Message-Id: <mailto:199501211543.JAA06024@library.wustl.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 11:20:45 -0800 From: mailto:CSUNDT@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU> Subject: 1995 Visual Resources Workshop -- IN EUGENE To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
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The University of Oregon Arts and Administration Program, School of
Architecture and Allied Arts is pleased to inform you that the 1995
Workshop in Visual Resources Collection Fundamentals: Current and
Emerging, will take place in Eugene, Oregon, June 26-30, 1995. Presented
for the first time in Eugene, this workshop is a revised and updated
version of previous workshops offered at the University of Texas at
Austin.
This workshop will concentrate on basic subjects related to the
management of visual resources collections. Its purpose is to inform the
visual resources curator, librarian, or image manager of some of the
major topics involved in the development, management, and operation of a
visual resources collection. Included will be both theoretical and
practical information about aspects of collection management, as well as
demonstrations of new electronic tools used in descriptive cataloging and
information retrieval. This year's workshop will conclude with a focus
on classifying and cataloging art and architecture collections in light
of the new technologies for access and retrieval. The format of the
workshop includes lectures, discussions, some hand-on activities and
demonstrations.
TOPICS:
- Acquisition and collection development
- Conservation and maintenance of visual collections
- Circulation control and access services
- Administration and management
- Copyright issues
- Facilities planning
- Descriptive cataloging and classification
- New electronic tools (e.g., ICONCLASS, the Art and Architecture
Thesaurus, the new Union List of Artist Names, and the
soon-to-be released Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
SPEAKERS:
- Nancy Schuller, University of Texas at Austin
- Christine Sundt, University of Oregon, Eugene
- Murtha Baca, Getty Art History Information Program
- Susanne Warren, Art and Architecture Thesaurus
This workshop has been designed for the novice as well as the experienced
professional: for those just beginning as visual resources curators in
educational institutions, museums, and archives; for those interested in
visual resources curation as a career option; and for those wishing to
refresh their training and learn about new directions and tools that are
changing the visual resources landscape.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: -- Please register early. Enrollment is
limited. After April 1, please call to check if space is available.
FEE: $425 (includes handouts, break refreshments, the Monday night
reception in the UO Museum of Art, and the Wednesday night dinner.
CEUs and CREDIT HOURS: A 3.2 Continuing Education Union (CEU) is awarded
for attending the workshop. The workshop may also be taken for
University of Oregon credit for an additional fee.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Regarding content: Christine Sundt (mailto:csundt@oregon.uoregon.edu),
503-346-2209
Nancy Schuller (mailto:schuller@bongo.cc.utexas.edu),
512-471-4337
Regarding registration, housing, accommodations:
Lynn Black (mailto:lblack@oregon.uoregon.edu)
503-346-0696/FAX 503-346-0689
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