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Future or Fate: The slide collection of the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library
No full textThe fossilization of the DAAP Library slide collection paired with new knowledge of the fact that the college was no longer equipping classrooms with slide projectors; confirmation of the retirement of two faculty members who we thought still valued the collection; and the rising value of ‘real estate’ within our library, forced us to consider the future or fate of it. Not wanting to make any rash decisions, but rather, decisions based on knowledge and understanding of the state of the collection and user feedback, we decided to take a proactive approach and launch an assessment of the slide collection and gather feedback from our user community about it.
Acknowledgements:
Christopher Campbell, DAAP School of Architecture and Interior Design, Graduate Assistant; Linda Huang, DAAP School of Art, Art History Graduate Assistant; and Alex Walp, M.F.A., DAAP School of Art also contributed to the content of this articl
Visual Resources Association Constitution & Bylaws
No full textThe complete texts of the Visual Resources Association's Constitution, as amended, and the Association Bylaws, as revised, effective December 11, 2012
Special Bulletin #2: Standard Abbreviations for Image Descriptions for Use in Fine Arts Visual Resources Collections
No full textThe size of slide labels has always presented visual resources curators with dilemmas. Each image of art or architecture carries with it a large body of data that is useful to the image users. Most curators attempt to provide as much of this information as possible on each slide label. However, in order to do so, the use of abbreviations is often necessary. In many cases, these abbreviations, with the exception of a very few more or less accepted standards, have been developed separately in each collection by individuals as they composed the labels.
Standards for abbreviations used in data descriptions for works of art are justifiable for several reasons. Initially they are useful because they conserve space in a context that requires the communication of a maximum amount of information. However, it is necessary to standardize the forms of abbreviations used in order to make communication consistent and accurate, and to thereby make use of space and communication more efficient
VRAB Volume 8: Issue 2, 1981
No full textIn this issue:
MACAA
Guides
CAA
SECAC
International News
Ask the Photographer
Profile
Conservation
Microforms
Classification & Cataloging
Photograph Market News
Positions Open
Positions Filled
Upgrading
Photographic Journals
Slide Market New
Knowledge Organization Systems and Information Ethics for Visual Resources
No full textThis article examines the diverse problems current visual resources workflows and other information systems pose for Native American/Indigenous cultural heritage materials, using the concept of the knowledge organization system as a unit of analysis. I assert that the information systems many United States-based GLAMs professionals use have colonial histories, built to assimilate or diminish Indigenous knowledge. These histories still have an impact on current protocols employed by cultural heritage institutions, through their use of inaccurate terms and rejection or failure to include Indigenous voices. The article analyzes several examples of Native and non-Native efforts to make meaningful changes by revising or combining various knowledge organization systems together, extending their implications for the visual resource and cultural heritage community. I then explore how professionals can use these concepts to better inform their own practices towards description, use, storage, and access for Native information. 
Unlocking the Public Domain
No full textPublic Domain Day, celebrated January 1st of every year, is a relatively new holiday, which has the potential to grow rapidly as 2019 marked the first year in 20 years in the United States that new works were added to the public domain. This article showcases Texas Tech University Libraries’ “Public Domain Day: 1923 Unlocked” exhibition and outreach efforts as one approach, but also highlights other intuitions’ promotions and suggests ways to connect to larger initiatives. Cultural heritage and visual resources professionals can adapt this celebration as a way of advocating for the public domain, educating on copyright literacy, bringing attention to newly public domain collections materials, and exciting and empowering the public. The growth of the public domain enriches many of our missions and goals including supporting creativity and preserving our past and should be celebrated and protected.
The author would like to acknowledge all the people that participated in and contributed to the “Public Domain Day: 1923 Unlocked” exhibition and events. Jessica Kirschner assisted in the creation of public domain, copyright and Creative Commons panels. Nora Hyman provided additional graphic design. Christopher Starcher, Diane Warner, Esther De-Leon, Heidi Winkler, Hillary Veeder, Ian Barba, Jack Becker, Joshua Salmans, Joy Perrin, Rob Weiner, Shelley Barba, and Tom Rohrig wrote panel texts for the exhibition
Intellectual Property Rights: Film, Pedagogy, and United States Code Title 17
No full textThis article provides an overview of the United States Code Title 17, Sections 107, 108, and 110 as it relates to copyright and films in learning environments. By providing a summary of only the points that are relevant to pedagogy and the viewing of films, the author seeks to help readers understand what is acceptable according to Title 17 without readers having to wade through the Code themselves. The paper also includes relevant information on the 10% rule and interpretations of Title 17 by such institutions as the American Library Association, and concludes with a brief list of best practices for viewing films in a pedagogical setting
Cataloging and Metadata Practices Survey Report
No full textFindings from the 2017 Cataloging and Metadata Practices Survey administered by the Survey Working Group on behalf of the Visual Resources Association’s (VRA) Data Standards and VRA Core Oversight Committees. Data analysis is presented in the form of charts and commentary in three key areas of the survey’s focus: the scope of cataloging and metadata practice of visual resources professionals; the use and satisfaction of the VRA Core 4.0 data standard; and the needs of cataloging and metadata professionals. The findings are intended to inform this community about its prevalent practices, support the development of the VRA Core 4.0 data standard, and provide guidance to the VRA in how to meet current and projected needs through educational outreach and the development of practical tools for catalogers and metadata specialists
Intellectual Property Rights and New Media Art
No full textThis paper addresses issues concerning new media art and intellectual property rights, especially in terms of nomenclature. What is new media art? The author examines new media and copyright law to discuss how intellectual property is determined to be copyrightable in terms of new technologies. What is the role of copyright in creativity? How can this role change when considering technologies and practices that eschew or circumvent copyright? Open source software and copyleft will be also addressed in this paper. Does originality change in the Age of Technology and what factors have influenced our concept of originality? The author will come to some conclusions about new media art, in the context of intellectual property rights and copyright
Move Over Google Maps! Marin County Library is doing some serious mapping!
No full textThe digital imaging team at ACT 3 Partners describes the tips and techniques used to capture a special collection of more than 2000 historic maps and surveys for the Marin County Library. Many of the maps which date back to the1800's are fragile and worn but are still used today by surveyors and developers. They were digitally captured on site at the Library's archive, and are now available on the Library's public portal. As researchers, historians and other non-surveyors access the collection, a wealth of cultural history contained in the maps have been discovered