Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289) and index.

Outside in : leading and managing the art museum library -- Reader services, reference, and the art museum library's clientele -- Automating the art museum library in the twenty-first century -- A delicate balance : access and security in the art museum library -- Cataloging and technical services in the art museum library -- Space planning in the art museum library -- Collection development and the acquisition process : the art museum librarian as curator -- Curating images : visual resources in the art museum library -- The invisible made visible : collecting ephemera in the art museum library -- Special collections in the art museum library -- Institutional archives : the art museum's memory -- Fundamentals of fund-raising for the art museum library -- Marketing, public relations, and advocacy in the art museum library -- Working with volunteers and interns in the art museum library -- Professional development : investing in art museum librarianship -- Solo librarianship in the art museum library.