Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, 1999 : Beyond the future : Report.

RESEARCH L IBRARY + DATABASES OVERVI EW The Queensland Art Gallery's commitment to research in the field of contemporary Asian and Pacific art directly supports the APT project. The Research Library continues to support the APT directly through its substantial holdings of publ ications, catalogues, journals, slides, reference material and images. Add itionally, the Asia-Pacific Artists' Database l ists more than 2 ,000 modern and contemporary artists in the region . The APT Project Database l ists over 4 , 000 individuals i nternationally (curators , arts professionals, writers , students, etc.) who are involved with , or interested in, the APT Project. . The Gallery's unique Asia-Pacific Research holdings are available to students and researchers internationally. The APT and its associated research and publications program, has become an integral and essential part of the Gallery's operations and future direction . STATISTICS Asia-Pacific Research April 2000 February 1 997 Col l ection Catalogued items 3,085 2,075 Awaiting processing 1 , 1 00 200 (estimate) Total no of volumes in Asia- 4 , 1 85 1 ,500 (estimate) Pacific research collection Indexed journal articles 2 ,477 1 ,344 Asia-Pacific Research April 2000 February 1 997 Databases Total no of Asia-Pacific records on main database 4 ,355 2 ,072 (APT-PROJECT) Total no of Asia-Pacific 5,865 3 , 593 records on main database (QAGLIB) Total no of records on Asia- 2 ,060 1 ,570 Pacific Artists Database (AP-ARTS) 4 1