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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- (Please post the following announcement to your list) CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINAR The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School of Library and Information Science is hosting the following seminar on Visual Resources Management, at the Fine Arts Building at The University of Texas at Austin. The speakers for the seminar will be Nancy Schuller and Christine Sundt. Ms. Schuller is senior lecturer and curator of visual arts for the Visual Resources Collection, Department of Art and Art History, at The University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Sundt is associate professor and curator of the Visual Resources Collection at the University of Oregon, Architecture and Allied Arts Library. 1997 WORKSHOP IN VISUAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: THE NEW BASICS June 23-27, 1997 Purpose: The purpose is to inform the visual resources curator, librarian, or user, of some of the major topics involved in the development, management, and operation of visual resources collections. Program: The workshop will include subjects basic to the management of visual resources collections, as well as emerging issues in the field. Included will be both theoretical and practical information about aspects of this type of collection management, as well as discussions and demonstrations of new electronic methods and tools for accessing as well as managing and delivering images and descriptive records. There will be discussions and demonstrations of Getty's microcomputer software for standard terminologies, for use in descriptive cataloging and information retrieval. Digital imaging and its use will also be considered. Special topics on classifying and cataloging both art and architecture images will be addressed. The workshop consists of lectures, discussions, hands-on activities, and demonstrations. Housing and Fees: Registration fee is $495.00. Dormitory housing is available at Jester Center on the UT campus. Estimated per person cost for the week, including breakfast and dinner at the dormitory, is $222.45 single occupancy, $171.95 double occupancy. Additional room nights are available. Housing form will be sent when you register. For more information and registration form: fax, phone, or e-mail your fax number or mailing address to David Terry, (512) 471-8806, fax (512) 471-3971, e-mail ([log in to unmask]).