Dear all Here's some more news from the Getty about making the backfile of BHA freely available. I've also attached the text of the earlier press release about BHA, below, for those who might not have seen it. Doug Douglas Dodds Word and Image Department Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington LONDON SW7 2RL Tel 020 7942 2397 Fax 020 7942 2394 Email [log in to unmask] The V&A's Word & Image Department incorporates the National Art Library and the Museum's prints, drawings, paintings and photographs collections. >>> "Kathleen Salomon" <[log in to unmask]> 05/04/2010 19:50 >>> Please see below from Joe Shubitowski, Head, Library Information Systems at the Getty Research Institute: I want to take a couple of minutes to let this community know where we are with BHA: 1. We are restructuring the current BHA dataset to provide better indexing. This means we are re-processing and reloading all 425K records and reindexing while the system remains live for you to use. 2. We are mapping and writing code to convert the RILA backfile (1975-1989) and will have this loaded into the system sometime this month. 3. We are working on a Z39.50 configuration so that institutions can make BHA a target for a federated search application. 4. We are exploring ways to provide OpenURL connectivity with BHA. Because BHA is an open access database now, there is no authentication taking place at our end. A simple and straightforward eResource/SFX-like button will not work for external users as the database doesn't know who you are or where you are coming from. We do not intend to do any sort of IP authentication or manage logons, etc. That said, we are looking at embedding COinS compliant metadata within BHA result set records that would allow client-side link activation. This is being used by OCLC in WorldCat.org and other open access data providers. This is a fair amount of work to get through, so please bear with us as we work to make BHA better for all of you. Best regards.........Joe Shubitowski Joseph M. Shubitowski Head, Library Information Systems Getty Research Institute 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles CA 90049-1688 Voice: 310-440-6394 Fax: 310-440-7780 [log in to unmask] Kathleen Salomon Getty Research Institute -----Original Message----- From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Terence Ford Sent: 01 April 2010 16:23 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARLIS-L] FINAL BHA Press Release - FINAL.docx Dear Colleagues: Please see the attached press release. Terence Ford Head, Research Databases Getty Research Institute ------------------------------------------------------ DATE: April 1, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE GETTY PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO THE BHA ON ITS WEBSITE LOS ANGELES-As of April 1, 2010, the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) will be available free of charge on the Getty Web site at http://library.getty.edu/bha. Free Web access to BHA is an advantage not only to all traditional users of the database but also to such potential users as institutions in developing countries and independent scholars worldwide, who until now have been unable to afford access to the BHA. Since ending its collaboration with the Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST)-CNRS in December 2007, the Getty has been searching for partners to continue the production and distribution of BHA. This process has been complicated, and with no suitable arrangement immediately available, the Getty decided to act on its commitment to the scholarly community by providing access to BHA directly from its own Web site. “The Bibliography of the History of Art has been an indispensable resource for scholars and students for many years. We are delighted to announce that BHA will be available on the Getty Web site. 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