The visual resources covered here are collections of slides and photographs and their digital equivalents that document art, architecture, and design and that are primarily used for research and teaching. More than 520 collections responded to the compilers' questionnaires, and the resulting data have been organized alphabetically by state and city, followed by Canadian province and city. Entries begin with address, name and title of the person in charge, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. Items covered in the collection profile are date established, academic diploma/degree programs supported, staffing, hours, users and user privileges, services (sales, copy photography), size by type of material (slides, photographs, negatives, videotapes), subject concentrations, and annual circulation. In addition, respondents indicated classification system, type of automated cataloging system used, electronic-imaging projects, and subject access.
Four indexes are provided: institutional, personnel, type of collection (e.g., museum, art department, library), and subject. This thorough directory will facilitate networking among curators and librarians, contribute to the development of cataloging and indexing standards, serve vendors and those involved in the technical aspects of visual-resources production, and aid researchers in locating repositories of visual reproductions in very specific subject areas. The Visual Resources Directory is highly recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries serving art, art history, or architecture students.
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“Useful for the location of institutions and addresses.”–
“The Visual Resources Directory is highly recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries serving art, art history, or architecture students.”–
“An essential tool for visual resources collections and administrators who have responsibility for them.”–
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