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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 maintain 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
Annual conference, workshops, and training sessions
Quarterly _VRA Bulletin_
Advance notice of Association activities
Directory of Members
FURTHERMORE
The VRA sponsors 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 the journal VRA Bulletin plus
monographs and a growing series of special bulletins.
For additional information and membership application, please contact
Arleen Arzigian, VRA Membership Director, at: [log in to unmask]
