With funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, NYARC was formed in 2006 to facilitate collaboration that results in enhanced resources for research communities.
Called a groundbreaking partnership,[1] NYARC also provides a framework for collaboration among art research libraries.
This grant resulted in a comprehensive planning document for NYARC, which serves as the consortium's roadmap.
[2] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a founding member of NYARC, withdrew from the consortium in 2011; however, the NYARC libraries and the libraries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art continue to work together on collaborative projects on an ad hoc basis.
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