Article
Crafting a Closure and the Art of Deconstruction: Lessons Learned from the Oregon College of Art and Craft Library’s Final Days
Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2020
Subjects
- Oregon College of Art and Craft,
- Art libraries -- Oregon -- Portland -- Administration,
- Educational leadership -- Oregon,
- School closings
Disciplines
Abstract
After the disheartening news of a full closure of the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2019, the librarian and partners had the unpleasant task of dismantling and distributing the library’s unique collection. This article outlines that process in the context of other library closures and offers ideas for best practices and project management procedures for other libraries to consider if facing such a situation. The article is also a tribute to the unique collection and space that needed to be disassembled and how the collection lives on to make contributions at other institutions.
Rights
This is the final version of the article published in Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America
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DOI
10.1086/709795
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33362
Citation Information
Loftis, E. and Kelley, Dan. (2020). Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America, 39:1, 77-92.