Baltimore Museum of Art
Linda Tompkins-Baldwin, Library Director
ltompkins@artbma.org
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Jeff Korman, Manager of the Maryland Department
jkorman@mail.pratt.lib.md.us
Johns
Hopkins University
Donald R. Juedes, Librarian for Art History, Classics
and Philosophy
djuedes@jhu.edu
Maryland Institute College of Art
Kathy Cowan, Library Director
kcowan@mica.jhu
Maryland Historical Society
Beatriz B. Hardy, France-Merrick Deputy Director for the Library
bhardy@mdhs.org
Maryland State Department of Education
Susan Paznekas, Public Library Consultant, Division
of Library Development and Services
spaznekas@msde.state.md.us
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Tom Beck, Chief Curator, Albin O. Kuhn Library
& Gallery
beck@umbc.edu
Walters Art Museum
Nancy Patterson, Head Librarian
npatterson@thewalters.org
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BAROC would like to acknowledge a number of individuals
without whom Maryland ArtSource would never have been
undertaken: James G. Neal, Vice President for
Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia
University (former Dean of Libraries and the Sheridan
Director of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library at Johns
Hopkins University), to whom we owe thanks for his vision
and commitment to partnering with local institutions
to benefit the public in new and exciting ways; and
David de Lorenzo, Head of Technical Services
at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
(former Library Director, Maryland Historical Society),
who was a founding member of the partnership as it exists
today.
Throughout the early development of Maryland ArtSource,
a number of folks represented the Maryland Historical
Society within the consortium on an interim basis as the
new library director at the Maryland Historical Society
was selected, and we appreciate their help: Susan Harman,
Associate Director for Technical Services, and David
Baldwin, Assistant Director, the Baltimore County
Historical Society (former Associate Director for Local
and Family History at MHS). In addition, Marcy Pride,
Public Library Consultant at the Division of Library Development
and Services, faithfully served on the consortium through
the entire course of site development until she left the
department to become Library Director at Washington Bible
College and Capital Bible Seminary.
BAROC would also like to thank others who contributed
to the first stage of development. The vast
collection
of Maryland Historical Society paintings was made available
to you through the tireless efforts and enthusiasm of
Nancy Davis, Deputy Director, Maryland Historical
Society, and Louise Brownell, Registrar, Maryland
Historical Society. In addition, their capable allies
Katherine Cowan and Kathleen Adrian assisted
BAROC throughout the development of this feature.
Our technology partner, The Berndt Group, continues
to work closely and patiently with us to fulfill the
vast scope and minutiae required of Maryland ArtSource;
we applaud the job they've done. BAROC would also like
to express its gratitude to Joan Freedman, Director
of the Digital Media Center at the Johns Hopkins University
Mattin Center, who devoted her time to generating wonderful
dialogue and feedback from focus group participants
about the designs and usability of the Web site. We
are also indebted to the many artists, educators
and museum and library staff members who participated
in the focus groups.
Artists who kindly assisted with the development of
the Artists resource include Kathleen Adrian
and Craig Hankin, as well as Richard Tryzno
Ellsberry, who administers ArtMobile, the Baltimore
contemporary arts discussion list, and marylandarts.net,
a volunteer-run portal to arts resources across Maryland.
Last but not least, the directors and staff at the
various BAROC Partner institutions have worked hard
to accommodate the needs of the project. From systems,
public relations, development and rights and reproductions
staff to curators and registrars, the commitment of
the BAROC institutions continues to be a central aspect
of the project's ongoing success. In particular, we
are grateful to the following individuals for providing
resources and enabling staff to support the project:
Virginia Massey-Burzio, Head of the Resource
Services Department at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
of The Johns Hopkins University; Rebecca Graham,
Head of the Systems Department for The Sheridan Libraries
of The Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick,
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, Maryland State
Department of Education; and J. Maurice Travillian,
former Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Library
Development and Services, Maryland State Department
of Education. We also owe great thanks and appreciation
to Ann Koch, Assistant Director for Foundations,
Corporations and Sponsored Projects at The Sheridan
Libraries of the Johns Hopkins University, who continues
to provide wonderful leadership in finding financial
support to sustain the life of this exciting project.
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