ArtMARC Sourcebook

ArtMARC Sourcebook
Author: Linda McRae
Publisher: ALA Editions
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1998
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This sourcebook outlines cataloguing techniques for a wide variety of resources, from ancient artifacts to architectural drawings. Profiling the methods of experts from libraries, art galleries, museums and other institutions, the text offers practical guidance for organizing diverse materials.

Cataloging Cultural Objects

Cataloging Cultural Objects
Author: Murtha Baca
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2006-06-12
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780838935644

In a visual and artifact-filled world, cataloging one-of-a-kind cultural objects without published guidelines and standards has been a challenge. Now for the first time, under the leadership of the Visual Resources Association, a cross-section of five visual and cultural heritage experts, along with scores of reviewers from varied institutions, have created a new data content standard focused on cultural materials. This cutting-edge reference offers practical resources for cataloging and flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of institutions—from libraries to museums to archives. Consistently following these guidelines for selecting, ordering, and formatting data used to populate metadata elements in cultural materials' catalog records: Promotes good descriptive cataloging and reduces redundancy Builds a foundation of shared documentation Creates data sharing opportunities Enhances end-user access across institutional boundaries Complements existing standards (AACR) This is a must-have reference for museum professionals, visual resources curators, archivists, librarians and anyone who documents cultural objects (including architecture, paintings, sculpture, prints, manuscripts, photographs, visual media, performance art, archaeological sites, and artifacts) and their images.

Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship

Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship
Author: Joan M. Benedetti
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780810859210

Each chapter includes essays written by librarians in the field that deal with the unique environment of art museum libraries, from the largest research collections that serve many curatorial departments and multiple administrative layers to the smallest solo-librarian settings where staff work in relative isolation."--Jacket.

Metadata Fundamentals for All Librarians

Metadata Fundamentals for All Librarians
Author: Priscilla Caplan
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2003-02-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780838908471

Metadata is used to organize and access information in an effective way. This is a comprehensive description of the various forms of metadata, its applications, and how librarians can use it. Both descriptive and nondescriptive forms of metadata are defined and applied to library functions.

Information Sources in Art, Art History and Design

Information Sources in Art, Art History and Design
Author: Simon Ford
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2015-05-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 3110954508

The aim of each volume of this series Guides to Information Sources is to reduce the time which needs to be spent on patient searching and to recommend the best starting point and sources most likely to yield the desired information. The criteria for selection provide a way into a subject to those new to the field and assists in identifying major new or possibly unexplored sources to those who already have some acquaintance with it. The series attempts to achieve evaluation through a careful selection of sources and through the comments provided on those sources.

Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Author: Loriene Roy
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2011-10-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810881950

Hundreds of tribal libraries, archives, and other information centers offer the services patrons would expect from any library: circulation of materials, collection of singular items (such as oral histories), and public services (such as summer reading programs). What is unique in these settings is the commitment to tribal protocols and expressions of tribal lifeways—from their footprints on the land to their architecture and interior design, institutional names, signage, and special services, such as native language promotion. This book offers a collection of articles devoted to tribal libraries and archives and provides an opportunity for tribal librarians to share their stories, challenges, achievements, and aspirations with the larger professional community. Part one introduces the tribal community library, providing context and case studies for libraries in California, Alaska, Oklahoma, Hawai'i, and in other countries. The role of tribal libraries and archives in native language recovery and revitalization is also addressed in this section. Part two features service functions of tribal information centers, addressing the library facility, selection, organization, instruction, and programming/outreach. Part three includes a discussion of the types of records that tribes might collect, legal issues, and snapshot descriptions of noteworthy archival collections. The final part covers strategic planning, advice on working in the unique environments of tribal communities, advocacy and marketing, continuing education plans for library staff, and time management tips that are useful for anyone working in a small library setting.

The Quality Infrastructure

The Quality Infrastructure
Author: Sarah Anne Murphy
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-11-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838994954

Summarizing specific tools for measuring service quality alongside tips for using these tools most effectively, this book helps libraries of all kinds take a programmatic approach to measuring, analyzing, and improving library services.

Library Collection Development for Professional Programs: Trends and Best Practices

Library Collection Development for Professional Programs: Trends and Best Practices
Author: Holder, Sara
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2012-07-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1466618981

Collection development, the process used by librarians to choose items for a particular library or section of a library, can be time-consuming and difficult due to the many factors that must be taken into consideration. Library Collection Development for Professional Programs: Trends and Best Practices addresses the challenging task of collection development in modern academic libraries, which is largely learned on the job. This publication contains practical advice and innovative strategies essential for current collection development librarians and future librarians seeking guidance in this complex position.

Image Retrieval

Image Retrieval
Author: Corinne Jörgensen
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810847347

When you hear the term "image management," do you think of making a good impression? Or taking good care of Impressionists? If the latter, this book is for you Vast collections of images exist in a wide range of organizations and institutions, and on the Internet. Some of these images are difficult to track down; others are just too large, too small, too valuable, or too fragile to access directly. In this introductory text to the field, Jorgensen describes the theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic underpinnings of storage and retrieval as they apply to a variety of visual formats.