Getting to Know the Neighbours: Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow School of Art was sadly thrust into the headlines earlier this summer when there was a catastrophic fire at the main GSA building, destroying the iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh Library.  It was a tragedy, but the local fire brigade were the heroes of the day, saving more than anyone imagined could be saved.  Work is under way both restoring the building and trying to replace some of the priceless books that were in that library.

However, the main GSA Library is in a different building, so that collection was unaffected.  It's a great resource for anyone needing visual inspiration, so will be particularly interesting to our theatrical production community.  If you're an undergraduate or taught postgraduate, you can go and read there but won't be able to borrow books.  (We can arrange inter library loans, though.)  And if you're a research student or member of staff, your SCONUL Access will let you borrow books too. 

In brief:

• Undergraduates or taught Masters students going to another Scottish Higher Education institution don't need SCONUL Access cards - just their normal matriculation card will get them in for reference purposes.  They do need SCONUL Access cards to go to university libraries beyond Scotland. 
• And researchers or staff need SCONUL Access cards in order to borrow books.
• Apply online for SCONUL Access.  The Whittaker Library has to approve your application.  Here's the SCONUL Access website:-
  
  • http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

 And you'll need these, too:-

• GSA Library and Learning Resources website
• GSA Archives and Collections - blog

Glasgow School of Art: Help Rebuild the Mackintosh Library

After the devastating fire at Glasgow School of Art a few weeks ago, the Library staff have carefully put together a list of the rare books that need to be replaced.  If you come across any in bookshops, or perhaps have an elderly relative who has been an art-loving book-collector ... 

Make no mistake, these books are special, and hard to find.  But we share the GSA Treasures blogpost in the hope that maybe we might be able to help in some small way.

GSA Library Treasures - blogpost

Straight to the GSA Wants List pdf

Glasgow School of Art - Devastating Fire

Glasgow School of Art http://www.gsa.ac.uk/

Our hearts go out to the Glasgow School of Art, which suffered a catastrophic fire last Friday. We understand that the archives have been saved, but not the historic old library.  The fire is a tragedy for Glasgow and for the international art community.

Follow the aftermath, the start of the clean-up, and the fundraising on the GSA Twitter account here.

 FUNDRAISING UPDATE

The Big Idea

"Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building, the Governors, Staff and Students of The Glasgow School of Art have been touched by the many generous offers of financial support. This fund is a mechanism by which you can support an unrestricted fund to enable the GSA to respond to this sad event."

Fundraising is via TheBigGive.org.uk 

Library Camp: not a Teddy Bears' Picnic!

Karen went to an "unconference" on Saturday - Scotland's first library camp. 

Curious?  Here's what caught the attention of several dozen Scottish librarians:- http://gltweeps.wordpress.com/library-camp-glasgow/ - and here's the blog about it.  There was also a Storify assemblage collating delegates' impressions of the whole event.

Creativity in libraries was one subject that came up, courtesy of Delphine Dallison at Glasgow School of Art. This prompted Karen to indulge in a bit of reflective writing of her own.  You can read it here, on her Airs and Graces CPD blog.

Being off-duty librarians, we had a couple of competitions - one was to make one's own badge.  The results were quite something, so the organisers made a collage to show you - here. 

Graduating Students Stride into Employment in Glasgow

In today's Evening Times (Saturday 6 July 2013), City Unis among UKs Best for Graduates Finding Jobs

Glasgow and Strathclyde, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Glasgow School of Art all have enviably high employment statistics.  Glasgow Caledonian (GCU) tops them all - and they all give Oxford and Cambridge a run for their money!

Great news!

InfoSMART - case study, Glasgow School of Art

InfosmART

Embracing technology to assist with information literacy in an arts student context - Glasgow School of Art's InfosmART has won awards for its innovative approach.

RSCtv hosted a live presentation (webinar) last week.  Click the link below, to watch it.

RSCtv Watch Again - archive of broadcast details & support notes30th May 2012 - Case Study: InfosmART: Research Skills for Art and Design Students - Glasgow School of Art Library - watch a recording of this session.

GSA (Glasgow School of Art) Video Archive

GSA Video Archive  - 6,500 views since May 2011 launch!

• 84 videos of public lectures and events
• Wide variety - organised by The Glasgow Urban Lab, Architecture Friday Lectures, Fine Art Friday Events, Exhibitions talks and events, and more!
• Entire series of Architecture Friday Lectures from 2010-11
• Various Friday Event lectures dating from 2006-11
  The GSA Video Archive was launched in May 2011 - and is now available via the Glasgow School of Art website. Here's the link:-www.gsa.ac.uk/videoarchive.  It will also soon become available on GSA’s Vimeo account (over the next few months, with the help of Lyn McLaughlin), where you can browse by subject categories – using channels on Art, Architecture, Design, FoCI, Research, etc: http://vimeo.com/gsofa

'... including notable talks by architect Steven Holl, artist and kinetic sculptor Susumu Shingu, designer Ben Kelly, artist and GSA graduate Christine Borland, artist and GSA graduate Roddy Buchanan, Urban Lab lecturer Graeme Evans, artist Martha Rosler, and more! There are two talks each featuring our own Roger Wilson and Thomas Joshua Cooper, a fantastic research presentation by Alistair MacDonald, and two talks by recent UK Fullbright Distinguished Chair Ann Markusen.'