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The Past and Future of Indirect Costs: An Interview with Hilary Craiglow

Association of Research Libraries

In both methods, the university’s total library expenses—the library’s managed budget (with a few specific exceptions such as advertising, fundraising, alcohol, and salaries over a cap) and facility and administrative cross-allocations—are allocated to the direct functions of the institution.

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Repertoires: How Forest Research Outlives Its Institutions

Association of Research Libraries

Yet, in cases where standalone initiatives wind down and the risk of data loss is imminent, libraries can consider a more traditional collecting function in light of a commitment to preserving the history of science in their region.

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A quartet of key art market players join forces to form ‘super group’ consultancy

The Art Newspaper

L-R: Brett Gorvy, Philip Hoffman, Ed Dolman, Patti Wong, Alex Dolman Courtesy of Emilio Madrid Four of the art market’s leading figures have joined forces to establish a new consultancy firm to manage top-level clients and their collections through what they say are unprecedented shifts in the trade. What should I be buying?”

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Peter Zumthor’s LACMA Design: Bold Artistic Vision or Controversial Misstep?

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Bold use of concrete and huge glistening windows loom over Wilshire Boulevard, supporting an exhibition floor 30 feet above street level, which will house LACMA’s permanent collection when it officially opens. Bold and distinctive on the outside, the building is unlike anything you might expect in a major museum on the inside.

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The tale of a French psychiatric asylum that harboured Second World War resistance fighters—and where patients became artists

The Art Newspaper

Patients also made objects from found items, creating works that juxtaposed materials in odd ways that charmed visiting Surrealists. The book’s format—an exhibition catalogue with essays of varying lengths—never gives a clear reason why Saint-Alban still functioned throughout the war.

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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

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Materials and Mediums The La Tène period saw the Celts become master metal crafters. Metalwork was at the heart of all things essential to daily life – whether functional or ritual-based. Reproductions often look overly polished and machine perfect, and can use materials like plated brass rather than gold or silver.

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Salvage Style: Collecting Selvedge Denim

WorthPoint

The main reason is because of Japanese craftsmanship, which often values the use of quality techniques and materials over mass production. There are other hallmarks of high-quality denim, such as leather patches and functioning rivets. An avid collector, David has an extensive collection of books, music, and vintage male clothing.