Crafting a Closure and the Art of Deconstruction: Lessons Learned from the Oregon College of Art and Craft Library’s Final Days

Authors

Elsa Loftis, Portland State UniversityFollow
Dan Kelley, The International School

Published In

Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2020

Subjects

Oregon College of Art and Craft, Art libraries -- Oregon -- Portland -- Administration, Educational leadership -- Oregon, School closings

Abstract

After the disheartening news of a full closure of the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2019, the librarian and partners had the unpleasant task of dismantling and distributing the library’s unique collection. This article outlines that process in the context of other library closures and offers ideas for best practices and project management procedures for other libraries to consider if facing such a situation. The article is also a tribute to the unique collection and space that needed to be disassembled and how the collection lives on to make contributions at other institutions.

Rights

This is the final version of the article published in Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1086/709795

DOI

10.1086/709795

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33362

Citation Details

Loftis, E. and Kelley, Dan. (2020). Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America, 39:1, 77-92.