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DO YOU MATCH THE
VISUAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
PROFILE?
--INTERESTED in learning more about new image storing technology...
--TRYING to understand the copyright laws concerning visual media...
--CURIOUS about automation packages for cataloging and managing visual
collections...
--WANTING TO SHARE authority files or cataloging standards...
--CONCERNED about the preservation of images in your collection...
--SEEKING the most current information about producing, managing, and
maintaining a slide or photograph collection...
--IF SO, THEN THE VRA CAN BENEFIT YOU!
WHO ARE WE?
The VRA is a professional association devoted to the study of visual
materials--their history, production, conservation, and accessibility.
Our international membership includes slide and photograph curators;
electronic media professionals; film and video librarians; photo
archivists; slide, microform, and digital image producers; rights and
reproduction officials; photographers; art historians; and others
concerned with visual materials.
We are dedicated to informing our members of developments in our
field. By keeping you up-to-date on the latest equipment, technology,
and supplies, as well as on copyright issues, cataloging standards,
new publications, and educational opportunities, the VRA provides a
basis for continued professional growth.
ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP:
--Established forum for professional development
--Current information on trends in the field
--Direct contact with colleagues and access to experts
--Employment opportunities and updates
--Annual conference, workshops, and training sessions
--Quarterly VRA Bulletin
--Advance notice of Association activities
--Directory of Members
The VRA spnsors an electronic listserv, VRA-L. To subscribe, send the
message: Subscribe VRA-L your full name (e.g.: SUBSCRIBE VRA-L Jane
Doe) to: [log in to unmask]
THE VRA maintains a World Wide Web home page at:
http://www.vra.oberlin.edu
VRA publications include two journals, VRA Bulletin and Visual
Resources: An International Journal of Documentation, plus monographs
and a growing series of special bulletins.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Arlene Arzigian, VRA Membership Director, at [log in to unmask]
