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The integration of computer services with academic arts libraries: new strategies for the hybrid professional

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Aniko L. Halverson  and
Joye Volker
Aniko L. Halverson*
Affiliation:
California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Pkwy. Valencia, CA 91355, USA
Joye Volker*
Affiliation:
Library & Resource Centre, National Institute of the Arts, Australian National University, GPO Box 804, Canberra ACT, Australia 2601
*
Email: [email protected], http://library.calarts.edu
Email: [email protected], http://www.anu.edu.an/ITA/AusArts
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Two libraries, the National Institute of the Arts at the Australian National University and California Institute of the Arts in Southern California, describe how each has an interdependent relationship with the information technology or network services units in their respective institutions. Major considerations for both are the introduction of electronic full-text art information on the Web and its pedagogical implications, issues faced by arts libraries in the integration of computer services with library services in universities and colleges, and the changing roles of arts librarians and libraries.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , 2001 , pp. 8 - 13
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2001

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