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When is a Library not a Library?
Fionnuala Croke, Chester Beatty LibraryA&SL Annual Conference February 2014
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Part 1: introduction to Chester Beatty
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Beatty’s first wife with their daughter Ninette and son Chester, 1907
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Baroda House, Kensington Palace Gardens, London
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Edith Beatty, c. 1913
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Ninette and Chester Jnr, Cairo
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Baroda House, Library c.1913 (W.G. Beatty)
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© RIBA Library Photographs Collection
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Baroda House, Garden Library (photo 1937)
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Baroda House, Garden Library (converted stables), 1937
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Above: the conservatory at Baroda (with Beatty’s Chinese ceiling superimposed)
Below: a glimpse from the picture gallery into the Chinese Library/converted conservatory
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Clock Tower, Dublin Castle Reference Library with Chinese ceiling
Shrewsbury Road Reading Roomwith Chinese ceiling
Chester Beatty Library, Chinese ceiling
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The Chester Beatty Library, Shrewsbury Road, Dublin, opened 8 August 1953
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Chester Beatty Library, Clock Tower BuildingDublin Castle (opened 2000)
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So, when is a library not a library?
. . . when it’s a museum
. . . when it’s a visitor attraction
. . . when it’s a forum for intercultural dialogue!
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Part 2: Chester Beatty: the digital challenges
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CBL In 30, ff. 1b-2aIlluminated FrontispieceThe Treasure of Khawarizm Shah (medical encyclopedia)Golconda, India, 1572
Before and after conservation.
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CBL Is 1558, f.445aIlluminated Endpiece, al-Qur'an Ruzbihan Muhammad al-Tab‘i al-ShiraziMid-16th century, Shiraz, Iran
CBL Heb, f.43vSamaritan Pentateuch13th century
In 2012, over 1000 high resolution images were added to the collection, including two fully conserved and digitised manuscripts.
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CBL Ar 3029, Rahmat al-umma fi 'khtilaf al-a'imma: An account of the points of agreement and difference between four Sunni schools of law, dated 21 January, 1473
1960s: The CBL began capturing Arabic manuscripts on microfilm. Over 2200 of these are now available in a digital format.
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CBL Image Gallery launched 2008 (beta) and 2010 cbl.ie/Image-Gallery.aspx
Chester Beatty Library Digital Initiative
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Telling Images of China: Narrative and Figure Paintings from the Shanghai MuseumDigital and In-Gallery Exhibitions, 2010, cbl.ie/china/
Chester Beatty Library Digital Initiative
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CBL Islamic Seals Database www.cbl.ie/islamicseals
Chester Beatty Library Digital Initiative
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For each seal, the database provides the ability to:
• Zoom Image• View Full Folio• View Catalogue
Scholars submit the following moderated information:
• Date• Shape
• Arabic Transcription• Transliteration
• Translation• Identify Person/Institution
• Identify other seal appearances
• General comments
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Treasures of the Chester Beatty LibraryiOS App - 2013
Chester Beatty Library Digital Initiative
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Virtual Collection of Masterpieces (ASEMUS: Asia Europe Museum Network)masterpieces.asemus.museum
Digital Humanities Observatory - Ireland
discovery.dho.ie
International Collaborations
The Chester Beatty Library actively collaborates with funded projects throughout the world, conduct research into our collections, assist with
digitisation and help increase accessibility though online databases and repositories.
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Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
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CBL J 1107, detail, two volume handscrollYoshitsune’s Invasion of Hell, 17th Century Japan
Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
Since 2003, the HUMI project has helped the Chester Beatty
Library create around 8000 images of Japanese picture and
story scrolls in our collection.
The HUMI Project Keio University, Japan
humi.keio.ac.jp
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Art Research CentreRitsumeikan University, Japan
arc.ritsumei.ac.jp
In 2010, The Art Research Centre at Ritsumeikan University helped the Chester Beatty Library create over 800 images of Japanese prints in
our collection.
CBL J 2125Cleaver, plate, cup stand and cherry blossom by Hokkei
Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
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Index of Christian ArtPrinceton University, USA
ica.princeton.edu
In 2012, the Chester Beatty Library uploaded over 300 images to the Index of
Christian Art database at Princeton University.
CBL W 099, f. 1Jesus Christ, Rosarium of Phillip II of Spain, c. 1530, Bruges, Belgium
Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
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CBL J 1214The Bodhisattva Jizo,Hanging Scroll, 15th Century Japan
Japanese Buddhist Art in Europe Database Hosei University, Japan and the University of
Zurich, Switzerlandaterui.i.hosei.ac.jp:8080/oguchi
Since 2011, the Chester Beatty Library has been contributing images of Japanese Buddhist
materials in our collection to this online database.
Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
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The Manichean Kephalaia ProjectNational Endowment for the Humanities, USA and
the Australian Research Council
CBL BP I, f. 29v detail
Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
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Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
New Testament Virtual Manuscript RoomWestfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
ntvmr.uni-muenster.de
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The Chester Beatty Library is able to contribute our highest resolution images (ca. 225 mb) because the NT.VMR does not allow for high resolution download of complete images. The
annotated clips, however, allow for in-depth research into this important material.
Chester Beatty Library Collaborative Partnership
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Time to Adoption Horizon 2011 2013
One Year or Less Mobile Apps BYOD
Tablet Computing Crowdsourcing
Two to Three Years Augmented Reality Electronic Publishing
Electronic Publishing BYOD
Four to Five Years Digital Preservation Natural User Interfaces
Smart Objects Preservation and Conservation Technologies
New Media Consortium: The Horizon Report > 2013 Museum Edition
Emerging Technologies
http://www.nmc.org/publications/2013-horizon-report-museum