Introduction
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Instituut Collectie Nederland (ICN) / Informatie afdeling
Netherlands Institute of Cultural Heritage / Information Centre
Gabriël Metsustraat 8, PO Box 76709, 1070 KA AmsterdamTel: 020-3054545/760, Fax: 020-3054700
E-mail: informatiecentrum@icn.nl
Librarian C. Mulders
Opening hours Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00
Conditions of use Consultation only
Services Reference assistance / photographic services / bibliographic searches / on-line connection to the Getty Center's Conservation Information Network (CIN) / café
WWW-site http://www.icn.nl
Size 17,500 books and 225 current and 100 discontinued periodicals
Character and emphasis The Instituut Collectie Nederland (ICN) was established in 1997. ICN is a merger of three institutions: the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science, the State Training School for Conservators and the Netherlands Office of Fine Art. ICN combines the core activities of the former institutions and it has taken up the challenge of improving the care of the entire corpus of cultural heritage objects in the Netherlands, conserved and managed by museums, archives, libraries and other public collections. One of the key elements of this system is the comprehensive library of the former Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. This library specialises in scientific publications on research, conservation, restoration techniques and in historic technology, chiefly of the arts and crafts. An webOPAC will be developed in the near future to allow access to all kinds of data, including literature, research reports, visual material, policy documents, art, technical and other relevant source material on art techniques.
Special collection
- Thesis of the ICN training Department
- Some 3,000 files on executed research and restoration reports
Catalogues
- Automated webcatalogue under construction (2003)
- Alphabetical and systematic card catalogues; references to relevant articles in periodicals and composite publications
- The library participates in the National Union Catalogue (NCC/OBN)
- List of publications of the ICN: http://www.icn.nl/informatiecentrum
- List of publications of the staff: http://www.icn.nl/informatiecentrum
- The Nieuwsbrief Instituut Collectie Nederland and other publications
Last modified: 17/04/2007