Cooke, Jacqueline. 2006. Finding lost relations: identifying our ephemera files. Art Libraries Journal, 31(4), pp. 33-41. ISSN 0307-4722 [Article]

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Art ephemera are an evocative resource that can document innovative art and convey diverse histories. This article looks at the relationship between such ephemera and contemporary art practices, and at the relative values given to ephemera by artists, curators and librarians and, in this context, considers integrated catalogues and online guides as methods of re-contextualising art ephemera in the library. Recent collaborative initiatives, and projects that identify and locate artists’ files are reviewed and three themes are identified: the biographical approach, interfaces for distributed catalogues and the integration of art and its documentation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Journal special issue: 'Ephemera as a research resource'. Article title changed from 'Calling in the dark' for publication.
Keywords:	art ephemera; catalogues; portals
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Library
Dates:	Date Event October 2006 Published
Item ID:	141
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2007
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 15:28
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/141

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