The Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University acquired the Jane C. Loeffler Collection of Research Papers on American Embassies, a unique collection of documents, photos, drawings, and research on the embassy designs of architects like Eero Saarinen, Walter Gropius, and Edward Durell Stone. The collection will aid research on America's mid-century modernist diplomatic architecture and international relations. Loeffler, an architectural historian and author on the politics of American embassy design, donated the collection to ensure its preservation and access for future study.
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This is the first resource guide on this topic.
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A presentation on the Research Guide to Jamaican Art I created for Prof. Soehner's Introduction to Art Librarianship class.
This is the first resource guide on this topic.
Presented by Elizabeth Berenz and Ann Burns at the Annual Conference of the Visual Resources Association, April 18th - April 21st, 2012, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Cataloguing Case Studies session will explore metadata migration, workflows, cloud computing, and tagging and how they can be applied to digital collections. Mary Alexander of the University of Alabama will present on the second of two migrations that have taken place at the University of Alabama Libraries and the importance of metadata schema and workflows in that process. Joshua Polansky of the University of Washington will describe his automated workflow using optical character recognition (OCR), Apple Automator, and Microsoft Excel to speed the process of collecting metadata for 75,000 digital assets. Elizabeth Berenz of ARTstor will look at the advantages of cloud based software for image management using Shared Shelf as a working example. And finally Ian McDermott will demonstrate the advantages of expert tagging and annotation in improving metadata. His presentation will focus on two ARTstor collections that could benefit from the knowledge of the larger ARTstor community: the Gernsheim Photographic Corpus of Drawings and the Larry Qualls Archive of contemporary art exhibitions.
MODERATOR:
Jeannine Keefer, University of Richmond, VA
PRESENTERS:
Mary Alexander, University of Alabama
Elizabeth Berenz, ARTstor
Ian McDermott, ARTstor
Joshua Polansky, University of Washington
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PP presentation of Photo qoute Project put together by members of the Global Gifted & Talented community for the first 'International Day of the Gifted'- Presented at the 19th World Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children- Prague.
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Elaine Harrington, Special Collections Librarian, uses case studies to discuss the different types of engagement she has with academic staff and students in relation to Special Collections. Case studies will include show & tell class visits to Special Collections, modules that use specific methodologies for both undergraduates and postgraduates, exhibitions and events.
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The 2021 cohort comprised 62 people from 27 countries selected for pair networking. There had been 270 original applicants from 39 different countries. I was paired with Dr Win Shih, Director of Integrated Library Systems at the University of Southern California. The ILNP final project was to create an academic poster arising from the conversations during the four month period. We completed one on Diversity Equality Inclusion initiatives in UCC & USC.
Presented by Elizabeth Berenz and Ann Burns at the Annual Conference of the Visual Resources Association, April 18th - April 21st, 2012, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Cataloguing Case Studies session will explore metadata migration, workflows, cloud computing, and tagging and how they can be applied to digital collections. Mary Alexander of the University of Alabama will present on the second of two migrations that have taken place at the University of Alabama Libraries and the importance of metadata schema and workflows in that process. Joshua Polansky of the University of Washington will describe his automated workflow using optical character recognition (OCR), Apple Automator, and Microsoft Excel to speed the process of collecting metadata for 75,000 digital assets. Elizabeth Berenz of ARTstor will look at the advantages of cloud based software for image management using Shared Shelf as a working example. And finally Ian McDermott will demonstrate the advantages of expert tagging and annotation in improving metadata. His presentation will focus on two ARTstor collections that could benefit from the knowledge of the larger ARTstor community: the Gernsheim Photographic Corpus of Drawings and the Larry Qualls Archive of contemporary art exhibitions.
MODERATOR:
Jeannine Keefer, University of Richmond, VA
PRESENTERS:
Mary Alexander, University of Alabama
Elizabeth Berenz, ARTstor
Ian McDermott, ARTstor
Joshua Polansky, University of Washington
The Nature of Illumination: Cultural Heritage and the Technology of Culture.Martin Kalfatovic
The Nature of Illumination: Cultural Heritage and the Technology of Culture. Martin R. Kalfatovic.Cultural Heritage Information Management Forum. The Catholic University of America. Washington, DC. 5 June 2015
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In August of 2014 I visited Portland, ME to see the Circus Conservatory of America and to present a proposal about the Library of the Circus Conservatory of America to a group of librarians. Those in attendance included librarians from University of Southern Maine, Maine College of Art, Portland Public Library, University of New England, Bates College, and Colby. The presentation consisted of a brief overview of circus arts, what types of materials the Library of the Circus Conservatory of America would collect, and a discussion about how the Circus Conservatory of America and the libraries at the presentation could collaborate to create a regional performing arts collection.
