Reference Wrap-up: Agonizing Art and
Freaky Film
Erin Conor, Performing Arts Librarian, Reed CollegeLisa Hooper, Head Music & Media Librarian, Tulane UniversityKathleen DeLaurenti, Arts Librarian, College of William & Mary
Music Library Assoc. Annual Conference, February 2015
Taking on a new subject area: what to do??
I have subject responsibilities. . .• outside of music.• in the performing arts.• in the fine arts or film.• in at least one other humanities disciplines, like
English literature.• in foreign language(s).• in a discipline I haven’t even mentioned yet-
science, math, etc.
Working with your new department
• Develop relationships with your faculty.• What are the creative practitioners in the
department doing- artists, filmmakers, etc.? Make sure the library has materials to support these activities.
• Learn the research and teaching interests. What drives inquiry in this discipline?
• Purchase faculty publications.
Understanding the collection
• Become familiar with major journals, whether through Ulrich's, DOAJ, NEWJOUR listserv, etc.
• Set up journal alerts for new articles through Cambridge UP, Taylor & Francis, etc.
• If you have an intern or student assistant, have him or her assess the collection.
• Review collection development policies from other libraries.
Utilizing your professional networks
• Sign up for relevant listservs.• See specialized professional organizations (ARLIS, etc.)
for info! Do they have helpful publications? Local chapter meetings also a good source for connections and information.
• Investigate non-library organizations: the equivalent of AMS or SMT.
• Browse libguides from top institutions for the discipline.• Ask for help and ideas! Ask on MLA-L and within your
own library.
Be excited! Not everybody gets to take on new subject areas. You'll learn a lot and can apply your
knowledge to music.
Being a Movie Librarian
RASS Reference Wrap-Up
Film Studies
Lisa [email protected]
MLA 2015(Beautiful) Denver, CO
Working with your new department(s)
Understanding the collections for reference and instruction
The people and resources you need to make it work
The Outline
Working with your new department…
…plus a few more
Core film studies faculty
Coordinate faculty/Cross-listed classes
Faculty/classes independent of the film
studies program
Working with your new department(s)
…in sum
Get to know all the faculty teaching film-based courses
Get to know librarians in cultural fields and their research guidesHone your skills at negotiation, argumentation, and moderating
Working with your new department(s)
Understanding the collections for reference and instruction
The people and resources you need to make it work
The Outline
Understanding the collections for reference & instruction
Understanding the collections for reference & instruction – Reference
• International Dictionary of Broadcasting & Film
• Routledge Companion to Film History
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895-1930
• Encyclopedia of French Film Directors
• Arab Film Makers of the Middle East
Some on-line reference sources:
Understanding the collections for reference & instruction – Reference
• Encyclopedia of Filmmakers (2002)
• Animated Film Encyclopedia (2000)
• Critical Dictionary of Film & Television Theory (2001)
• South American Cinema (1989)
Some print reference sources:
Understanding the collections for reference & instruction – ProductionProduction Info Sources:
Understanding the collections for reference & instruction – Articles
Article Databases specific to film:
Understanding the collections for reference & instruction – Articles
Interdisciplinary Article Databases:
• Communication & Mass Media Complete
• Academic Search Complete• MLA International• Arts & Humanities Full Text
http://mediahistoryproject.org/
Understanding the collections for reference & instruction – Industry
Databases & Websites:
• Business Source Complete• ABI/Inform• American FactFinder
(www.factfinder.census.gov)
• Nielsen Ratings & Reports (www.nielsen.com)
Working with your new department(s)
Understanding the collections for reference and instruction
The people and resources you need to make it work
The Outline
People & resources you need to help make it work - Internal
• Business librarian• Librarians in cultural studies
(e.g., Latin American studies, Asian studies, etc.)
• Sociology librarian or whomever spends a lot of time with census, polls, and other datasets
People & resources you need to help make it work - External
• Local film organization(s)• ALA Video Round Table VRT)
listservs• Videolib-l• Videonews-l
• Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS)
Agonizing? Art
Kathleen DeLaurentiArts LibrarianCollege of William & Mary
Orpheus, Marc Chagall, 1917
Music Library Association Annual ConferenceFebruary, 2015Denver, CO
Similarities between art + music:
● music for your eyes● “intradisciplinary● resources for both
scholarship ANDpractice.
Marina Abarmovic, The Artists is Present photo: 16 miles of string CC-BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr
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Materials
Materials and Research in Art & Design: a new role for librarieshttp://risd.libguides.com/risdmaterials2013
Reference SourcesOxford Art Onlineupdates and continues former print Oxford Dictionary of Art (1996)
Allgemeines K̈<unstlerlexicon (now online!)information on more than 1 million artists.
Where did I get that again..?
Reverse ImageSearch:Tin EyeGoogle ImagesImage Raider
Specialized ReferenceJohn Castagno’sArtists Signatures &Monograms series
some volumes go back to 1880; special editions for non-western art
Databases● Art Full Text and Retrospective Index
HW Wilson; index 1929-1994, full text 1994-● Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) & Répertoire
international de la littérature de l'art (RILA)free from the Getty; 1975 -2007
● International Bibliography of Art● Successor to the BHA; content from 2008 forward● Art Bibliographies Modern
modern and contemporary art from 1960-present● Art & Humanities Citation Index
Interdisciplinary index; 1980-present
Fair UsingLots of great resources for creative commons licensed materials that meet a lot of non-art history image needs!
http://guides.swem.wm.edu/copyrightfriendly/images
Fair UsingHighlights for librarians:1.Analytic writing
2.Teaching about art
3.Making art
4.Online access to archival collections
Professional ResourcesArt Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)many regional chapters!
Arts Section - ALA
College Art Association(CAA)
