Art museum libraries and librarianship
edited by Joan M. Benedetti ; foreword by Michael Brand ; introduction by Ann B. Abid
- Lanham, Md. [Ottawa] Scarecrow Press Art Libraries Society of North America 2007
- xix, 312 p il 28 cm
- Occasional papers of the Art Libraries Society of North America n. 16 .
- Occasional papers (Art Libraries Society of North America) ; n. 16. .
Inclui bibliografia (p. 281-289) e índice
Outside in : leading and managing the art museum library -- Reader services, reference, and the art museum library's clientele -- Automating the art museum library in the twenty-first century -- A delicate balance : access and security in the art museum library -- Cataloging and technical services in the art museum library -- Space planning in the art museum library -- Collection development and the acquisition process : the art museum librarian as curator -- Curating images : visual resources in the art museum library -- The invisible made visible : collecting ephemera in the art museum library -- Special collections in the art museum library -- Institutional archives : the art museum's memory -- Fundamentals of fund-raising for the art museum library -- Marketing, public relations, and advocacy in the art museum library -- Working with volunteers and interns in the art museum library -- Professional development : investing in art museum librarianship -- Solo librarianship in the art museum library
"Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship serves as an introduction to the field of art museum librarianship and its diverse settings. Sixteen chapters address - from the point of view of practicing art museum libraries - leadership, reader services, automation, security, cataloging, space planning, collection development, visual resources, ephemera, special collections, archives, fund-raising, public relations, volunteers and interns, professional development, and solo librarianship