A Czech visiting architecture scholar just dropped off several copies of two of his books. He didn’t want to carry them back to home so I am offering them free of charge to interested librarians. There are 12 copies of: Title: Jiří Voženílek : architekt ve Zlíně = architect in Zlín / Jiří Svoboda. Edition: První vydání. Published: Brno : Vysoké učení technické v Brně, … Continue reading Offer of 2 architecture books (free!)
Available as unrestricted gift, from the estate of art historian and author of catalogues raissoné: Library of approximately 500 art books, with a focus on 19th and 20th century American and European art. The approximately 50 linear feet are located in South Florida, and contain many sub-topics, including art collecting, the Ashcan school, prints and printmaking, 20th c. artists in France, and American regionalists. The … Continue reading Estate Library Gift Offer
Sylvan Cemetery: Architecture, Art and Landscape at Woodlawn coincides with Woodlawn’s 150th anniversary celebration, and is an outgrowth of the Cemetery’s 2006 gift of its archive the most complete set of 19th and 20th century cemetery records held in the public trust to the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. Sylvan Cemetery highlights the renowned architects, artists, artisans and landscape designers whose … Continue reading New Publication: Sylvan Cemetery: Architecture, Art and Landscape at Woodlawn / Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library
The Newly Available Online Core List of Architecture Resources / by Barbara Opar Want to check your library collection for core reference works? Not familiar with the discipline and need to quickly see what resources are considered basic to the field? The Association of Architecture School Librarians has made freely available in an online format such a list of core architecture resources. The list can … Continue reading The Newly Available Online Core List of Architecture Resources (AASL)
Lately I have been intrigued by the idea of mining social media sites to enrich my acquisitions activities. I’m specifically looking in non-traditional notification streams for under-publicized, quirky or alternative titles, or to hear in advance of forthcoming publications. Much art publication turns on the exhibition calendar, and social media sites—whether official or unofficial—are often the timeliest source for new titles and web sites. By … Continue reading How do you use social media for acquisitions? / contributed by Ross Day
As you can see below, the deadline for Program Proposals for the 2015 ARLIS/NA Conference in Fort Worth (March 19-23) has been extended to Friday June 20, 2014. We want Collection Development topics to be well represented at this conference. Please use our new Blog as a forum to connect with members who share common ideas which could generate some great proposals. Proposal formats include: … Continue reading ARLIS/NA 2015 Conference Proposal Deadline Extended
ARLIS/NA Collection Development SIG Blog 