Readiness or avoidance: e‐resources and the art historian

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study the information‐seeking behaviors of art historians.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey of art historians was done to ascertain their use of e‐resources. The paper discusses the impact of electronic resources and digital image databases on the research methodologies of today's art historians.

Findings

Although art historians depend on using the library for research, many have a rather limited awareness of electronic resources and have not fully developed the skills to utilize then to their fullest potential.

Originality/value

This follows up on Deirdre R. Stam's 1984 study of the information‐seeking behaviors of art historians.

Citation

Elam, B. (2007), "Readiness or avoidance: e‐resources and the art historian", Collection Building, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 4-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950710721539