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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ Now Available-A great new book for you=21 IMAGE BUYERS' GUIDE An International Directory of Sources for Slides and Digital Images for Art and Architecture Seventh Edition Sponsored by the Visual Resources Association Edited by Sandra C. Walker and Donald W. Beetham The Standard Reference Tool for Visual Resources Curators and Librarians- To place your order: call 1-800-237-6124 . e-mail lu-books=40lu.com . fax 303-220-8843 . write to Dept. 9955, P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633 In your profession, one of the greatest challenges you face is finding satisfactory sources for images of art and architecture. The proliferation = of digitized imagery and electronic transfer offers you more options, but can complicate decision making. This directory eases your selection process by listing, describing, and indexing by subject more than 350 image sources in = the United States, Canada, and abroad-including museums, institutions, = individuals, and consortiums. It also provides evaluative comments about products and services to help you make better purchasing decisions. A section new to this edition lists 50 digital image providers. In the next three parts, slide providers, organized by geographic areas, are fully described. Each entry describes the size of the collection and what subjects= it covers, notes purchasing and rental policies and the price range of images, = and discusses how the images were originally produced and subsequently = reproduced. Comments on other products offered (including digital), other sources, = specific textbook sets available, and expansion plans of the organization, if any, = help you network and keep abreast of the latest developments in the field. = Critical comments address product quality, documentation, and service. Concluding the book are appendixes that list sources no longer providing images in the = United States and Canada and sources of slides that are coordinated with texts. Evaluative comments help you make better use of acquisitions funds and = provide you with information about important professional standards, thus resulting = in improved product and service quality. First published in 1970, this book continues to give you reliable and up-to-date information. It is an = essential purchase for academic and special libraries that support the study of art = and architecture. Visual resources curators, librarians, teachers, photo researchers, and scholars will all appreciate this book. Sponsored by the = Visual Resources Association. Sandra C. Walker is Visual Resources Specialist, Department of Art, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Donald W. Beetham is Curator, Visual Resources Collection Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Publication date: September 1999 xxi, 186p. 81/2x11 paper ISBN 1-56308-658-1 Only =2455.00 (=2466.00 outside North America) ORDER NOW AT 1-800-237-6124