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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-
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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)
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