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An open resource for scholars and a primary source for research: the Burlington Magazine online index

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Barbara Pezzini
Barbara Pezzini*
Affiliation:
The Burlington Magazine, 14-16 Duke’s Road, London WC1H 9SZ, UK
*
Email: pezzini@burlington.org.uk, www.index.burlington.org.uk
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Abstract

The Burlington Magazine, with its juxtaposition of art trade and academia, historicism and aestheticism, has occupied a unique role in the international art historical panorama since it was first published in 1903. From its very beginnings the magazine had produced a detailed printed index, which reflected the diversity of its contents. In 2005 the magazine received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation to produce a cumulative online index from 1903 to the present. The Burlington Index is now online, nearly complete and free for all to use. Why did the Burlington need an index when it was already included in JSTOR? How is the Burlington Index structured and what is it based on? What are its aims and limitations? The Burlington Index wants to be a vessel to navigate the ocean of free-text available on JSTOR; a tool for research to open up the contents of the Burlington to a new generation of readers and, ultimately, a magnifying glass to reveal the magazine as a primary source for research on the history of art history, the art market and the art press.

Type
Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 36 , Special Issue 3: Special issue: the future of art bibliography , 2011 , pp. 46 - 51
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2011

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References

1. Much has been written about the early history of the Burlington: for a recent view, with bibliography, see Elam, C., ‘A more and more important work: Roger Fry and The Burlington Magazine’, Burlington magazine, no. 145 (March 2003): 142–152.Google Scholar
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