Sustaining Art Research Collections: Case Studies in Collaboration. OCLC Research Report

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Title: Sustaining Art Research Collections: Case Studies in Collaboration. OCLC Research Report
Language: English
Authors: Massie, Dennis (ORCID 0000-0002-5662-0714), Weber, Chela Scott (ORCID 0000-0002-6358-5128), Procaccini, Mercy (ORCID 0000-0001-6153-0476), Lavoie, Brian (ORCID 0000-0002-7173-8753), OCLC Research
Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 2023.
Availability: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH 43017. Tel: 800-848-5878; Fax: 614-764-6096; e-mail: support@oclc.org; Web site: http://www.oclc.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 50
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Art, Case Studies, Cooperation, Sustainability, Foreign Countries, Museums, Colleges, Academic Libraries, Research, Special Libraries
Geographic Terms: Texas (Houston), Canada, Massachusetts
DOI: 10.25333/kc2z-an73
ISBN: 978-1-55653-286-3
Abstract: Art research collections continue to be impacted by the lingering effects of economic uncertainty and the global COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in reduced or stagnant budgets and staffing cuts. These impacts have coincided with a period of institutional reflection and examination of the fundamental role of cultural heritage institutions in society. This report is the second of two documenting the findings from the Operationalizing the Art Research Collective Collection project, which explored collaborative opportunities and models for art research libraries. This report offers qualitative findings from case study research of existing collaborations involving art libraries, while the first report examined how quantitative analysis of library collection and resource sharing data can help identify and inform decisions about collaboration opportunities. Since prospective partnerships can only become reality through the hard work of building and maintaining relationships, it is important to document the practical experiences and lessons learned from real-world collaborations. The selected case studies offer rich perspectives on how art libraries have built and maintained partnerships in a variety of settings to illustrate different partnership models that art libraries could adapt for use in other contexts. [Foreword written by Amelia Nelson. For the first report, "Sustaining Art Research Collections: Using Data to Explore Collaboration. OCLC Research Report," see ED627074. This project was supported through a grant by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.]
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: ED630906
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Art research collections continue to be impacted by the lingering effects of economic uncertainty and the global COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in reduced or stagnant budgets and staffing cuts. These impacts have coincided with a period of institutional reflection and examination of the fundamental role of cultural heritage institutions in society. This report is the second of two documenting the findings from the Operationalizing the Art Research Collective Collection project, which explored collaborative opportunities and models for art research libraries. This report offers qualitative findings from case study research of existing collaborations involving art libraries, while the first report examined how quantitative analysis of library collection and resource sharing data can help identify and inform decisions about collaboration opportunities. Since prospective partnerships can only become reality through the hard work of building and maintaining relationships, it is important to document the practical experiences and lessons learned from real-world collaborations. The selected case studies offer rich perspectives on how art libraries have built and maintained partnerships in a variety of settings to illustrate different partnership models that art libraries could adapt for use in other contexts. [Foreword written by Amelia Nelson. For the first report, "Sustaining Art Research Collections: Using Data to Explore Collaboration. OCLC Research Report," see ED627074. This project was supported through a grant by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.]
ISBN:978-1-55653-286-3
DOI:10.25333/kc2z-an73