1. LibraryOneSearch is here!
Spencer Art Reference Library
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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2. Library Integrated Online System
Overview
Goals: Facilitate Discovery,
Access, Dialog for Learning and
Operational Efficiencies
Partnership with the Linda Hall Library using Ex
Libris software to replace original LEONARDO
system (1994-2011)
Phase 1: new Nelson-Atkins Museum
Online Library Catalog launched
December 2011
 Other Museums & Libraries: Ex Libris Basic
Online Library Catalog systems: MFA Boston,
MFA Houston, MOMA, Minneapolis Institute,
Getty, National Gallery, Library of Congress
Phase 2: Nelson-Atkins Library
OneSearch beta version, Fall 2012 with
concurrent access to both systems
Other Museums: Ex Libris Basic + Discovery
Library Systems: Cleveland Museum, Getty,
National Gallery, Nelson-Atkins

3. LibraryOneSearch
 LibraryOneSearch provides seamless access across
the Spencer Art Reference Library’s collections:
 Books
 Auction catalogs
 Journals
 Databases
 E-journals
 Digital collections
You’re able to search all of the library’s holdings including
books, digital collections and articles all in one place, when
you’re searching from the reading room or from the museum
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4. LibraryOneSearch – Discovery Layer
 It’s all about providing better access and discovery of
relevant resources to library users
 It provides the same access to records for the library’s physical
collections with added seamless access to
 Advanced searching and filtering of results with Refine My Results
 Digital Collections – Growing collection that includes digitized
materials from the library, archives and visual resource collections
 Multidisciplinary Articles– Searching a collection of Ex Libris
supplied multidisciplinary databases
 Spencer Collection Articles – Search subscription and a curated
collection of freely-available resources
 Find Databases– Discover relevant resources by searching
databases individually or browsing the entire collection by category
or by type
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5. Advanced Search – Refine My Results
Refine your results at a glance with Refine My Results
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6. Advanced Search –
Refine My Results
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7. Digital Collections
 Seamless access to digitized resources from the
library, the archives and the visual resources
 Will include selected one of a kind resources
 Teaching collections: Medieval manuscripts pages, early
Renaissance printing
 Nelson-Atkins institutional history
 Rare book examples | signed books
 Original publications from the library, archives and visual
resource collections
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8. Digital Collections
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9. Multidisciplinary Articles
 Multidisciplinary Articles Allows you to search articles
from a broad range of sources from medical information to
articles on nature and geography. This is an easy way to
connect your art research topic to a broader
interdisciplinary context
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10. Spencer Collection Articles
Spencer Collection Articles searches across selected subscription
databases retrieving relevant encyclopedia entries, full-text articles and
citations
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11. Find Databases
Discover relevant resources by searching databases individually or
browsing the entire collection of databases, filtering by category or
by type.
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12. LibraryOneSearch & Classic Catalog
 LibraryOneSearch is a discovery layer, layered over
our Basic Catalog. It provides additional features, but
Basic Catalog is still available.
http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org
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13. For more information, we’re here to help!
Spencer Art Reference Library
http://www.nelson-
atkins.org/education/Library.cfm
Reference Desk, 816.751.1216
Marilyn Carbonell, M.A., M.A.
Head, Library Services
(816.751.1381) mcarbonell@nelson-atkins.org
Amelia Nelson, B.Arch, M.A.
Librarian, Public Services
(816.751.1215) anelson@nelson-atkins.org
Tracey Boswell, M.A., MLS
Catalog/Reference Librarian
(816.751.1231)tboswell@nelson-atkins.org
Roberta Wagener, M.A.
Library Assistant, Public Services
(816.751.1287) rwagener@nelson-atkins.org
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