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Elaine Harrington, Special Collections Librarian, uses case studies to discuss the different types of engagement she has with academic staff and students in relation to Special Collections. Case studies will include show & tell class visits to Special Collections, modules that use specific methodologies for both undergraduates and postgraduates, exhibitions and events.
This presentation was given as part of UCC's Instructional Design TEL Tasters 2017 programme.
Diversity Equality Inclusive Initiatives in UCC and USCElaine Harrington
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The 2021 cohort comprised 62 people from 27 countries selected for pair networking. There had been 270 original applicants from 39 different countries. I was paired with Dr Win Shih, Director of Integrated Library Systems at the University of Southern California. The ILNP final project was to create an academic poster arising from the conversations during the four month period. We completed one on Diversity Equality Inclusion initiatives in UCC & USC.
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Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library Acquires Jane C. Loeffler Embassy Archives
NEW YORK, September 3, 2014 –
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services’ Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library is pleased to announce the
acquisition of The Jane C. Loeffler Collection of Research Papers on American Embassies, a collection of documents, photos,
architectural drawings, interviews and research papers, donated to the library by architectural historian Jane C. Loeffler of
Washington, D.C.
Edward Durell Stone. US Embassy, New Delhi (1959)
As a single collection, this unique assemblage -- documenting the embassy work of Eero Saarinen, Walter Gropius, Edward
Durell Stone, and many others -- provides a detailed history of this previously unexplored chapter in U.S. history.
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2. “It is gratifying to save valuable history from oblivion and even better to find it a proper home where others can build upon it,”
said Loeffler.
Acquiring the new collection represents a significant achievement in the Avery Library’s on-going effort to document
America’s mid-century modernist architecture. Faculty and students at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture,
Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), historians, political scientists and scholars across the disciplines recognize the
acquisition as a huge asset to academic programs and as a trove of primary materials likely to generate new research
interest.
“We are thrilled to receive this important body of materials especially at this moment when international affairs and the
American diplomatic presence are of such critical importance,” said Carole Ann Fabian, Director, Avery Library. “We look
forward to intensive study of this archive by the research community.”
Dr. Loeffler is author of The Architecture of Diplomacy: Building America’s Embassies, which addresses the complex interplay
of architecture, politics, and power in the history of America's embassy-building program. As her work shows, the United
States vastly expanded construction of embassies during the Cold War years to demonstrate commitment to its allies and to
assert its superpower status.
Dr. Loeffler will visit Columbia to deliver a keynote address at the Architecture and Diplomacy: Transatlantic Approaches
symposium on Tuesday, September 9 , 2014. Other speakers and panelists will include Jean-Louis Cohen, Professor of the
History of Architecture, NYU-IFA; Amale Andraos, Dean, GSAPP; and professors Kadambari Baxi, Barnard College; Craig
Konyk, GSAPP; Jorge Otero-Pailo, GSAPP; Victoria Phillips, Columbia University; as well as Jennifer Duncan, Director,
Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies; and Nancy Wilkie, Acting Director, Office of Design and Engineering,
Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.
About the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
The Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library is one of the most comprehensive collections relating to architecture and the
fine arts in the world. Avery collects a full range of primary and secondary sources for the advanced study of architecture,
historic preservation, art history, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology. The Library contains more than
600,000 volumes, including 40,000 rare books, and approximately 2,300 serials. Avery’s Drawings and Archives collection
includes more than two million architectural drawings and records. For more information, please visit the Avery Library
website.
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) is one of the top five academic research library systems in
North America. The collections include over 12 million volumes, over 160,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive
electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and
collections are organized into 21 libraries and various academic technology centers, including affiliates. CUL/IS employs
more than 450 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries is the gateway to its services and resources:
library.columbia.edu.
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