Art Libraries Section

The Section endeavors to represent libraries and organizations concerned with all formats of textual and visual documentation for the visual arts, including fine arts, applied arts, design and architecture. The Section strives to improve access to information about these subjects for users of independent research libraries, museum libraries, art libraries attached to educational institutions art departments within national, college, university and public libraries, government departments and agencies, libraries in cultural centres and other collections of art information. The Section is also concerned with the creation, study and enjoyment of the visual arts through these libraries and with the encouragement of activities of national and regional societies of art librarians and visual resources curators. It provides an international forum for the free exchange of information and materials on art and furthers the aims of the Core Activities of IFLA.

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Art Libraries, Sections

Última actualización: 21 Septiembre 2012

Latest News

From Wunderkammer to e-Resource: Promoting Art Information Across Borders in the 21st Century, Berlin, June 13-14 2013

The intention of this colloquium is for participants to not only gain new insight and creative guidance for working collaboratively, but to participate in conversations that will serve as catalysts for collaborative projects between American and German art and museum libraries.

Continued… | 16 Abril 2013

Call For Papers: Rare Book and Manuscript and Art Libraries Sections Joint Session at WLIC 2013, Singapore

Theme: Images Lost and Found - Innovative Approaches to the Discovery and Use of Visual Materials Found in Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collections

Continued… | 4 Diciembre 2012

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2013 Agosto

Art Librarians Down Under 2013

8 – 16 Agosto 2013 (Sydney, Canberra and Darwin, Australia)

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