Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 1993-94

C U R A T O R L & S D P O R T S E R V I E 5 PROGRAM was maintained with Australian In consultation with the Curator, Council for Queensland Government Customs and the Australian Decorative Arts, the database Corporate Libraries. Quarantine Inspection Service. MOLVIG was established. This The Librarian-in-Charge and The final crated consignment database indexes exhibitions held Documentation Librarian occupied more than 120 cubic in Queensland from 1950 to 1975 presented papers at a successful metres and contained close to and currently holds almost 10 0 0 0 ARLIS/ANZ Annual Conference 150 crates. It required the use of records. It will be used to support which was held at the Gallery on a specially scheduled Singapore preparation for a future exhibition 2 1 - 2 2 August 1993. Forty-five Airlines aircraft to carry the works of Queensland art. delegates from Australia and New between Singapore and Brisbane. Using the software IN MAGIC Zealand participated in this event. The Assistant Registrar travelled Plus, a database was developed by The Second International to Singapore to coordinate the Library staff for International Conference on Hypermedia and transfer of the various shipments Programs to record the itineraries Interactivity in Museums to Brisbane. All works were brought and other information about artists (ICHlM'93) in Cambridge, England to Brisbane and returned to their participating in the first 'Asia-Pacific ( 2 0 - 2 4 September) was attended owners without incident. Triennial of Contemporary A r t by the Documentation Librarian Insurance coverage was also A photographic collection who was awarded a professional maintained for the intrastate tours project was initiated to develop development grant for travelling of the Regional Services exhibitions procedures for the efficient expenses from the Art M - 'Decorated Clay' and 'The Trout documentation of, and access Association of Australia' Collection in Profile: Chevalier to to, photographs of works in the International Promotion Nolan The Registration Section Gallery's Collection. In collaboration Grants Fund. also participated in a stocktake with the Computer Systems The Library is grateful for we of the Collection. Administrator, a database was continued efforts of the volunteers The Registrar was elected for designed to record Collection working on special projects, and a third term as a Councillor of the photographs on TITAN, the to the Gallery attendants and the Australian Registrars Committee Collection Management System. Administrative Officer, Reception, and continued as editor of the To date, more than 1 0 0 0 records for their contribution to the Committee's Newsletter. He was have been entered on the new maintenance of general Library also appointed to the Museums PHOTO database. operations. and Heritage Education and The Library's own collection was Training Standing Committee enhanced by exhibition catalogues of Arts Training Queensland. received (on reciprocal exchange) from other art museum libraries L I B R A R Y and by generous gifts made by The Library continued to expand individuals. The Library gratefully the range of information resources acknowledges the gifts of Fluxus available to support the Gallery's material from Ken Friedman of Collection, exhibitions and Norway, Queensland exhibition programs. Improved access catalogues and invitations from to the Library's resources and Mary Norrie, and books from the the development of specialist Estate of Dr Gertrude Wenzel. databases were the focus of Library staff continued to be Library activities, active in professional associations With the gradual expansion of with representation on executives the Gallery's Local Area Network, and committees of the Arts more Gallery staff were able to Libraries Society, Australia and access the Library's databases. New Zealand (ARLIS/ANZ) and the 35