Although most art museums possess a library of some kind, these
facilities are often hidden from the public and seldom discussed in
library schools despite the important role they play as substantial
research venues. Co-published with the Art Libraries Society of
North America, Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship serves as an
introduction to the field of art museum librarianship and its
diverse settings. Editor Joan Benedetti has compiled contributions
from practicing art museum librarians to present sixteen chapters
that address the topics of leadership, reader services, automation,
security, cataloging, space planning, collection development,
visual resources, ephemera, special collections, archives,
fundraising, public relations, volunteers and interns, professional
development, and solo librarianship. Each chapter consists of
several essays that deal with the distinct environment of art
museum libraries: from the largest research collections that serve
many curatorial departments and multiple administrative layers to
the smallest solo librarian venues whose unsung staff work in
relative isolation. The book concludes with a collection of brief
institutional profiles, which include statistical and descriptive
information on fifteen diverse art museum libraries in the U.S.,
Canada, and Europe; appendixes that describe academic programs
offering dual degrees in librarianship and art, list international
professional associations for art museum librarians, and provide
sample policies and procedures in use today in art museum
libraries; a bibliography; and an index. Art Museum Libraries and
Librarianship, the first publication of its kind, is illustrated
with over 90 black and white images of art museums, their
libraries, and items from their collections.
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