The Library of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pulford
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is acknowledged as one of the finest small art galleries in Europe. It has a richly resourced library which functions both as a curatorial library for the Barber’s curators and as part of the University of Birmingham’s network of site libraries. Students of art history thus benefit from the combined resources of a specialist art gallery library and a major university library. The Barber also houses a visual resources library, music library and coin study room.

Escaping the digital black hole: e-ephemera at two Auckland art libraries

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Catherine Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Public Art ◽  
Art History ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
The University

The collections of e-ephemera of two Auckland art libraries are discussed here: the E H McCormick Research Library at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, a specialist art library within one of New Zealand's major public art galleries, and the Fine Arts Library Te Herenga Toi at the University of Auckland which supports the research and teaching needs of the Elam School of Fine Arts and the Department of Art History. While there are differences in approach both institutions see the value in preserving print and e-ephemera and are looking to make this material more accessible to users, despite numerous challenges.

Fine arts libraries in British Columbia: culture on the West Coast of Canada

1999 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Melva J. Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Public College ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The North ◽  
Arts And Culture ◽  
The University ◽  
The North Pacific

Fine arts and culture have existed in British Columbia from the time that the First Peoples came to the North Pacific coast of Canada. Vancouver’s first fine arts library was established in 1930 at the Vancouver Public Library; significant collections have subsequently been developed at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design and the University of British Columbia. They serve a diverse clientele: students, artists and researchers. Outlook, a province-wide network, provides access via the Internet to library catalogues of public, college and institution libraries throughout the Province.

scholarly journals When life becomes art: A librarian’s experience acting the part

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Laura Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Art History ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
History Department ◽  
The University ◽  
Arts Programming

In fall 2014, I was approached by a theater/dance undergraduate student who wanted to put on a play in the Fine Arts Library (FAL) at the University of Texas (UT)-Austin. Because we had done a variety of performing arts programming in our magnificent space, I was inclined to say yes. She had written and was directing a play that took place in a library. Being the liaison to the Art and Art History Department, I thought it prudent to bring the theater/dance librarian into the discussion.

scholarly journals Interview with Tamara Moats, Speaker on Visual Thinking and Use of Art Data

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Cybèle Elaine Warts
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Art History ◽  
Puget Sound ◽  
Visual Thinking ◽  
Asian Studies ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Claremont Graduate School ◽  
The University

Tamara Moats was curator of education at the University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery for nineteen years where she organized programs for all ages, developed the museum’s teaching methods, and wrote extensive curricula. She now teaches art history at the Bush School Upper School and the Cornish College of the Arts, and visual thinking at the University of Washington Medical School. Moats holds a BA degree in art history from the University of Puget Sound and an MA in Asian Studies from the Claremont Graduate School. 

Art libraries in Slovenia

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-23
Author(s):  
Marjana Lipoglavšek
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Modern Art ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Museum Of Modern Art ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The University ◽  
Degree Level

Present day Slovenia has inherited a number of historic libraries and collections, one of which provided the foundations of the National and University Library at Ljubljana, the major library for arts and humanities. There are also a number of specialised art libraries within and outside the University of Ljubljana, including the library of the University’s Department of Art History, the Library of the Academy of Fine Arts, and the libraries of the National Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Architecture, all in Ljubljana. Slovenian libraries have been or are being automated and linked together through the COBISS network; most of the academic libraries are connected to the Internet. Library training programmes are available at degree level, and students can study another subject, such as art history, as well. More art librarians are needed, as is an association of art libraries and art librarians.

scholarly journals A Portrait of the Library: A Fine History

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Victoria Catherine Passau
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Small Collection ◽  
The University

<p>The Elam School of Fine Arts amalgamated with Auckland University College in 1950, bringing with it a small collection of art books. From these beginnings the Fine Arts Library has developed into the well-funded and reputable arts library that exists today. Throughout its history the Library has supported the Elam School of Fine Arts and later the Department of Art History and has in turn been integrated into and supported by The University of Auckland Library system. This research utilised an historical case study approach to identify and analyse how this web of interconnected relationships has influenced the development, maintenance, and future of a specialised art library. The findings illustrate that, while the Elam School of Fine Arts and the Department of Art History have experienced considerable curricular and administrative changes, these have not had a significant impact on the efficiency and value of the Library. The Fine Arts Library’s collection and services have consistently supported and enhanced the teaching and research needs of these two entities. Despite accommodation, staffing and funding challenges, the Fine Arts Librarians and Library staff, succeeded in establishing a comprehensive and nationally recognised art library with a strong, vibrant and unique culture.</p>

scholarly journals The Crucifix and the Art Gallery: An Odyssey from Religious Material Culture to Fine Art

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 537
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Hogan
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Fine Art ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Medieval Art ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
The University ◽  
Religious Material

This article focuses the epistemological processes through which a thirteenth-century Spanish Crucifix in less than pristine condition transformed from an obscure rural Catholic devotional into an art commodity and celebrated work of medieval art now exhibited at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) in Rochester, New York. By situating the Spanish Crucifix within the nascent art historical epistemology and museum movement in the late eighteenth to early twentieth century, this article offers a case study in how religious material culture becomes embedded in capitalistic systems as products or commodities, yet suggests the ways that critical religious studies approaches might enhance our understanding of religious material culture in fine arts museums.

scholarly journals A Portrait of the Library: A Fine History

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Victoria Catherine Passau
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Small Collection ◽  
The University

<p>The Elam School of Fine Arts amalgamated with Auckland University College in 1950, bringing with it a small collection of art books. From these beginnings the Fine Arts Library has developed into the well-funded and reputable arts library that exists today. Throughout its history the Library has supported the Elam School of Fine Arts and later the Department of Art History and has in turn been integrated into and supported by The University of Auckland Library system. This research utilised an historical case study approach to identify and analyse how this web of interconnected relationships has influenced the development, maintenance, and future of a specialised art library. The findings illustrate that, while the Elam School of Fine Arts and the Department of Art History have experienced considerable curricular and administrative changes, these have not had a significant impact on the efficiency and value of the Library. The Fine Arts Library’s collection and services have consistently supported and enhanced the teaching and research needs of these two entities. Despite accommodation, staffing and funding challenges, the Fine Arts Librarians and Library staff, succeeded in establishing a comprehensive and nationally recognised art library with a strong, vibrant and unique culture.</p>

Building with the Community: Developing digital tools for engaging with the arts in Saskatchewan

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Bath ◽  
Michael Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Arts Organizations ◽  
Grant Application ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Digital Service ◽  
Shared Spaces ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Funding Program ◽  
Arts Engagement ◽  
The University

In May of 2019, a team led by the University of Saskatchewan Kenderdine Art Gallery received a Canada Council for the Arts Digital Strategy Fund grant to develop a digital service with Saskatchewan arts organizations to allow them to engage with and give voice to their audiences and other art creators. However, the exact deliverable was intentionally vague; rather than presupposing what this diverse group (from internationally recognized art galleries to community puppet theatres) needs, the grant was built around first engaging with both these organizations and their current and potential audiences in order to gain an understanding of their varied needs. Only once this assessment was done would the actual development begin. In this paper we will introduce the project, and the funding program that supported it, and describe the process of community consultation for both the development of the grant application and the needs assessment. We will introduce the findings from the first phase of the Shared Spaces project and the resulting first prototypes for arts engagement, which use augmented reality, that have gone back out to the communities for further consultation and refinement.

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