Student Handbook 2010 2011 - School of the Museum of Fine Arts

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Graduate Programs (x3870)
The Graduate Programs Office oversees all administrative aspects of the Fifth Year, Master of Arts in
Teaching, Master of Fine Arts, and Post-Baccalaureate programs and is the liaison with Tufts and
Northeastern Universities for these programs. This office oversees graduate teaching assistantships,
graduate student international travel grants, publishes the graduate student handbook, and provides
academic advising, and registration information for these degree programs.
Library (x3388)
The Museum School’s W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library is the circulating branch of the William Morris Hunt
Memorial Library (the main library of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). It is located on the third floor of
the B Building, overlooking the Fenway.
Library Mission Statement
The mission of the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library, which also serves as the Museum of Fine Arts
contemporary art library, is primarily to support the curriculum, research, and creative exploration of
students, faculty, and staff of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as the research
needs of the curatorial staff of the Museum.
Library Collection and access information
The School library collection focuses on 20th & 21st century art with artists’ monographs, art history
books, periodicals, exhibition catalogs, videos, DVDs, and original artists’ books. In addition to the print
materials, students have access to electronic resources and databases such as JSTOR, ARTbibliographies
Modern, Grove Dictionary of Art, and Art Index. The library is a member of the Fenway Library
Consortium, which allows students access to participating library’s collections. Our online catalog is
searchable through the Fenway Libraries Online (FLO), which is shared with eight other local colleges, and
is available at http://endeavor.flo.org. Students also have access to the Massachusetts Virtual Catalog
which offers Inter Library Loan services through approximately 350 other libraries in the state. For
information about the Museum School’s Visual Resources Library please refer to the Visual Resources
Library information in the Student Handbook.
Library Circulation Policy
Within the Museum community, the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library circulates to students, staff, alumni,
and faculty of the school and to the staff and curators of the Museum. Additionally, members of Fenway
Libraries Online (FLO) and Fenway Libraries Consortium (FLC) have borrowing privileges at the School
library. The reference collection, rare books, and artists’ books are non-circulating. Students may borrow
library materials by registering with a valid student ID at the circulation desk.
Library Student Responsibilities
Students are bound to adhere to current Federal and State copyright laws.
Massachusetts law imposes criminal penalties on individuals who steal, mutilate, alter, destroy, or fail to
return books or other library materials and property as outlined in the Massachusetts General Laws,
chapter 266 §§99, 99A, and 100. Students are monetarily responsible for all fines and fees that may
accrue on their library account, including replacement costs for any items that are not returned to their
owning library.
Mac Lab (x3871)
The Macintosh computer lab is located on the 2 nd floor of B-Building and has three rooms of computers,
scanners, printers, and other equipment for classroom instruction and general use for students and
faculty.