Resource Library: Submitting Materials
Should I submit text materials?
TFAO maintains a Calendar Update Schedule (see A-C D-G H-L M-Q R-S T-Z) listing institutional sources from which it methodically requests publicity and scholarly texts relating to exhibits of American representational art. For more information on methodology of TFAO's request system please see National Calendar of Exhibitions. Resource Library may invite organizations to submit for publication:
Accompanying the first submission of the above materials by an organization, Resource Library welcomes submission of information describing its mission, scope of operations, physical and Web addresses, and phone number.
Resource Library receives emails on many topics other than exhibitions from institutional and other sources. This email volume limits time available to focus on exhibition materials. Because of TFAO's method of learning about upcoming and current exhibits, we request that institutions please remove tfaoi.org from general media mailing lists.
Resource Library may also invite organizations to submit for publication:
Resource Library welcomes individuals to submit for publication:
Resource Library does not publish articles regarding:
Resource Library selectively publishes publicity articles concerning retrospective exhibitions of artist organizations' individual members at museums or art centers. Artist organizations include cooperatives, clubs and other membership societies.
Please submit a minimum of 600 words covering the topic of the submission, excluding "boilerplate" text describing the source's address, hours of operation, fees, etc.
Resource Library usually publishes articles and essays within one month of receipt.
Two methods of submission of texts for publication are acceptable:
If you are submitting an article or an essay for publication by a named writer, in an accompanying note please acknowledge that you or your institution own the copyright to the article or essay or represent the owner and that you grant permission for Resource Library to publish or reprint the article or essay. We will place your specific copyright notice at your request at the beginning and/or end of the article or essay. Permitted publishing or reprinting will be made only in Resource Library and will not be repurposed. For further information on the relationships between Resource Library, Traditional Fine Arts Organization and third party copyright holders, please see the Acquisition and deselection of content section of The TFAO Digital Library.
Resource Library welcomes museums to send complimentary copies of catalogues for review to TFAO, 90 Via Regalo, San Clemente, CA 92673.
Resource Library underscores to its readers their responsibility under US law to respect copyrights in its User Agreement. Traditional Fine Arts Organization also covers copyright infringement along with plagiarism abuse in a General Resources page within a section on its web site titled Resources for Collectors, Life Long Learners, Students and Teachers of Art History.
Resource Library does not charge for publication of texts. Conversely, no payment is made to authors and/or other copyright owners for published texts. Choice of content is not influenced by gifts or sponsorships. Also, this publication does not accept advertising.
Before sending texts for publication please read:
Please do not send materials to Resource Library for online publication unless you are the copyright owner or are confident that you have permission from copyright holders to do so.
Status sheets
In some instances, TFAO creates an online status sheet relating to the permission process for an individual essay or article by a named author. Links to status sheets are found on TFAO Author Study and Index pages. Each link is indicated by the word "status" in parentheses and follows the name of a considered text relating to an individual author. In addition to text identification information, status sheets may contain edited email correspondence by parties relating to the process from the inception of an inquiry to final correspondence. TFAO edits email correspondence to impair portions containing non-public email addresses and physical addresses, plus private phone numbers as well as verbiage deemed non-essential in its judgment. Online storage of correspondence is part of Resource Library and TFAO environmental protection policies described at How Resource Library differs from paper-printed art publications. Upon request of a correspondent, TFAO will remove his or her email text from a status sheet.
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