Message-Id: <200011091807.LAA31722@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:01:47 -0800 From: Trudy Levy <mailto:trudy@DIG-MAR.COM> Subject: valuable resource To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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Those newly come to working with digital images may find this
organization extremely helpful.
I apologize for the cross posting, but feel it is valuable
information for all working with visual information.
Press Release 11/7/00
The Visual Resources Association is a non-profit organization
established to further knowledge, research, and education in the
field of visual information resources and to promote a spirit of
cooperation among the members of related professions. Visual
Resources Association members work together to improve our skills and
to share ideas to make images and information available easily and
swiftly to a world hungry for visual material. We welcome all those
who maintain, manage or distribute visual materials to join us in
this endeavor.
The benefits of membership are many. Our members stay abreast of
developments in the field, keeping up-to-date on the latest
equipment, technologies, and supplies with our active email
listserve. We also support our members through the annual national
conferences, local chapters, workshops, publications, quarterly VRA
Bulletin, and annual directory. The membership stays informed about
copyright issues, cataloging standards, new publications, metadata,
scanning, web pages, preservation of image quality, mentoring, and
educational opportunities
Our international membership covers a broad range: information
specialists, electronic media specialists; art, architecture, film
and video librarians, museum curators; slide, photograph, microfilm
and digital archivists, architectural firms, galleries, publication
firms, rights and reproductions officials, photographers, art
historians, artists, scientists, and others concerned with visual
materials. This diversity makes our organization more interesting.
The collective knowledge of our membership, strong level of
collegiality, and ready exchange of information is our greatest
strength.
The VRA has 10 Regional Chapters that hold meetings and workshops on
a regular basis. Attending chapter meetings is a an invaluable way to
make contacts and share knowledge with other professionals in your
geographic area. These chapters are:
Great Lakes
Greater New York "http://vrc.binghamton.edu/vrc/Upstate.htm"
Upstate New York "http://www.brynmawr.edu/Admins/DMVRC/vrap/"
Greater Philadelphia
Mid Atlantic "http://www.arthistory.nwu.edu/VRAmidwest/main.html"
Midwest
Pacific Rim
Southern California
Northern California
Texas
Join us in utilizing and maintaining the best resource for visual
information professionals, the Visual Resources Association. For more
information on our organization, membership, list-serv, and
publications, visit the website at
http://www.oberlin.edu/%7Eart/vra/vra.html.
To join contact: Arleen E. Arzigian-VRA Membership Director-Art
History Department-Boston University-725 Commonwealth Avenue-Boston,
MA 02215 USA-email:mailto:arzigian@bu.edu-Phone: 617-353-1444 FAX:
617-353-3243
-- Trudy Levy Image Integration The Digital Imaging Guide 7 Third Ave., SF, CA 94118 415/750 1274 Images are information - Manage them www.DIG-Mar.com</pre>
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