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The museum libraries on Madrid's Golden Triangle of Art (2005–2015): New spaces for new services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2017

Soledad Cánovas del Castillo  and
Javier Docampo
Soledad Cánovas del Castillo
Affiliation:
Responsable de la Biblioteca / Head Librarian, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Paseo del Prado, 8, 28014 Madrid, SPAIN Email: [email protected]
Javier Docampo
Affiliation:
Director del Departamento de Manuscritos, Incunables y Raros / Director of the Department of Manuscripts, Incunabula and Rare Books, Biblioteca Nacional, Paseo de Recoletos, 20–22, 28001 Madrid, SPAIN Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The Prado-Recoletos axis is the main historical boulevard in Madrid, which contains the most important concentration of art museums in all of Spain: the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Museo Nacional del Prado and the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. In the last years, they have undergone extensive renovation. The different renovation projects can be used to examine how museum libraries today juggle the needs of their users while addressing the challenge of providing the services of a modern research library. The new State Museum Libraries Network (BIMUS) has been an important factor in this development.

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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 60 - 67
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Copyright © ARLIS/UK&Ireland 2017 

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