NAME OF PROJECT: COOPERATIVE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN ART

SPONSOR: MICH JEDREY, WELLESLEY COLLEGE

PROJECT PLANNING GROUP CONTACT: EILEEN HARDY ehardy@wellesley.edu

PROJECT PLANNING GROUP MEMBERS:

DARWIN SCOTT, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
BROOK HENDERSON, WELLESLEY COLLEGE
EILEEN HARDY, WELLESLEY COLLEGE
SANDY BROOKE, WILLIAMS COLLEGE

DESCRIPTION: CONVENE THE ART LIBRARIANS OF THE INTERESTED INSTITUTIONS TO DESIGN INITIATIVE/S FOR COOPERATION IN DEVELOPING AND MANAGING ART COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE BLC. THIS PROPOSAL PRESUPPOSES THAT ANY AGREEMENT INVOLVING MONOGRAPHS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE WILLINGNESS OF THE PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES TO LEND CIRCULATING ART MATERIALS TO THE OTHER BLC LIBRARIES.

PROGRESS REPORT:

• THE PLANNING GROUP MET ON 10/23/06 FOR AN INITIAL DISCUSSION OF THE PROSPECTS FOR COLLABORATION IN ART COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND TO DEVELOP "NEXT STEPS".
• TO LAUNCH A WIDER DISCUSSION, THE PLANNING GROUP HAS IDENTIFIED SOME INITIAL AREAS WHERE COOPERATION WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. TO CRAFT A SPECIFIC PROJECT, THE DISCUSSION WILL BE BROADENED TO INCLUDE MORE OF THE BLC'S ART LIBRARIANS.
• THE PLANNING GROUP WILL MEET AGAIN ON 12/14/06 TO PREPARE FOR A MEETING OF THE ART LIBRARIANS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY 2007. WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE WORLDCAT COLLECTION ANALYSIS TOOL TO GET A SENSE OF OVERLAPPING COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AS A BASIS FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE EXPANDED GROUP.
• THE PLANNING GROUP HAS REACHED OUT TO THE HEADS OF COLLECTION MANAGEMENT TO ASK THEM TO ENCOURAGE THEIR ART LIBRARIANS TO JOIN THE BLC’S ART COI. WE’D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS PROJECT USING THEIR LISTSERVE. A POTENTIAL SIDE BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT COULD BE THE RE-INVIGORATION OF THE ART COI.

ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR THIS PROJECT:

• 12/14/06: 2D PLANNING GROUP MEETING
• JANUARY 2007: CONVENE THE PARTICIPATING ART LIBRARIANS FOR AN INITIAL DISCUSSION
• MAY 2007: PROJECT PROPOSAL WILL BE READIED FOR THE MAY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING
• OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT THE RESULTING AGREEMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE BEGINNING OF FY08

LIBRARIES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THIS AREA:
BOSTON COLLEGE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
WILLIAMS COLLEGE