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Thinking outside the books: from printed page to web resource at the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Jonathan Franklin
Jonathan Franklin*
Affiliation:
Library, Archives, Research Fellowships Program, National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive, PO Box 427, Station A, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 9N4
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Abstract

How does an art museum library move into the digital arena? An account of four recent and current projects at the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, involving the extraction of information of value from printed matter and its re-presentation on the web, throws light on this topic. The selection of resources for digitization, and the challenges of an integrated approach, have also raised issues requiring discussion and solution.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , 2009 , pp. 5 - 10
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2009

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