The Handbook of Art and Design Librarianship

Paul Glassman is Director of University Libraries and Adjunct Instructor of Architectural History and Design at Yeshiva University. Judy Dyki is Director of Library and Academic Resources at Cranbrook Academy of Art and Editor of Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America.

List of figures and tables

Notes on contributors

Foreword – Clive Phillpot

Preface

Part 1: Roles and Responsibilities

1. The governance and administration of the art and design library – Paul Glassman

2. Evolution not revolution – Barbara Opar

3. Expanding roles for fine arts liaison librarians – Stephanie Kays

4. Accreditation and visual arts libraries – Judy Dyki

5. Design thinking for design librarians: rethinking art and design librarianship – Rachel Ivy Clarke

Part 2: Materials and Collection Management

6. Visual resources: from analogue to digital and beyond – Molly Schoen

7. Developing digital collections – Greta Bahnemann and Jeannine Keefer

8. Inspirational encounters: the management and use of archives and special collections in the art and design Library – Jess Crilly, Gustavo Grandal Montero and Sarah Mahurter

9. What is special about special collections? – Lee Sorensen

10. Artists’ books, publications, multiples, and objects – Tony White

11. Art documentation: exhibition catalogues and beyond – Gustavo Grandal Montero

12. Tactile Libraries: material collections in art, architecture, and design – Rebecca Coleman and Mark Pompelia

13. Seeing the bigger picture: archival description of visual information – Alyssa Carver

Part 3: Teaching and Learning

14. Embedded in their world: moving mentally into the studio environment – Michael A. Wirtz

15. Teaching with threshold concepts and the ACRL Framework in the art and design context – Alexander Watkins

16. Teaching by the book: art history pedagogy and special collections – Sandra Ludig Brooke

17. Metalitery in art and design education: implications for library instruction – Leo Appleton

18. The art of evidence: a method for instructing students in art history research – Catherine Haras

19. “I want students to research the idea of red”: using instructional design for teaching information literacy in the fine arts – Katie Greer and Amanda Nichols Hess

20. Cultural differences and information literacy competencies – Nancy Fawley

Part 4: Knowledge Creation

21. The ever-shifting landscape: mapping the present and future of digital art histories – Colin Post

22. Critical cARTography: mapping spaces for dialogue about identity and artistic practices – Andy Rutkowski and Stacy Williams

23. More than just art on the walls: enhancing fine arts pedagogy in the academic library space – Rachael Muszkiewicz, Jonathan Bull and Aimee Tomasek

24. Beyond the monograph? transformations in scholarly communication and their impact on art librarianship – Patrick Tomlin

Part 5: The Physical Environment

25. New, renovated and repurposed library spaces: responding to new demands – Leo Appleton, Karen Latimer, and Pat Christie

26. Why is that column in the middle of the room? success in creating classrooms for library instruction – Paul Glassman

27. Finding common ground: creating library spaces for collaboration – Beverly Mitchell

Part 6. Promotion and Sustainability

28. Marketing plans made simple – Paul Glassman

29. Engaging with social media – Ken Laing and Hillary Webb

30. Website strategies for art and design libraries – Judy Dyki

Appendix: Library profiles – Beth Morris

Index