Fundación Juan March

History of the Fundación Juan March Library

The Foundation’s library also acts as a support centre for new research. Its priorities are to address its users’ needs for bibliographic references (in-person, virtual or digital), providing access to its documentation and preserving the digital knowledge held by the library, as well as safeguarding and organising the knowledge generated by the Foundation throughout its history.

Cronology

The Science Library was launched in 1974 with the collection of research work and publications produced under the Fellowship and Special Grants program that the Foundation started in 19581974The Science Library was launched in 1974 with the collection of research work and publications produced under the Fellowship and Special Grants program that the Foundation started in 1958.

The Library shifted its focus after identifying a need to offer a leading bibliographic centre for people studying 20th century Spanish theatre1977The Library shifted its focus after identifying a need to offer a leading bibliographic centre for people studying 20th century Spanish theatre

The Library received first bequest of playwrights: Carlos and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw1981The Library received first bequest of playwrights: Carlos and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw

It created the Documentation Centre for Contemporary Spanish Music1983It created the Documentation Centre for Contemporary Spanish Music

It created the Library of the Advanced Social Sciences Study Centre of the Juan March Institute for Study and Research1987It created the Library of the Advanced Social Sciences Study Centre of the Juan March Institute for Study and Research

The Library added a new subject area – illusionism – related to its existing specialisations in performing arts1988The Library added a new subject area – illusionism – related to its existing specialisations in performing arts

Following legacies received from various composers and playwrights1990Following legacies received from various composers and playwrights

It created the Spanish Library of Contemporary Music. The Foundation received the personal library of the Argentinean author Julio Cortázar, which was previously in his Paris home when he died1993It created the Spanish Library of Contemporary Music. The Foundation received the personal library of the Argentinean author Julio Cortázar, which was previously in his Paris home when he died

The Library received de Personal and Music Archive of composer Joaquín Turina1997The Library received de Personal and Music Archive of composer Joaquín Turina

The Music and Theatre sections were combined to create the Spanish Library of Contemporary Music and Theatre2003The Music and Theatre sections were combined to create the Spanish Library of Contemporary Music and Theatre

The Foundation decided to adopt a unified set of objectives for the Foundation's Library and the Social Sciences Library of the Juan March Institute2008The Foundation decided to adopt a unified set of objectives for the Foundation's Library and the Social Sciences Library of the Juan March Institute

The Library launched a new bibliographic section dedicated to Curatorial Studies and Practices2011The Library launched a new bibliographic section dedicated to Curatorial Studies and Practices

The Library broadened its scope with a new strategic area – the Digital Knowledge Organisation and Data Service. The Social Sciences Library was donated to the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid2013The Library broadened its scope with a new strategic area – the Digital Knowledge Organisation and Data Service. The Social Sciences Library was donated to the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid

The organisation and cataloguing of the Contemporary Art Reference Library was incorporated into the Curatorial Studies and Practices section2014The organisation and cataloguing of the Contemporary Art Reference Library was incorporated into the Curatorial Studies and Practices section

Works began on cataloguing the personal library of Fernando Zóbel and the library of theatre scholar Francisco Ruiz Ramón2015Works began on cataloguing the personal library of Fernando Zóbel and the library of theatre scholar Francisco Ruiz Ramón

The Library further expanded its role by becoming a Centre for supporting research and the activities carried out by the Foundation2016The Library further expanded its role by becoming a Centre for supporting research and the activities carried out by the Foundation

A renovated Library2018A renovated
Library

The history of the Library in the Bulletin and the Magazine of Fundación Juan March

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