Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion
DAAP Reference GT 507.E54 2010 v.1-v.10
Published by Oxford University Press in 2010 Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion is a comprehensive ten volume set that explores dress and fashion globally and historically. Continue reading
Construction worker installing a temporary ceiling above the DAAP Library reading room.
The DAAP Library is getting new clear story windows above the main reading room area (on the 5th-level) so we’re under construction…again. Next week – all new windows upstairs!
Recently added to the DAAP Library is the three volume set, Robert Motherwell, A Catalogue Raisonne, 1941-1991. Motherwell, an American Abstract Expressionists, produced a large body of work spanning a half century. Continue reading
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The DAAP Library now has several group studies for you to use for group or individual study, meetings, presentations, reviews, and teaching!
On the main (500) level, there are two:
The Seminar Room at the DAAP Library
The Seminar Room: This instructional room seats 25-30 and is equipped with HD projection & a sound system, a new DVD/VHS player, and PC that you can use or disconnect to connect your own Mac or PC. The Seminar Room should be booked in advance by visiting or calling the main desk in the DAAP Library (556-1335).
The Eames Room at the DAAP Library
The Eames Room: As an homage to famed designers, Charles & Ray Eames, this room is fully appointed with Eames furniture manufactured by Herman Miller and Vitra. This room seats 12 and is also equipped with projection & sound, a DVD/VHS player, and a PC that you can use or disconnect to connect your own Mac or PC. You may reserve this room by signing up on the weekly sign-up sheet hanging outside the room itself, otherwise, it’s first come, first serve.
On the upper (600) level, there are two more rooms for your use:
The DAAPThinks Tank at the DAAP Library
The DAAPThinks Tank: This room is appointed with George Nelson chairs, an Eames table, and seats 12. You may reserve this room by signing up on the weekly sign-up sheet hanging outside the room itself, otherwise, it’s first come, first serve.
The Special Collection Reading Room at the DAAP Library
The Special Collections Reading Room: Like the DAAPThinks Tank, this room is appointed with George Nelson chairs, an Eames table, and seats 12. You may reserve this room by signing up on the weekly sign-up sheet hanging outside the room itself, otherwise, it’s first come, first serve.
The traveling exhibition From Pyramids to Spacecraft will be shown at the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) April 20 – May 15, 2012. The exhibit features selected projects by the design studio Architecture and Vision, founded by Italian architect Arturo Vittori and Swiss architect Andreas Vogler, with offices in Munich, Germany and Bomarzo, Italy. Continue reading
OhioLINK will be switching to a new book delivery vendor in early March. This change may lead to minor delays in service as a new system is put in place. If you anticipate needing library materials at that time, we recommend allowing extra time to receive your requests. Questions? Please contact a librarian.
The scheduled maintenance upgrade for the Luna platform is complete and all Luna digital collections are available. (See http://digproj.libraries.uc.edu:8180/luna/servlet/allCollections.) Please email ucdp@uc.edu with any questions. Thank you. (Post updated June 30,2011 at 10:22 am)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is pleased to announce that two recently processed collections are now open for scholarly research:
Durr Friedley Records, 1906-1918
Durr Friedley was a staff member of the Department of Decorative Arts of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1911 until 1917, serving as an assistant, Assistant Curator and Acting Curator. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding prospective Museum acquisitions. Items of special interest include letters concerning the Museum’s acquisition of early American colonial furnishings, later displayed in the American Wing.
Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/Durr_Friedley_records_b1717476.pdf
William Church Osborn Records, 1904-1953 William Church Osborn was a longtime trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art who also served as the institution’s Vice President, President and Honorary President. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding all aspects of Museum operations including acquisitions, exhibitions, fundraising, buildings and trustee affairs.
Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/William_Church_Osborn_records_b1717230.pdf
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives
The objective of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is to collect, organize, and preserve in perpetuity the corporate records and official correspondence of the Museum, to make the collection accessible and provide research support, and to further an informed and enduring understanding of the Museum’s history. Archives holdings include Board of Trustees records, legal documents, Museum publications, office files of selected Museum staff, architectural drawings, press clippings, and ephemera. The Archives is accessible to Museum staff and to qualified scholarly researchers at the graduate level and above. Requests for access should be sent via email, and should include a brief summary of the research project, an outline of sources already consulted and a curriculum vitae or resume. Access is granted at the discretion of Archives staff, and certain materials may be restricted.
Website: http://libmma.org/portal/museum-archives/
Email: archives@metmuseum.org<mailto:archives@metmuseum.org>.
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