Section of Art Libraries
International Directory of Art Libraries

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W.ELCOME to the IFLA Section of Art Libraries International Directory of Art Libraries. This Directory is provided as a means to access nearly 3,000 libraries and library departments with specialized holdings in art, architecture, and archaeology throughout the world. Data recorded for each institution includes address, telephone and tele-facsimile numbers, hours of operation, annual closings, and listings of professional personnel. It also includes electronic mail addresses of individual librarians and direct web links to institutional home pages.

The International Directory of Art Libraries is the product of a survey undertaken for the Section by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and is administered on facilities provided by the Vassar College Art Library. Data collection is accomplished through an international committee of Regional Coordinators and through use of an electronic survey form.

AAKMB), the Art Libraries Society of Australia & New Zealand (ARLIS/ANZ), the Art Libraries Society / Norden (ARLIS Norden), the Art Libraries Society of the United Kingdom & Eire (ARLIS/UK), the Association des Bibliothécaires Français (ABF), and the Overleg Kunsthistorische Bibliotheken Nederland - Art Libraries Society / The Netherlands (OBKN - ARLIS/NL).

A printed edition of the International Directory of Art Libraries is also available and can be obtained from: K.G. Saur, POB 701620, D-81316 Munich, Germany (fax: +49-89 76902150) PRICE: DEM 98.00 (IFLA Members DEM 73.50 - Visa and American Express are accepted), ISBN: 3-598-21807-9. A more ambitious edition of the Directory is being discussed which will contain more information on collections and holdings. A more effective search capability is also being developed, and an option which will allow a choice among IFLA offical languages.

To add or modify a record in the Directory online, you may link to a survey form here.

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Please direct comments and questions to Thomas E. Hill, General Editor, at: thhill@vassar.edu.