Lantz Art History Library Reference Page

Resources for Collection Development

Archive for Organizations

Visual Resources Association

http://www.vraweb.org/

A professional organization dedicated to furthering research and education in visual arts management. Specifically addresses curators, librarians, producers, archivists, art historians and other media professionals through publications and educational activities. Collection Development Resource Page includes: online resources and software list, database planning, labor cost estimate worksheets, image user studies, strategic plans, and image providers directory.

American Society for Aesthetics

http://www.aesthetics-online.org/

The ASA publishes articles, book reviews, bibliographies and news items on events and conferences on aesthetics, art theory, art criticism and other art related fields. Resource page includes links to other aesthetics sites and organizations. You can also register to receive news via email list.

Association of Research Libraries

http://www.arl.org

Library important statistics, events and policies. This site will help in strategic planning, policy writing and interacting with the college library community. Resource page includes publication details, email lists and listservs.

College Art Association

http://www.collegeart.org/

This association supports artists, scholars and teachers of the arts. The website includes information on publications, conferences, institutions, upcoming events and news in the field of Art History.

Art Libraries Society of North America

http://www.arlisna.org/

This non-profit organization was founded by a group of librarians to foster communication, cooperation and participation among art librarians from varying universities, museums and organizations. Useful information on this site includes issues of Art Documentation-the official bulletin of ARLIS/NA, recent news in the field of art history, book reviews, calendar of events and upcoming conferences, and a listserv for art history librarians.