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Mexicoarte: a new means of obtaining information about the art of Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Elsa Barberena Blásquez
Elsa Barberena Blásquez*
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
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Abstract

Work is proceeding on the compilation of a database on Mexican art, comprising references to bibliographic and visual resources, and artist’s biographies, and representing the history of art in Mexico from the beginnings of Prehispanic civilisation to the present day. UNESCO’s Common Communication Format (CCF) has been adopted, as also has CDS/ISIS software. A thesaurus is in the process of being developed; terms are being drawn in many cases from existing indexes and other sources. MEXICOARTE has been initiated by the Art Section of the Mexican Library Association (AMBAC) in association with the National University (the host institution) and the Nation Institute of Fine Arts.

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Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , 1988 , pp. 15 - 19
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1988

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