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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Forwarded from the NINCH list. Judy -------------Forwarded Message----------------- From: INTERNET:[log in to unmask], INTERNET:[log in to unmask] To: Multiple recipients of list, INTERNET:[log in to unmask] Date: 7/21/97 10:53 AM RE: AMICO Update -------------------------------------------- NINCH ANNOUNCMENET July 21, 1997 Below is an update on the development of the Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) and its plan for establishing a digital library of museum images, with supporting data, for site licensing to universities. Please note also an article on museum site licensing to appear in the ARL Newsletter <http://arl.cni.org/newsltr/> next month, which will put this announcement in a broader context. David Green ***************************************************************** ART MUSEUM IMAGE CONSORTIUM (AMICO) UPDATE Please excuse any duplication ... The members of the Association of Art Museum Directors are investigating the formation of a consortium to make their digital documentation collectively available to the educational community. Representatives of major North American Museums are meeting to define the terms of their collaboration and to outline the nature of a common digital library of text, image and multimedia data. Details about this emerging organisation and the formation of the consortium can be found at www.amn.org/AMICO. The report of the group's most recent meeting is also available at this site. Questions regarding AMICO can be directed to: Maxwell Anderson Liason for Information Technology Association of Art Museum Directors [log in to unmask] or Jennifer Trant or David Bearman Archives & Museum Informatics [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] -------- J. Trant [log in to unmask] Partner and Principal Consultant www.archimuse.com Archives & Museums Informatics 5501 Walnut St., Suite 203 ph. + 1-412-683-9775 Pittsburgh, PA USA 15232 fax + 1-412-683-7366 --------