Posted by Jonathan Ward, for Ted Goodman:


From: Ted Goodman
Subject: Avery Index update

Many of you have seen Terry Ford's note regarding recent budget cuts at
the Getty Trust or read about them in the newspaper.

At the ARLIS/NA conference in Indianapolis, Jim Neal, Columbia
University Librarian, announced that effective June 30, the Getty Trust
will no longer be supporting the Avery Index. Jim Neal is determined to
continue the Index under Columbia. The Getty will be returning all data
and copyright to Columbia. The vendor contracts and royalties will also
come back to Columbia.

We do not anticipate any problems with the transition and you should
expect the usual up-to-date information from whichever vendor you use.

A joint press release will be released shortly.

Thanks to the Getty Trust for supporting the Avery Index for 25 years!
We look forward to the next 25 under Columbia!
Best,
Ted Goodman
General Editor
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
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