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Spencer Art Reference Library
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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Address:
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City,
Missouri
64111-1873
United States
County: Jackson 
Region: Midwest
Phone: 816-561-4000
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Spencer Art Reference Library is a Museum library.
This library is affiliated with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 270,000 volumes. The library circulates 4,800 items per year.
Other Info: The Spencer Art Reference Library is a research library dedicated to the history of art. It is open to the public but does not circulate (except in-house). This library shares an ILS with Linda Hall Library (of Science, Engineering & Technology, also in Kansas City, MO). The combined catalog was formerly called LEONARDO (named for the artist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci).
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Administration: The director of the library is Amelia Nelson .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a privately-funded organization. It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
| Collection size | 270,000 | volumes |
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| Annual Circulation | 4,800 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2018 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 2010 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2011 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2011 |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
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| libraries.org ID | 12618 |
| OCLC Symbol | NLF |
Record History: This listing was created on Dec 16, 2004 and was last modified on Jan 16, 2026.
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