Providing services for the scholarly community in the field of Arts: the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Art Library

5th UNICA Scholarly Communication SeminarLisboa. Universidade Nova. 7-9 Novembro. 2010

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CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION

1. The Founder: Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian

Mr. Five-per-Cent Collector Philantropist

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2. The Foundation

ARTS CHARITY EDUCATION SCIENCE

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3. The Library

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3.1. Collections

Calouste Gulbenkian Private Library

Web site about the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection

http://bibliotecaparticular.gulbenkian.pt/en/sirius.exe/

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3.1. Collections

+- 190.000 monographic titles

190 current journals

2.600 NBM

The largest Art Library in Portugal

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3.1. Collections

Private Libraries:

-Art Historians

- Artists

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3.1. Collections

Portuguese Artists and Architects Archives

Ex:

-Amadeo de Souza Cardoso

- Raúl Lino

- Cristino da Silva

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3.1. Collections

Photo Collections

Thematic collections: Tiles, Portuguese Woodcraving, Decorative Stuccoes of the Nort of Portugal, Gothic Architecture, etc., etc.

Photographic Studios: Mário Novais, Horácio Novais

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES

CATALOGUE:

http://www.biblartepac.gulbenkian.pt

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES

WEB SITE:

http://www.biblarte.gulbenkian.pt

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES

Digital Collections

- Mainly Photographic Collections- Millions of files: 3 TB- Images available: 160.000

Digitaization Process:- Outsourcing- File definition:

- TIFF, 300 DPI, 8/16/24 bit, technical metadata

- JPEG, 300 DPI, 8/24 bit- Naming: rules: call number+ file type +

file extension

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICESDigital Collections

Acess:-Catalogue “model”:- PDF’s with JPEG’s (one or more JPEG’s accordingly to the bibliographic description)- Files attatched to bibliographic record- Control of copy and personal rights- Searchable by “traditional” catalogue indexes

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES: the collections in other information environments3.2.1. The bibliographic environment

ARTLIBRARIES.NET

The virtual catalogue for Art History

http://artlibraries.net

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES: the collections in other information environments3.2.1. The digital environment

EUROPEANA

The European Digital Library

http://www.europeana.eu/portal/index.html

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES: the collections in other information environments3.2.1. The social networking environment

FLICKR

The COMMONS Project

http://www.flickr.com/photos/biblarte/

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES: the catalogue as a starting point for the information landscape

GOOGLE BOOKS API+

“Link Searches” by author to Google Books and Google Scholar

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES: tools for user’s

RSS CHANNELS

1. Every search made by a user

2. Digital collections3. New titles4. New journals 5. User’s interest

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3.2. ONLINE SERVICES: tools for user’s

WIDGET for Aquisitions (new titles)

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QUESTIONS?

TANK YOU!

pjleitao@gulbenkian.pt