iSchool Capstone

Promoting Seattle Art Museum Research Libraries’ Artists’ Books Collection

Project tags:

archives & special collections

community engagement & outreach

content & digital asset management

Project poster

The Seattle Art Museum Research Libraries are non-circulating and hidden from the public. Promoting and providing access to their newly defined artists’ books collection is a challenge. This project provides access to a select number of artists’ books using a digital exhibit built with quality photographs, rich descriptive metadata, and context on the medium’s history. Artists’ books, as artworks that convey ideas and inspire, expand the notion of what museum libraries collect, broadens the audience it serves, and aids community building among (book) artists. The exhibited works highlight unique structures, regional artists, promote social justice, and/or collaborative projects.

Project participants:

Marie Andrews

MLISOnline