Materials Special Interest Group
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MATERIALS LIBRARIESSPECIAL INTEREST GROUP(MATSIG)VRA-ARLIS Annual Conference
March 24, 2011
Carol Terry & Mark PompeliaRhode Island School of Design
MATERIALS… MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Who is the target audience? How is the collection organized? Does the collection have a metadata schema? Do you maintain only current samples? Do you adhere to trends in material innovation? What areas do you target for collection development? What are your circulation policies for borrowing and
item loss? What is the accommodation of physical space? How do you facilitate browsing? Storage Display Physical formatting
MATERIALS… MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Role of manager Role of finding aides Print resources on site Exhibits Student work Laboratory testing Safety Product literature Budget for acquisitions Subscriptions Finished object vs. raw sample Product demonstrations “What are people looking for and why is it here?”
MATERIALS… Library: too finite/complete? Lab: too scientific? Studio: too creative or messy? Collection: too limited? Center: just right???
Departments Schools Libraries Architecture Firms Engineering Construction
Color and/or Lighting components?
Blog names: materio, materia, materiality, materialize, etc…
MATERIALS PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Sweets Network building materials, products, manufacturers
Construction Specifications Institute MasterFormat
publication of CSI master list of numbers and titles classified by work
results primarily used to organize project manuals and
detailed cost information, and to relate drawing notations to specifications.
Material Connexion Inventables
MATERIALS LIBRARY,MATERIAL CONNEXION
MATERIALS LIBRARY,MATERIAL CONNEXION
MATERIALS LIBRARY,MATERIAL CONNEXION
MATERIALS LIBRARY,MATERIAL CONNEXION
MATERIALS LIBRARY,MATERIAL CONNEXION
ACTIVE MATTER,MATERIAL CONNEXION
INVENTABLES
MATERIALS BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESEARCH
Materials Matter series by Material Connexion
Ingredients series by Chris LefteriTransmaterial series by Blaine Brownell
MATERIALS SITE VISITS
Material ConnexionPratt Institute
Materials Library CSDS
Art Center College of Design CMTELNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity of Houston School of Architectur
eCalifornia College of Art
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIES, PRATT INSTITUTE
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIES, PRATT INSTITUTE
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIES, PRATT INSTITUTE
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIES, PRATT INSTITUTE
Material of the Month Case Study Research Guide Eco Design Strategies Green Glossary Material Research Example Materials Research Questionnaire
COLOR MATERIAL TRENDS EXPLORATION LABORATORY (CMTEL)ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
MATERIALS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVESCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
MATERIALS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVESCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
MATERIALS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVESCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
MATERIALS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVESCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
MATERIALS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVESCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
NEW MATERIALS RESOURCE CENTER,CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
NEW MATERIALS RESOURCE CENTER,CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
MATERIAL RESOURCE CENTER,RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
MATERIAL RESOURCE CENTER,RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Material Resource Center The MRC will inspire the art and design
community and provide access to a diverse range of materials and processes. The library will allow artist and student, professor and practitioner to explore technologies both new and old. The library will continue RISD’s unique tradition of the idea made tangible.
MATERIAL RESOURCE CENTER,RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
2009 audit of existing collections around campus
across 24 departments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Map resources with creation of an online map or locator
Consolidate collections into central library
The MRC must be a direct reflection of the work happening at RISD.
MATSIG FUTURE?
Updates from audience Communication Structure: Blog (+Wiki?) Future plans
Plan to submit a materials paper for Visual Resources Curators session at the Southeast College Art Association (SECAC)
Try to organize upcoming ARLIS/NA- or VRA -sponsored session at College Art Association
Organize a session at ARLIS/NA 2012 in Toronto
BLOG!
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