Clearinghouse on Art Documentation and Computerization This documentation center and information service conceived and implemented by Patricia J. Barnett was originally hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Watson Library and later at the Frick Art Reference Library no longer exists. It collected and disseminated information related to art, museum, and library informatics. Most of the information that was once in the database can now be found in Web sites. An article by Karen Parles (Spectra, Summer 1996, 23(4), p33-35) discusses the impact of the Internet on this service and how Web sites were doing the work that was once done by the Clearinghouse.
-----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert A. Baron Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:46 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Repository of Collections Management related materials Dear MCN, I seem to recall that in the early 1990s a well-known art library began to collect information related to the history and practice of collections management and automation. Does anyone on this list know of any such collection efforts? I would like to donate my accumulated materials rather than disposing of them. I have four or five boxes of such data including (among other works) Data Models Technical Reports (such as David Bearman's) Systems analyses and projects created for key museums Plans for image projects Advertisements and related ephemera Documentation of conferences and symposia Materials related to intellectual property issues. ...and much more. For those on this list who may not know me, I worked in this field for approximately fifteen years, until about the year 2000. If anyone thinks it useful, they are invited to consult my on-line CV, available <http://studiolo.org/cv.htm>HERE Feel free to send this notice to other workers in this field. /Robert A. Baron robert at studiolo.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.
