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The status of bibliography & indexing for Canadian art and architecture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Mary F. Williamson
Mary F. Williamson*
Affiliation:
Scott Library, York University Libraries, North York, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

In 1974 the list of bibliographic works on the literature of Canadian art and architecture totalled 14 items, some in typescript. Since then there has been a surge of bibliographical activity including the creation of databases. Canadian art librarians are urged to lobby publishers to develop more precise index terminology and to improve indexing coverage of Canadian art periodical literature. Librarians should use the computer technology now in place to prepare exhibition histories, exhibition catalogue lists and indexes, while retaining their traditional respect for content, for bibliographic standards, and for the experience and specialized knowledge of qualified bibliographers and indexers.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , 1994 , pp. 10 - 12
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1994

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1. Hunter’s comments are cited from her paper ‘Subject Bibliography – Fine Arts and Architecture’ published in National Conference on the State of Canadian Bibliography, Vancouver, Canada, May 22-24, 1974 (Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1977), p. 153-167. Three of the 62 formal recommendations that came out of the conference refer specifically to art and architecture.Google Scholar
2. The paper, without the bibliography which cites over 88 publications and works in progress, has been published in Canadian Issues/Thèmes canadiens 15 (1993), p. 161-172. The full text of paper and bibliography will appear later in 1993 in the published proceedings of the Charlottetown conference.Google Scholar
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