. Library and archives material may not be checked out.Museum staff is not permitted to give monetary appraisals or opinions on works of art.Visitors should not bring original artwork into the museum.
Libraries and archives The Museum collection is available to researchers of all different levels through its galleries, libraries and study rooms, as well as online. Libraries catalogue online Catalogues for all of the Museum's libraries can be searched online – please note not all Museum libraries have their entire collection recorded in the online catalogue. Search the catalogue now Museum archive The Museum's Archive contains administrative records of the Museum dating back to its foundation in 1753, including minutes of meetings of the Museum’s Trustees, acquisitions reports and administration, policy and financial records. The Central Archive holds limited information on the Museum’s collection: these records are generally held by the Museum’s curatorial departments (with some exceptions). Archive material held by the British Museum Department of Manuscripts (usually with references beginning ‘Add’) and some other Museum records (before 1973) are now held by the British Library.
The National Portrait Gallery Corsair Welcome Art Research Library Art Research Library Search the Library Catalog | Search Image Collections The National Gallery of Art Library is a major national art research center serving the Gallery's staff, members of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, visiting scholars, and the scholarly community at large. Reference staff responds to inquiries by telephone, mail, and e-mail. The library contains a wide-ranging collection of more than 400,000 books, periodicals, and documents on the history, theory, and criticism of art and architecture. Other strengths of the collection include monographs on individual artists as well as international exhibition, museum, and private collection catalogues. The department of image collections is recognized as one of the largest and most important visual archives in the world. Hours Monday, noon to 4:30 p.m. Further Information Reading Room Guidelines (PDF 80k) (Download Acrobat Reader)