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The Thomas J. Watson Library is the main research library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and supports the research activities of the Museum staff, as well as outside researchers and can be accessed without appointment. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, each Department maintains a library, most of which have materials requestable online through the libraries' catalog. Watson Library’s collection contains approximately 900,000 volumes, including monographs and exhibition catalogs; over 11,000 periodical titles; and more than 125,000 auction and sale catalogs. The Library includes a reference collection, auction and sale catalogs, a rare book collection, manuscript items, and vertical file collections. The Library is accessible to anyone 18 years of age or older simply by registering online and providing a valid photo ID. The Watson Library is named for Thomas J. Watson, chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM). ==Digital collections== The Digital Collections seeks to digitize rare and unique materials that have not yet been digitized anywhere else on the web. Highlights from the Digital Collections include: *Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications *Rare Books in the Thomas J. Watson Library Collection *The Brummer Gallery Records *Costume Institute Fashion Plates *Manuscripts 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas J. Watson Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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