Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Author: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780878468621

The authoritative guide to the MFA Boston's era-spanning collections of art, ceramics, jewelry and much more This newly updated edition of the definitive guide to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's most enduring masterpieces provides an enticing introduction to a collection that circles the globe and spans thousands of years. Featuring more than 500 works of art--from Native American ceramics to European silver, Egyptian funerary arts to Warhol silkscreens, alongside world-renowned paintings and sculpture, all reproduced in vibrant color--this substantial guide invites readers and visitors alike to experience the surprise, delight and inspiration offered by the collections of a major museum.

David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art

David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art
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Presents the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago in Illinois, featuring over 7000 objects spanning five centuries of Western and Eastern civilizations. Provides information about exhibitions, events, the collection, educational programs, and membership. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail.

Managing Image Collections

Managing Image Collections
Author: Margot Note
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2011-02-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1780630565

This book explores issues surrounding all aspects of visual collection management, taken from real-world experience in creating management systems and digitizing core content. Readers will gain the knowledge to manage the digitization process from beginning to end, assess and define the needs of their particular project, and evaluate digitization options. Additionally, they will select strategies which best meet current and future needs, acquire the knowledge to select the best images for digitization, and understand the legal issues surrounding digitization of visual collections. - Offers practical information for the busy information professional - Concentrates solely on image management - Focuses on unique needs of born digital and digitized images

America's Art Museums

America's Art Museums
Author: Suzanne Loebl
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780393320060

A tour of America's most notable museums is also a history of the nation's art that highlights each location's top works while discussing the backgrounds of each building and featured piece of art.

Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians

Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians
Author: American Library Association. Subcommittee on Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838934630

Skillfully acquisitions and collection development plays a key role in creating exceptional libraries. These authoritative resources provide the guidance you need to build and maintain the comprehensive, high-quality collection your customers demand. Get expert advice on: a- selecting material from serial to CD-ROMs; b- participating effectively in the budget process; and c- evaluating your existing collections and vendors. Developed by ALA's Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, this blueprint for a collection-development training program can be easily adapted to meet the collection management goals and organizational structures found in libraries of all types and sizes. Outlines for training are given in these areas, among many others: collection and development policies; selection and review processes; weeding and deselection; and navigating electronic networks. The guide divides training into three skill levels, supplies a curriculum framework matched to collection duties, and identifies competencies achievable after training.

A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the History of Chemistry and Chemical Technology

A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the History of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Author: Colleen Wickey
Publisher: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1987
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780941901055

A thorough inventory of research resources in American repositories, the Guide lists collections in the history of chemistry and chemical engineering, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and a number of related chemical process industries and businesses, from personal and professional papers of chemical scientists and engineers to business records of the chemical process industries.

Guide to Writing Collection Development Policies for Music

Guide to Writing Collection Development Policies for Music
Author: Amanda Maple
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780810840065

Every music collection has its own specific features in terms of flexibility, users, and selceting criteria, therefore a universal formula for writing collection development policies doesn't exist. This study aims to help librarians who are responsible for writing policies and refers not only to the proper process of planning a library's information resources, but also to other related activities, incorporated into or coordinated with the collection development policy: collection management activities and resource sharing programmes.