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Academic Library Division NewsEdited by K.C. Elhard / posted: 28 March 2005Acquisitions:Jae Jennifer Rossman (Special Collections Librarian, Arts Library, Yale University) reports that the Arts of the Book Collection of the Arts Library at Yale has acquired the archive of Richard Minsky, a critically acclaimed artist whose innovative use of materials and pioneering techniques have contributed to the expanding field of the book arts for over thirty years. More information about the collection can be found in the December 17, 2004 issue of the Yale Bulletin & Calendar (http://www.yale.edu/opa/v33.n14/story13.html)Projects and programs:The University of Utah's Marriott Library is developing the "Utah Artists Project," a component of the Mountain West Digital Library (http://www.lib.utah.edu/digita l/mwdl/index.html). The database will provide information about and promote knowledge of Utah's most prominent visual artists since ca. 1850. Each artist will be represented by a portrait, biographical and bibliographical information, a listing of any related archival and manuscript collections, and images of two to three dozen works. Margaret Landesman (head, collection development, Marriott Library; interim head, Dumke Fine Arts and Architecture Library) would like to hear from others who have undertaken similar projects.The Marriott Library has also developed a new program called "Arts in the Library" (http://www.lib.utah.edu/arts). "Arts in the Library" gives artists access to spaces in the library for displaying and performing their work, exposing university students to a wide range of artistic expression. Chaired by Greg Hatch (Instruction Librarian), the program's first year has been considered very successful. Exhibitions:The University of Minnesota's Wilson Library is hosting the exhibition, The House and The Book, February 18 through March 25 in the James Ford Bell Library Gallery. The exhibit, coordinated by Deborah Ultan Boudewyns (art history & performing arts librarian) and curated by M.A. candidate Midori Green, explores rare and current popular books of domestic architecture spanning three centuries and includes examples of these books organized into five categories: Treatises and Topology, Manuals, Romantic, Economy, and Photographs and Models. It recognizes the diverse representations of the three-dimensional house on the two-dimensional page and considers how books and illustrations serve their intended audience. The exhibit features a variety of book formats, including coffee-table books, practical textbooks and handbooks for craftsmen, portable guides for the traveler, and sculptural books for the curious. The representational innovations of engraving, lithography, color illustration, photography, and pop-ups are also considered.Transitions:Richard McElroy has accepted the position as acquisitions and serials librarian at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. He can be contacted at 617-879-7112 and rmcelroy@massart.edu. Polly McCord has moved on from the University of Arizona to Angel Fire, New Mexico and has started a new venture, the Artful Traveler (http://www.theartfultraveler.com).Conferences:See you at our annual meeting in Houston!Top of Page |