Jenna Rinalducci, MA, MLIS, Art & Art History Librarian Jamie W. Coniglio, MLS, Head, Fenwick Library Research Services Take Risks, Embrace Change: The 2014 Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians October 17, 2014 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION: FENWICK HALLWAY GALLERY
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Jenna Rinalducci, MA, MLIS, Art & Art History Librarian
Jamie W. Coniglio, MLS, Head, Fenwick Library Research Services
Take Risks, Embrace Change:
The 2014 Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians
October 17, 2014
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION: FENWICK HALLWAY GALLERY
THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
Fenwick Library Exterior 1967 - 2016
Fenwick Library Hallway Interior 1983 - 2013
• Connects original Fenwick
space to two towers/wings
(stacks, SC&A, UDTS, other
library offices, study rooms,
study spaces, DWR, etc.)
• Hallway used for
• Card Catalog space
• Public OPAC space
• Public PC space
Fenwick Library Exterior 1967 - 2016
Fenwick Library New Addition (scheduled completion January 2016)
• November 2012 – January 2013
• Existing first floor, all wings, moved, rearranged
• AUL and Head, Fenwick Research Services chatting in hallway
• Discussing next phase of construction preparation
• Hallway = new fireproofing / new fire doors, wall
• Re-routing traffic during Fall Semester 2013
• The BIG idea
THE VISION THING
Head, Fenwick Research Services:
“Wouldn’t it be really
neat if we could stick
up some sort of art
or stuff to jazz up
this hallway?”
Head, Fenwick Research Services:
“HEY, JENNA!
GUESS WHAT!!”
AUL, Research & Ed Services:
“Great idea!
Go for it!”
Illusions of Grandeur
Grounded in Reality
Available Space
Available Space:
74” wide 62’ 3” long
Entrance/Exit:
92” wide 65’ long
WATER AND SKY
Grounded in Reality
Problems: Tech Services Door
Area Temperature Control
New Fire Doors & Wall
Two windows covered
Available Space:
74” wide 62’ 3” longGallery Display Zone
Entrance/Exit:
92” wide 65’ longFire Marshal Zone
• Facilities
• Painters
• Electricians
• Carpenters
• Pedestals
• Bookcase, Pillar
• Networking
• ADA needs
• In the background
• Gallery Name
• Gallery Tagline
WATER / Physical Structure: Fun with Facilities
WATER / Gallery Stuff
Storage
Tools
Equipment
WATER / Fun with Facilities
West windows covered
Tech Services doorThe thing that can’t be moved or blocked
WATER / Facilities: What they don’t teach in Library School
SKY / Internal Infrastructure
First Things First
• Write GRA position description
• Advertise and hire GRA
Research
• GRA = other library galleries
• GRA = space needs (lights, etc)
Gallery Mission and Goals
• Set the vision
• Set the parameters
• Basis for policies, procedures
Fenwick Gallery is a hybrid,
walk-through exhibit space
contributing to an atmosphere
of scholarship & inquiry.
Rooted in the libraries’ mission,
the purpose of the gallery is to
enrich the intellectual, educational
and cultural life of the University.
SKY / Internal Infrastructure: Mission Statement
• Promote the Libraries’ collections
to encourage scholarly and cultural
inquiry at George Mason
University
• Highlight research and scholarship
at/of George Mason University
• Stimulate intellectual and creative
reflection through visual and multi-
media exhibitions, discussions, etc.
• Promote the Libraries’ academic
and cultural mission
• Support the Libraries’ development
program and goals
SKY / Internal Infrastructure: Goals
SKY / Internal Infrastructure
• Meetings with School of Art administrators
• Formed partnership (MOU)
• We hire MFA student / They provide 6 credits in-state tuition
• Meetings with legal counsel
• Adapted artist release form to comply with University
• Meeting with faculty curator
• Discussed policies & release form to confirm on right track
• Meeting with University Records Manager
• Developed plan to retain admin documents
• Meeting with Head, Metadata & Cataloging
• Workflow for location change/Gallery location in catalog
• Meeting with DPS
• Set up Gallery website (Word Press)
• Omeka
SKY / Internal Infrastructure: Sample Form
GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS
Women’s Visions / Women’s Voices April - June 2014
Selected Works July – August 2014
Call + Response 2014 September 6 – October 3, 2014
Current Exhibit Up October 13, 2014
Scenes from Behind the Wall: Images of East Germany, 1989/90
• In collaboration with Libraries’ Special Collections and History faculty
• Existing SC&A image collection
• University-wide recognition of 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin
Wall
• Exhibits, lectures, film screenings, musical performances