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Are the latest exhibition ephemera available? Problems and solutions for a neglected material in museum libraries1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Javier Docampo  and
Rosario López de Prado
Javier Docampo*
Affiliation:
Biblioteca Nacional Paseo de Recoletos 20, 28071 Madrid, Spain,
Rosario López de Prado*
Affiliation:
Library of the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Serrano, 13, 28001 Madrid. Spain
*
E-mail: docampojdc@bne.es
E-mail: rlp@man.es
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Abstract

Every museum generates a considerable amount of printed and graphic ephemeral material, which provides first-hand information on its permanent exhibitions and temporary activities. These can be exhibition brochures, didactic material, activity announcements, cards, etc. and they are frequently the only source of direct information on the active life of the organisation which precisely reflects its public image. However, few museums are devoting effort to preserving this material, whose retention is not always guaranteed. This paper aims to establish a classification of the different types of ephemeral publications common in museums (informative, educational, commercial, of internal use, etc). It sets forth an elementary system for dealing with them which, by using the MARC format (in those libraries using a standardised system) or a database in ACCESS (for those lacking one), should result in the establishment of a secure system for storage, retrieval and diffusion of this data.

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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , 2001 , pp. 29 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2001

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