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An Independent Art Library for Naarm/Melbourne

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2023

Nell Fraser
Nell Fraser*
Affiliation:
Library Coordinator - Melbourne Art Library Senior Researcher, Social Policy – Australian Parliamentary Library41 Stockdale St, Dickson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2602 Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Melbourne Art Library was established in 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, as a uniquely independent art library in Australia. The library's development – which may be equated to a kind of practice-lead-research exploring what a library is – has not been without its difficulties. Yet, despite this, the library is three years strong and provides a specialised lending collection of over 3000 books, a reading room, and an active program of public events.

Type
Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , October 2023 , pp. 96 - 99
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of ARLIS

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1. Status held by some charities in Australia which allows all donors to that organisation to claim a tax deduction on donations over $2.

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3. Myself, Andrew Copolov, Jenna Muir, and Fi Wilson.