Thomas J. Watson Library

Thomas J. Watson Library
Location within New York City
Established 1870 (1870)
Location 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY, US
Coordinates 40°46′45″N 73°57′47″W / 40.779165°N 73.962928°W / 40.779165; -73.962928Coordinates: 40°46′45″N 73°57′47″W / 40.779165°N 73.962928°W / 40.779165; -73.962928
Type Library
Collection size 900,000
Director Ken Soehner (Chief Librarian)
Chairperson Olivier Berggruen
Public transit access Subway:   to 86th Street
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86
Website Library website

The Thomas J. Watson Library is the main research library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and supports the research activities of the museum staff, as well as outside researchers and can be accessed without appointment. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, each department maintains a library, most of which have materials requestable online through the libraries' catalog.

The Watson Library’s collection contains approximately 900,000 volumes, including monographs and exhibition catalogs; over 11,000 periodical titles; and more than 125,000 auction and sale catalogs.[1] The library also includes a reference collection, a rare book collection, manuscript items, and vertical file collections. The library is accessible to anyone over 18, simply by registering online and providing a valid photo ID.[2]

The Watson Library is named for Thomas J. Watson, chairman and CEO of IBM.[3] Its committee is chaired by noted art historian Olivier Berggruen.[4]

Digital collections

The Digital Collections seeks to digitize rare and unique materials that have not yet been digitized anywhere else on the web.[5]

Highlights from the Digital Collections include:

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas J. Watson Library » Blog Archive » Collections". Libmma.org. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Thomas J. Watson Library » Blog Archive » Access and Hours". Libmma.org. 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ↑ "IBM Archives: Interactive history". 03.ibm.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  4. ↑ "Visiting Committees" (PDF). Metmuseum.org. November 1, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "About the Digitization Initiative at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries :: Digital Collections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries". Libmma.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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