With Covid19 making social distancing the new normal, and closing down all nonessential businesses for a time, access to fashion based collections in memory institutions was rethought and different forms of access were used in order to give the patrons of these institutions the ability to still access collections via the online. The world of High…[Read more]

Artists and designers are an under-researched group of library users. Even less has been written specifically about their need for ‘inspiration’, despite its importance to the creative process. This study examines how misconceptions have shaped the relationship between artists and designers and the library. The research seeks to further und…[Read more]

Documents have historically been identified as written texts. Due to the ideologies of documentalists stemming from the eighteenth century, the idea of a document has greatly expanded to include not just written texts, but objects as well. Fashion pieces carry with them history, stories and information. This study analyzes the scope of what can be…[Read more]

The library and information science literature on artists and designers shows that ‘inspiration’ is a crucial information need. This talk will explore how art and design libraries can help their patrons to understand, find, and foster inspiration. However, what is really meant by ‘inspiration’, and how is it found? I will be discussing some of…[Read more]

The library and information science literature on artists and designers shows that ‘inspiration’ is a crucial information need. This talk will explore how art and design libraries can help their patrons to understand, find, and foster inspiration.
However, what is really meant by ‘inspiration’, and how is it found? I will be discussing some of…[Read more]