Art libraries meet the challenges of e-publishing :
new formats, new players, new solutions
12-14 Aug 2014 Paris (France)

Financial partners

Arkhênum Arkhênum
La société Arkhênum propose depuis 1999 des services de conservation et valorisation de fonds patrimoniaux et industriels. Son offre de services va de l’étude de projets (audit de fonds, rédaction des fichiers de récolement…) à la conservation (numérisation, sauvegarde, OCR, métadonnées, indexation...) jusqu’à la phase de valorisation dans les établissements par le biais de dalles interactives ou bien sur Internet ou en intranet avec la mise en place de bibliothèques numériques qui mettent en valeur les fonds écrits, iconographiques ou multimédias (vidéos, audios...). La société Arkhênum accompagne au quotidien en France et à l'étranger plus de 500 clients publics (archives, bibliothèques, musées...) et privés (banque, luxe, édition ...).

Arkhênum provides since 1999 a whole range of services dedicated to the digitizing and sharing of patrimonial and industrial collections. Its service portfolio covers the entire spectrum a collection administrator would need: counseling, training, preparation of the documents, digitizing of all sizes of documents, data enrichment, sharing of the collections on the Internet, Intranet but also in our clients’ buildings through interactive kiosks or 3D books. More than 500 public administrations (archives, public libraries, museums…) and private entities (bank, luxury sector, publishing world…) regularly put their trust in us.
Artstor Artstor
Artstor is a nonprofit organization founded with a mission to enhance scholarship and teaching through the use of digital images and media. The Artstor Digital Library provides more than 1.6 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research. Our community-built collections comprise contributions from outstanding international museums, photographers, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. The Digital Library serves educators, scholars, curators, librarians, and students at more than 1,500 universities, colleges, museums, and K-12 schools in nearly 50 countries worldwide. Collections are used for teaching and study in a wide range of subject areas, including art, architecture, music, religion, anthropology, literature, world history, Asian Studies, and Classical Studies. Artstor also provides the means to upload, catalog, and distribute digital collections with a software service called Shared Shelf. Artstor’s growing open-access initiatives include Images for Academic Publishing, Shared Shelf Commons, and serving as a data hub for the Digital Public Library of America.
Casalini Libri Casalini Libri
Casalini Libri is dedicated to the supply of books and periodicals to academic institutions and national, university and public libraries worldwide, specialising in publications from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece. With over fifty years' experience, Casalini Libri remains at the forefront of the library supply sector, investing in new technologies to accomodate changes in the publishing world. Casalini Libri's ambitious projects for electronic publishing include new Torrossa Full Text Platform, home to the EIO (Editoria Italiana Online) and EEO (Edición Española Online) collections. Founded by Mario Casalini at the end of the 1950s in response to growing demand for a reliable supplier of Italian publications to American libraries, Casalini Libri has grown considerably since its foundation, developing and consolidating added-value services which support and facilitate libraries' internal acquisitions and collection management procedures. Flexible and customised services include the supply of New Title Information, specialized Approval Plan services and a range of Shelf Ready options

Casalini Libri se consacre à la fourniture de livres et de périodiques en italien, en français et en espagnol à des bibliothèques nationales, universitaires et publiques dans le monde entier. Fournisseur disposant de plus de cinquante ans d'expérience, Casalini investit également le champ des nouvelles technologies avec des projets ambitieux d'édition électronique, comme la plateforme en plein texte Torrossa. Casalini Libri a été fondé par Mario Casalini à la fin des années 50 pour répondre à la demande croissante des bibliothèques américaines qui cherchaient un service sérieux de fourniture de publications en italien. Casalini Libri s'est considérablement développé depuis sa création et a travaillé en étroite collaboration avec ses clients pour développer et réaliser des services qui puissent refléter directement les nécessités des clients, comme les informations sur les nouveaux titres pour les publications en italien, en français et en espagnol et les Approval Plans spécialisés.
Erasmus Boekhandel Erasmus Boekhandel
Erasmus was founded as ‘Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel’ by Dr. Abraham Horodisch in Amsterdam in 1934. Together with Horst Garnman, he quickly developed the antiquarian bookshop into a preeminent name in the international book trade, specializing in the area of art and art history. Since 1984, Erasmus has focused more on being a library supplier, providing university, research and specialist libraries with a comprehensive service. In 1990, its subsidiary, Librairie Erasmus was founded in Paris in order to guarantee an efficient delivery of French publications. A team of more than 40 qualified and motivated employees provide a personal and reliable customer service.

Erasmus a été fondé à Amsterdam en 1934 sous le nom de ‘Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel’ par le Dr. Abraham Horodisch. Par la suite, avec son associé Horst Garnman, la libairie d’antiquariat s’est rapidement développée pour devenir le leader du marché international du livre, spécialisé dans l’art et l’histoire de l’art. A partir de 1984, Erasmus s’est de plus en plus orienté vers la vente aux bibliothèques et offre aux universités, aux centres de recherche et aux bibliothèques spécialisées un service des plus complets. En 1990, sa filiale, la Librairie Erasmus, a été fondée à Paris afin d’assurer la fourniture rapide des publications françaises. Une équipe composée de plus de quarante collaborateurs qualifiés et motivés assure aux clients un service personnalisé et fiable. Avec plus de 40 collaborateurs à Amsterdam et Paris, Erasmus est maintenant un fournisseur de bibliothèques indépendant. Des libraires qualifiés et motivés assurent aux clients un service personnalisé et fiable.
Getty Research Institute Getty Research Institute
The J. Paul Getty Trust is a cultural and philanthropic institution dedicated to critical thinking in the presentation, conservation, and interpretation of the world's artistic legacy. Through the collective and individual work of its constituent Programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, J. Paul Getty Museum, and Getty Research Institute—it pursues its mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world, serving both the general interested public and a wide range of professional communities with the conviction that a greater and more profound sensitivity to and knowledge of the visual arts and their many histories are crucial to the promotion of a vital and civil society. Locations The Getty is based in Los Angeles, California, and welcomes nearly 1.8 million visitors each year to its two locations, the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades. The Getty Center, a dramatic hilltop campus designed by Richard Meier, opened in 1997 and celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2007. The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, the original location of the J. Paul Getty Museum, reopened in early 2006 with a new mission as an educational center and museum dedicated to the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. Both the Getty Center and the Getty Villa serve a varied audience through exhibitions, conservation, scholarship, research, and public programs.
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