Bibliotecas de Arte de Madrid

Abstract

During the last three years, following the 2nd European Conference of the IFLA Section of Art Libraries at Amsterdam in 1986, art librarians in Madrid have been meeting together to discuss common problems and co-operative projects. At the very first meeting it was agreed to compile a directory of art libraries in Madrid as a first priority; a preliminary listing was produced in 1987, and a fuller version, scheduled for publication in July 1989, was in preparation at the time of writing. Also at the first meeting, the need for a union list of periodicals was identified; a provisional list, of current titles, was completed in June 1987, and was converted to computer-readable form by the Biblioteca y Centro de Documentación of the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia; holdings of non-current periodicals will now be incorporated as well. It is also hoped to devise a co-operative acquisitions scheme to ensure the best possible provision of Spanish art periodicals without putting too great a burden on any one library. During 1989, a series of visits is taking place as the best way of familiarising art librarians with the collections and services of the different art libraries.