Editing Metropolitan Museum of Art (section)

=== Thomas J. Watson Library ===
{{Main|Thomas J. Watson Library}}
The [[Thomas J. Watson Library]] is the central library of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and supports the activities of staff and researchers. Watson Library's collection contains approximately 900,000 volumes, including monographs and exhibition catalogs; over 11,000 periodical titles; and more than 125,000 auction and sale catalogs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libmma.org/portal/collections/|title=Collections|work=Thomas J. Watson Library |date=August 21, 2007 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219121344/http://libmma.org/portal/collections/|archive-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> The library includes a reference collection, auction and sale catalogs, a rare book collection, manuscript items, and vertical file collections. The library is accessible to anyone 18 years of age or older simply by registering online and providing a valid photo ID.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libmma.org/portal/access-hours-and-policies/|title=Access Hours and Policies|work=Thomas J. Watson Library |date=July 21, 2007 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515040406/http://libmma.org/portal/access-hours-and-policies/|archive-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref>