[MCN-L] Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) adopts RightsStatements.org standard for online cultural heritage

[Heidi Raatz]

Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) adopts RightsStatements.org standard for
online cultural heritage

Mia’s mission is to make accessible outstanding works of art from the
world’s diverse cultures and we believe everyone should be able to engage
with that cultural heritage online. We want to make it easier for our
website users to understand what they can do with the images of art we
share, so Mia has adopted and implemented the *RightsStatements.org* rights
statements for online cultural heritage.

RightsStatements.org provides a standard set of user-friendly statements in
three main rights categories: *In Copyright*, *No Copyright*, and *Other*.
Mia will use the RightsStatements.org statements to communicate more
effectively and clearly what we know about the copyright and reuse status
of art collection images. You will find rights data in every object record
‘Details’ section in Mia’s collections pages (here
<https://new.artsmia.org/art-artists/explore/>). For more information on
the RightsStatements.org standard see: http://rightsstatements.org/en/.

Mia encourages engagement with the contents of our websites in accordance
with our *Copyright* and *Image Access & Use* policies. Depending on
copyright status in the works of art depicted, users may use, download, and
share our website images either freely with no restrictions (for works in
the public domain, over 50,000 in our collections
<https://collections.artsmia.org/search/rights_type:%22Public%20Domain%22>!),
or with some restrictions (copyrighted works or works with other legal
restrictions).

See the full details of Mia’s Copyright and Image Access & Use policies on
our website at https://new.artsmia.org/copyright-and-image-access/ or
contact Heidi Raatz, Collections Information Specialist | Permissions
hra...@artsmia.org with questions.


-- 
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Pronouns: she/her/hers (What's this?)
<https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns/>
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN  55404
+1 612 870 3196 | hra...@artsmia.org | artsmia.org

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Re: [MCN-L] Bridgeman Images question

[Heidi Raatz]

Hi Maggie,

I'd like to echo what Amalyah said so succinctly. Mia has had a terrific
professional relationship with Bridgeman Images in place for ~5 years now.
They represent a selection of our museum's images and primarily assist us
with requests for commercial uses of such. We regularly provide updated
photography to Bridgeman to ensure that our collection is represented via
quality images.

We also provide hi-res images directly (and freely) for educational,
scholarly, research, non-commercial uses, including to the museum community
for exhibition catalogues and support, monographs, catalogues raisonné,
etc. People are free to download images directly from our Collection
website and many of our works in the public domain have been shared openly
elsewhere on the web (Wikimedia Commons for ex.).

As Amalyah mentions, image licensing can coexist with open access policies,
and the revenue source is indeed helpful.

Best regards,
Heidi


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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:36:18 +0300
From: Amalyah Keshet 
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Bridgeman Images question
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Haggie:

I've worked very successfully with Bridgeman for years. They are
professional, friendly, and scrupulously copyright-conscious.

I suggest you contact them, explain the situation, get their side of the
story, and yes definitely offer to provide better subsitute images.  This
will most likely lead to their offering to set up a contractual arrangement
to represent your museum's images, sharing revenue, and I can definitely
recommend doing so.  It's a very comfortable additional revenue source. You
can take it and develop the relationship from there.

n.b.  Image files -- the tools that are in demand for high-quality printing
-- can be provided, licensed, sold precisely as such: as high quality
digital files.  This is separate from the underlying work of art that
appears in the file; that work of art can be protected by copyright or it
can be in the publilc domain.  Logically, the value or price of the
tool/file is separate from that of the artist's copyright clearance, which
may or not apply.  Bridgeman takes care of clearing artists' copyrights if
that part of the equation applies.  They also represent a large number of
artists:
http://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-GB/bridgeman-copyright-service

Good luck!

*Amalyah Keshet *
*Image Resources and Copyright Management, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
(retired)*

-- 
Heidi S. Raatz, MLIS
Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions Officer
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404

612.870.3196 | hra...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org | VisRes Request Form
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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Cataloging and Metadata Survey -- Reminder

[Heidi Raatz]

Cross-posting on behalf of the VRA Data Standards and Core Oversight
Committees

--

Dear Catalogers and Metadata Specialists,

Just a quick reminder to please take (if you would like to and have not
already done so) the comprehensive survey of cataloging and metadata
practices created by the Data Standards and VRA Core Oversight Committees
of the Visual Resources Association. It's available at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHGVZTX . Ideal survey respondents are those
whose work includes cataloging and metadata activities. Multiple staff at
the same institution are welcome to participate.

The response to the survey has been fantastic so far, and we are very much
looking forward to your input before the survey closes on April 7. We will
share preliminary results with you in the spring.

The survey explores the scope of cataloging and metadata practices of
visual resources professionals. Beyond informing our broad community about
current prevalent practices, the survey results will help guide the VRA in
supporting both current needs and future developments via educational
outreach and practical tools for catalogers and metadata specialists.
Additionally, there are a few questions about use of, and satisfaction
with, the VRA Core 4.0 data standard. We would like to gather your
responses even if you are not a current user of VRA Core. The survey
consists of 29 questions and should not take more than 20 minutes to
complete.


Sincerely yours,
Zoe Waldron
on behalf of the Cataloging and Metadata Practices Survey Working Group
Zoe Waldron
Metadata Specialist II, Metadata Services Unit
NYPL Digital
New York Public Library
(917) 229-9635 X39635 <(917)%20229-9635>
zoewald...@nypl.org




-- 
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Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions Officer
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404

612.870.3196 | hra...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org | VisRes Request Form
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[MCN-L] Cataloging and Metadata Practices Survey

[Heidi Raatz]

Posting on behalf of the Visual Resources Association (VRA) Data Standards
and Core Oversight Committees.

***

Dear Catalogers and Metadata Specialists,

On behalf of the Data Standards and VRA Core Oversight Committees of the
Visual Resources Association, we invite you to participate in a
comprehensive Cataloging and Metadata Practices survey available at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHGVZTX
Ideal survey respondents are those whose work includes cataloging and
metadata activities.

The survey explores the scope of cataloging and metadata practices of
visual resources professionals. Beyond informing our broad community about
current prevalent practices, the survey results will help guide the VRA in
supporting both current needs and future developments via educational
outreach and practical tools for catalogers and metadata specialists.
Additionally, there are a few questions about use of, and satisfaction
with, the VRA Core 4.0 data standard. We would like to gather responses
even if you are not a current user of VRA Core.

The survey consists of 29 questions and should not take more than 20
minutes to complete. You can stop and re-start the survey at any point. The
survey will be open for seven weeks, until April 7, 2017. We will analyze
the survey data and share the results with you this spring.

We would very much like to learn about your work and look forward to your
input.

Sincerely yours,
Zoe Waldron
on behalf of the Cataloging and Metadata Practices Survey Working Group
Zoe Waldron
Metadata Specialist II, Metadata Services Unit
NYPL Digital
New York Public Library
(917) 229-9635 X39635 <(917)%20229-9635>
zoewald...@nypl.org


Thank you for your participation.
Heidi Raatz


-- 
Heidi S. Raatz, MLIS
Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions Officer
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404

612.870.3196 | hra...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org | VisRes Request Form
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[MCN-L] Public Domain Day 2016

[Heidi Raatz]

Hi all,

Diane, thanks for the cross-posting. Personally, I love to give a shoutout
to the PD graduating class via my own Twitter, but that's a great
suggestion to also get our official museum social(s) accounts on board.

Peter, et al. - rest assured all of the object records for works in our
collection are reviewed on an item by item basis to make such
determinations. What we deal with here, by in large, are unpublished works.
Matter of fact, I'm now puzzling a bit over the status of a facsimile
edition, published 1987, of a 1922 publication by an artist (Robert
Mallet-Stevens, French, 1886-1945
) who passed away in
1945 [specifically, Une Cite Moderne, Dessins de Rob. Mallet-Stevens
Architecte, Pub.  Murlot, Paris 1987]. Thoughts on this definitely
appreciated.

All best,
Heidi

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Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions Officer
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404

612.870.3196 | hra...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org | VisRes Request Form
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[MCN-L] Fwd: [VRA-L] Embedded Metadata News - basic guidelines

[Heidi Raatz]

Cross posted from VRA-L.

Heidi

-- Forwarded message --
From: Reser, Gregory gre...@ucsd.edu
Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM
Subject: [VRA-L] Embedded Metadata News - basic guidelines
To: VRA-L at listserv.uark.edu


 Have you ever found yourself saying:

** **

?I want to embed some metadata in my images, but when I looked at the VRA
beta info panel (which is awesome by the way) my eyes glazed over and I
started daydreaming about my next vacation. Does it have to be that
complex??

or

?As a VR professional, I can make good use of all the fields in the VRA
beta info panel (which is awesome by the way) but I have faculty and
students who don?t need all of that, they  just want to embed a basic
description of their work. What advice can I give them??

** **

To answer questions like this, the VRA EMwg (Embedded Metadata working
group) have developed guidelines for Basic embedded metadata for photos of
art and architecture.  The guide demonstrates the use of just five fields
to succinctly describe creative works and make the difference between Image
and Work clear in the context of common photo applications. Also included
are ?Getting started? instructions for a few popular tools.

** **

The EMwg hopes the guidelines are easy to understand and helpful, without
being preachy. Take a look (that?s not a command, just a suggestion):
http://metadatadeluxe.pbworks.com/w/page/59200201/Basic%20photo%20metadata%20guidelines


 

 

Thank you,

** **

VRA Embedded Metadata working group

** **

Marta Bustillo, National College of Art and Design (Ireland)

Heidi Eyestone, Carleton College

Sheryl Frisch, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Joshua Lynn, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Heidi Raatz, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Greg Reser, University of California, San Diego

Steve Tatum, Virginia Tech



-- 
Heidi S. Raatz
Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404

612.870.3196 | hraatz at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org

[MCN-L] Call for Proposals - VRA 30th Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 4/18-21, 2012

[Heidi Raatz]

(cross -posting on behalf of the Visual Resources Association (VRA))

The Visual Resources Association?s 30th Annual Conference will be held in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Wednesday April 18th through Saturday April 21
st in the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town:
http://www.hhandr.com/albuquerque.php.

Proposals are now being solicited for the 2012 program sessions, workshops,
papers, special interest groups, and case studies.  *All proposals are
welcome*, especially those related to the 2012 VRA Conference theme of
?Broadening Horizons.?  The following link will take you to the conference
proposal form:
http://www.vraweb.org/conferences/2012Albuquerque-proposal/proposal.php, or
visit the VRA web site:  http://www.vraweb.org

A session is a 90 minute moderated session with 3 to 4 speakers at 20
minutes each followed by a facilitated brief question and answer period.

A workshop is a 3 to 4 hour workshop to develop skills and experience in the
field of Visual Resources, preferably with hands-on activities.

A paper is an individual idea submission, which will be reviewed for
possible grouping into a session.

A special interest group is a 60 to 90-minute informal facilitated group
discussion on topics related to a specific community within VRA.

A case study is detailed information about an individual, small group, or
project, generally including the accounts of subjects themselves.  Moderators
are encouraged to submit proposals.  Individual case study proposals will be
reviewed for possible groupings similar to the session format.

Some suggested topics:
? Workflow issues
? Types of institutions (e.g., galleries, museums)
? Budget management and challenges
? Embedded metadata, especially in practice
? Multidisciplinary interaction via expansion beyond traditional
disciplines
? Digital preservation
? Video and audio formats
? Non-art based subject cataloging
? Grant writing
? Copyright updates
? Solo curators
? Marketing
? VR professional presence in the classroom
? Using archives in the classroom
? Visual literacy standards
? Mobile technologies
? Defining the VR profession
? Subject indexing
? Communication with IT staff
? Software-specific workshops



The VRA Executive Board will be looking for complete, concise and articulate
submissions with lists of presenters, when applicable.  Specificity
regarding audio-visual needs including live internet connectivity is
required.  Moderators may put out calls for speakers within a proposed topic
before submission of completed topics.

Questions about the proposal process and the various presentation formats
included in the VRA Conference program can be directed to me at 
stevenk.vra at gmail.com.

*The proposal deadline is July 1, 2011.*  I look forward to receiving your
proposals.

Sincerely,

Steven Kowalik

-- 
Steven Kowalik, MSLS
Vice President for Conference Program, Visual Resources Association
stevenk.vra at gmail.com

Zabar Art Library, Hunter College/CUNY
695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
tel: 212-772-5054 / fax: 212-772-4142




-- 
Heidi S. Raatz
Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404

612.870.3196 | hraatz at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org

[MCN-L] images for academic publishing

[Heidi Raatz]

Hi Stephanie,

Similar to Deborah's response, in addition to Minneapolis Institute of Arts
works available via ARTstor, images of MIA objects available via our
educational website ArtsConnectEd (a joint project with Walker Art Center)
http://www.artsconnected.org/ may be downloaded for use in educational
projects and for personal use without needing formal permission.  The image
files are suitable for classroom use, papers, and research projects and may
be collected and shared via ACE's Art Collector features.

Scholars who require hi-res digital files for publication should contact
permissions at artsmia.org with details regarding their intended use in to
obtain larger image files and image use permission.  Fees for digital image
files and image reproduction fees are typically waived for scholarly,
not-for-profit uses, though we request copies of the finished publication
for inclusion in our museum library.

Best regards,
Heidi


-- 
Heidi S. Raatz
Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404

612.870.3196 | hraatz at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org



Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:57:38 -0700
From: Stephanie Beene sbe...@lclark.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Update on Images for Academic Publishing...?
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Message-ID: BANLkTinO8A-z2ewK499hmeH4NoW-7Ypgjw at mail.gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

**Please excuse cross-posting!**

Hello collective wisdom,

I wanted to update my records on which museums and institutions offer images
for academic publishing, so that if a faculty member wants information on
what is available out there for high-quality imagery for their upcoming
publication, I will have an updated list.

At VRA/ARLIS 2011, ARTstor presented on the expansion of their IAP program,
so I am already aware of what they are doing. My records are now outdated
and consist of the VA Museum and the British Museum. Does anyone know of
others? Also, I know that stipulations usually require a print run of 4,000
or less and may have other usage restrictions.

In addition to ARTstor, I am also aware of VADS, Bridgeman Art Library,
AKG-images, and of course, Art Resource. From the VRA Listserve, I was able
to add AICT and Yale University Art Gallery my no-cost list and the New York
Public Library, the Granger Collection, and Archivision as some for-a-fee
options.

Are there other similar services?

Thank you so much!

Stephanie Beene (MA and MSIS)
Visual Resources Coordinator
Lewis and Clark College
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219-7899
sbeene at lclark.edu
Phone: (503) 768-7387
Fax: (503) 768-7282
*Visit us @:*
http://library.lclark.edu/vrc -- Lewis  Clark's VRC's Website
http://accessceramics.org/ -- accessCeramics, a Contemporary Ceramics
resource
http://lcvrc.blogspot.com/, Image/Idea, Lewis  Clark's VRC Blog

[MCN-L] 2011 VRA+ARLIS/NA 2nd Joint Conference, Minneapolis - Call for Proposals CLOSED

[Heidi Raatz]

7 July 2010
 
Dear Colleagues,
 
The July 1st deadline for proposals has now passed.  We*d like to thank
all of you who have submitted proposals for conference programming for
the 2011 VRA+ARLIS/NA 2nd Joint Conference in Minneapolis.  We are
impressed with the sheer number of proposals and the thoughtfulness,
quality and scope of topics reflected in those received.  The conference
program committee will be reviewing the proposals at the upcoming
mid-year and CPAC meetings and we will be in touch with all those who
submitted proposals afterwards.
 
Questions/concerns about the proposal process,  specifics regarding a
proposal you have submitted, or the presentation formats typically
included in the conference program can still be directed to us at the
email addresses below.
 
Thank you all again.
 
Sincerely,
Heidi Raatz and Jessica McIntyre
 
Conference Program Co-chairs: 
Jessica McIntyre
Chair, ARLIS/NA Twin Cities Chapter
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Art Research and Reference Library
jmcintyre at artsmia.org 
 
Heidi Raatz
VRA Vice President for Conference Program
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Visual Resources Department | Permissions 
hraatz at artsmia.org 
 

[MCN-L] REMINDER: 2011 VRA+ARLIS/NA 2nd Joint Conference - Call for Proposals: Papers, Sessions, and Workshops

[Heidi Raatz]

***REMINDER: Deadline is July 1, 2010
 
 
Call for Proposals: Papers, Sessions, and Workshops
  
The 2nd Joint Conference between VRA and ARLIS/NA will be held in Minneapolis, 
MN from March 24-28, 2011.  Our conference theme isCollaboration: Building 
Bridges in the 21st Century. We are now soliciting proposals for 2011 program 
sessions, individual papers, and workshops that expand on our theme within the 
fields of libraries and visual resources.
 
Individuals and groups are invited to submit proposals that provoke critical 
exchange and debate as well as practical advice and solutions in relation to 
the broad thematic areas referred to further below. Submissions are encouraged 
that demonstrate collaboration between professionals representing the two 
organizations, support opportunities for interaction between participants and 
enable the conference attendees to engage in a truly joint and 
interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and viewpoints. In particular, we are 
looking for proposals that emphasize collaboration between visual resources and 
libraries. Please note that the call for special interest group, committee, and 
regional chapter meetings will be issued separately. 
 
In the early fall, there will also be a call for moderators.  The moderators 
will coordinate the sessions, working with speakers to ensure that they will 
present in the time allotted, work with the conference planners to obtain 
appropriate AV equipment, etc.  Moderating a session will provide members with 
another opportunity to be involved with the conference.  Also in early fall, 
there will be a call for poster sessions, giving the Program Committee more 
flexibility to address topics that arise after sessions have been scheduled and 
announced. Poster sessions may include projects, works in process, and other 
topics of interest to conference attendees.
 
*   A Paperis an individual idea submission, which will be reviewed by the 
Conference Program Co-Chairs and the Conference Program Committee and grouped 
into sessions.
 
*   A Session, submitted as a group proposal, is a 60 to 90 minute moderated 
session with 2 to 4 speakers at 20 minutes each followed by a facilitated brief 
question and answer period. Group proposals for sessions may include a 
suggested moderator; suggested speakers should be identified in the proposal.
 
*   A Workshopis a 3 to 4 hour workshop, providing an opportunity to discuss 
current and emerging topics in a smaller, interactive atmosphere. Workshops 
that bring together professionals from different library and visual resources 
communities as well as researchers and other outside practitioners are 
especially encouraged. Each workshop should be well-focused, aim to be hands-on 
and participatory, and encourage collaboration and discussions among the 
participants.
  
A 250 word abstract is requested for proposal submission, and will be reviewed 
by the Conference Program Committee. All proposals must be submitted 
electronically using the online form available below.  
  
The submission deadline is July 1, 2010. Proposals received after the 
submission deadline will automatically be placed on the waiting list.
  
Guidelines can be found in the online submission form.  Incomplete abstracts 
will not be reviewed.
 
Thematic Areas 
  
The following themes have been identified as the main interests of conference 
attendees. These themes are purposefully broad, and designed to prompt and 
suggest possible platforms for lively discussion and debate. The Program 
Committee welcomes responses that extend and develop these themes in areas that 
will engage attendees in sharing different perspectives and provoke speculation 
about the future development of, and collaboration between, art librarianship 
and visual resources in the 21st century.
 
Collaboration
Copyright and Fair Use
Collection Development  
Emerging Technologies  
Future of Art and Visual Resources Librarianship  
Marketing, Visibility, and Social Media
Preservation
Reference and User Instruction  
 
Please submit your proposal and abstract by following this link: 
http://vraweb.org/conferences/2011Minneapolis-proposal/proposal.php 
 
Questions about the proposal process can be directed to the Conference Program 
Co-Chairs.
 
We look forward to reviewing your proposals.
 
Best regards,
Jessica McIntyre and Heidi Raatz
 
 
Conference Program Co-chairs: 
Jessica McIntyre
Chair, ARLIS/NA Twin Cities Chapter
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Art Research and Reference Library
jmcintyre at artsmia.org  ( about:jmcintyre at artsmia.org%20%0D )
 
Heidi Raatz
VRA Vice President for Conference Program
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Visual Resources Department | Permissions 
hraatz at artsmia.org. ( about:hraatz at artsmia.org.%0D )
 
 

[MCN-L] 2011 VRA+ARLIS/NA 2nd Joint Conference - Call for Proposals: Papers, Sessions, and Workshops

[Heidi Raatz]

 
Call for Proposals: Papers, Sessions, and Workshops
  
The 2nd Joint Conference between VRA and ARLIS/NA will be held in Minneapolis, 
MN from March 24-28, 2011.  Our conference theme isCollaboration: Building 
Bridges in the 21st Century. We are now soliciting proposals for 2011 program 
sessions, individual papers, and workshops that expand on our theme within the 
fields of libraries and visual resources.
 
Individuals and groups are invited to submit proposals that provoke critical 
exchange and debate as well as practical advice and solutions in relation to 
the broad thematic areas referred to further below. Submissions are encouraged 
that demonstrate collaboration between professionals representing the two 
organizations, support opportunities for interaction between participants and 
enable the conference attendees to engage in a truly joint and 
interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and viewpoints. In particular, we are 
looking for proposals that emphasize collaboration between visual resources and 
libraries. Please note that the call for special interest group, committee, and 
regional chapter meetings will be issued separately. 
 
In the early fall, there will also be a call for moderators.  The moderators 
will coordinate the sessions, working with speakers to ensure that they will 
present in the time allotted, work with the conference planners to obtain 
appropriate AV equipment, etc.  Moderating a session will provide members with 
another opportunity to be involved with the conference.  Also in early fall, 
there will be a call for poster sessions, giving the Program Committee more 
flexibility to address topics that arise after sessions have been scheduled and 
announced. Poster sessions may include projects, works in process, and other 
topics of interest to conference attendees.
 
*   A Paperis an individual idea submission, which will be reviewed by the 
Conference Program Co-Chairs and the Conference Program Committee and grouped 
into sessions.
 
*   A Session, submitted as a group proposal, is a 60 to 90 minute moderated 
session with 2 to 4 speakers at 20 minutes each followed by a facilitated brief 
question and answer period. Group proposals for sessions may include a 
suggested moderator; suggested speakers should be identified in the proposal.
 
*   A Workshopis a 3 to 4 hour workshop, providing an opportunity to discuss 
current and emerging topics in a smaller, interactive atmosphere. Workshops 
that bring together professionals from different library and visual resources 
communities as well as researchers and other outside practitioners are 
especially encouraged. Each workshop should be well-focused, aim to be hands-on 
and participatory, and encourage collaboration and discussions among the 
participants.
  
A 250 word abstract is requested for proposal submission, and will be reviewed 
by the Conference Program Committee. All proposals must be submitted 
electronically using the online form available below.  
  
The submission deadline is July 1, 2010. Proposals received after the 
submission deadline will automatically be placed on the waiting list.
  
Guidelines can be found in the online submission form.  Incomplete abstracts 
will not be reviewed.
 
Thematic Areas 
  
The following themes have been identified as the main interests of conference 
attendees. These themes are purposefully broad, and designed to prompt and 
suggest possible platforms for lively discussion and debate. The Program 
Committee welcomes responses that extend and develop these themes in areas that 
will engage attendees in sharing different perspectives and provoke speculation 
about the future development of, and collaboration between, art librarianship 
and visual resources in the 21st century.
 
Collaboration
Copyright and Fair Use
Collection Development  
Emerging Technologies  
Future of Art and Visual Resources Librarianship  
Marketing, Visibility, and Social Media
Preservation
Reference and User Instruction  
 
Please submit your proposal and abstract by following this link: 
http://vraweb.org/conferences/2011Minneapolis-proposal/proposal.php 
 
Questions about the proposal process can be directed to the Conference Program 
Co-Chairs.
 
We look forward to reviewing your proposals.
 
Best regards,
Jessica McIntyre and Heidi Raatz
 
 
Conference Program Co-chairs: 
Jessica McIntyre
Chair, ARLIS/NA Twin Cities Chapter
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Art Research and Reference Library
jmcintyre at artsmia.org  ( about:jmcintyre at artsmia.org%20%0D )
 
Heidi Raatz
VRA Vice President for Conference Program
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Visual Resources Department | Permissions 
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[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 48, Issue 13

[Heidi Raatz]

Deborah, et al.,
 
You can't imagine how great it felt to read your message re: image fair use 
best practices for museums. Our department here at MIA has been tasked with 
exploring the creation of just such a document. Even better to have it 
industry or professional assn. supported--so we can stand together .  I am 
hoping to attend MCN this year and you can bet I'll be sitting in on that SIG 
if I do.
 
Thanks for the day brightener.
 
Heidi
 
 
 
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:10:00 -0400
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The IP SIG meeting in Portland is going to consider the possibility of getting 
together and working on a fair use best practices for museum collections, along 
the lines of what the documentary film makers have done: 
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/rock/backgrounddocs/bestpractices.pdf. 
Other industry groups have banded together as well: there's safety in numbers 
and consensus (if you can reach it) and it might be a way for us not to have to 
reinvent the wheel at each institution. 
 
Deb Wythe
Brooklyn Museum
deborahwythe at hotmail.com 
 
 
Heidi S. Raatz | Visual Resources Librarian
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
 
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[MCN-L] Museum Jobs: A Summary

[Heidi Raatz]

Jennifer,
 
I appreciate your expansion and clarification about the museum jobs list and 
the survey and sources from which it was derived.  Certainly, I understand your 
points about functions not assigned consistently across museums, and 
identifying broad areas of responsibility.  Yet it is precisely because this 
survey and subsequent summary are directed toward ...a group that was not 
familiar with museum organizational structure at all. that I had, and voiced, 
my concerns about Visual Resources professionals not being specifically named.  
 
Clearly there is also work to do on the part of museum VR staff and members of 
the Visual Resources profession as a whole, in terms of greater awareness and 
inclusion of information about our role within museums and cultural heritage 
institutions within the types of published sources you used for your summary.  
Perhaps some of this awareness begins with this very discussion!
 
Sincerely,
 
Heidi Raatz
 
 
Heidi S. Raatz | Visual Resources Librarian
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
 
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 j trant jtrant at archimuse.com 6/24/2009 11:00 AM 
Heidi,

as i explained in my response to your comment -- see 
http://conference.archimuse.com/blog/jtrant/museum_jobs_summary#comment-1439 
-- that list of museum jobs was constructed in 2006 as part of a 
review of museum work in the context of a survey of Museum Studies 
education. it surveyed published sources describing museum work, and 
summarized the qualifications and responsibilities at a very high 
level. it was shared to help a group who had little familiarity with 
museums and how they are organized.

the presence or absence of a specialization from that list was not 
intended as a slight -- i'm sorry if that's what happened.  i should 
also apologize in advance to others who don't see their specific job 
title mentioned.

i think we all recognise that many functions are not assigned 
consistently across museums; staffing and organizational structures 
depend a lot on size and budget, and roles and responsibilities are 
evolving, particularly in areas that deal with information management 
and technology.

here's hoping we all have jobs and can travel to conferences in the future!

jennifer

At 10:25 AM -0500 6/24/09, Heidi Raatz wrote:
Good morning all,

My morning was significantly disturbed by a Tweet posted to 
https://twitter.com/museummedia, Museum jobs: a summary 
http://bit.ly/7pKto .  This shortened URL takes you to Jennifer 
Trant's blog on the conference.archimuse.com website.  Attached to 
the blog post by Ms. Trant is a 4 page .pdf document listing various 
museum jobs from Director to Membership Clerk, including staff 
positions as varied as Planetarium Director, Studio Manager and 
Projectionist.  There are NO Visual Resources professionals included 
on the list.  Zero.  Unless we're somehow invisibly included with 
Digitizing Technician/data entry clerk, Librarian or Archivist. 
I've made a comment to Ms. Trant's blog and hope to receive a 
response from her which I will share with the VRA and MCN listservs.

Coming on the heels of the announcement regarding the elimination of 
Leigh Gate's Visual Resources position at the Art Institute of 
Chicago, and compounded by the knowledge that Melody Ennis (Museum 
of Art, RISD), Jane Ferger (Indianapolis Museum of Art) and Cheryl 
Vogler (St. Louis Art Museum) also lost jobs to the elimination of 
their staff positions within the past year,  this blog post is 
extremely troubling.  Clearly there is some lack of awareness and 
understanding about the role of Visual Resources professionals in 
the museum environment that needs to be addressed.  In light of 
overall concerns about the future of our profession, this may be a 
timely and pertinent topic for discussion at the Museum VR SIG 
(special interest group) meeting at the next Visual Resources Assn. 
conference in Atlanta--for those of us museum VR professionals who 
still retain jobs and will be in attendance.

Back to my still vital  hopefully valued work.

Heidi






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Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Minneapolis, MN 55404

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[MCN-L] Subject: Call for Proposals, 28th Annual VRA Conference, 2010, Atlanta, GA, 1st Reminder

[Heidi Raatz]

A gentle reminder: Proposal deadline July 3, 2009. 
 
Call for Proposals, VRA Atlanta 2010
 
The Visual Resources Association's 28th Annual Conference will be held
in Atlanta, GA from Wednesday March 17th through Saturday March 20th at
the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1023
 (http://tinyurl.com/ovd96 )  
 
We are now soliciting proposals for the 2010 program sessions,
workshops, papers and special interest groups. 
http://vraweb.org/conferences/2010Atlanta/proposal.php 
 
A *Session* is a 90 minute moderated session with 3 or 4 speakers at 20
minutes each followed by a facilitated brief question and answer period.

 
A *Special Interest Group* is a 60 to 90-minute informal facilitated
group discussion on topics related to a specific community within VRA. 
 
A *Workshop* is a 3 to 4 hour workshop to develop skills and experience
in the field of Visual Resources, preferably with hands-on activities. 
 
General areas of interest include, but are not limited to: digital
photography; digital imaging and presentation technologies; strategic
planning; cataloging and metadata (including non-western, non-art, and
special topics cataloging); trend forecasting for the visual resources
profession; copyright and fair use; user instruction; and professional
status issues.  Attendees at the VRA Conference range from students and
new professionals to seasoned mid and late career VR curators. 
Proposals from and directed to all attendees are welcome.  We are always
looking for ways to round out our programming, make it fresh and unique
for our attendees, and therefore encourage submissions in VR-related
areas not listed above and from new constituencies. 
 
In our post-conference survey we found that our members are
particularly interested in the following themes  topics.  Overall these
topics reflect a concern with managing change balanced with continuity
in the future of our profession and the collections we manage.
 
?   Joint library  visual resources concerns 
?   Intellectual property issues, particularly in an international
context  as they involve contemporary art; also differences in
perspective on copy photography between libraries  VR collections 
?   Image  cataloging commons / resource sharing - the nuts 
bolts 
?   Tips for younger professionals managing older staffers with
emphasis on user training for new technology tools 
?   New technologies (encore! encore!) 
?   Marketing  selling visual resources collections  services 
?   User instruction to various constituencies - faculty, students,
campus/institution-wide 
?   Time management, particularly in relation to job cuts 
increased workloads 
?   Planning for retirement 
?   Reconfiguring  equipping the former slide library for the
digital environment 
?   Leadership  mentoring 
?   Deposition of analog materials no longer in use
 
Look for the proposal link (above) to appear on the VRA.org homepage
very soon.  The quality of conference content depends upon YOUR ideas
and contributions.  The VRA Executive Board will be looking for
complete, concise and articulate submissions with full lists of
presenters.  Moderators may put out calls for speakers within a proposed
topic before submitting their completed topics to the Executive Board. 
Specificity regarding audio-visual needs including live internet
connectivity is required.  If there is an area of concern or interest
that you feel has not been addressed in previous programs, do consider
submitting a proposal.  Questions about the proposal process and the
various presentation formats included in the VRA conference program can
be directed to me at hraatz at artsmia.org.  The proposal deadline is July
3, 2009.  I look forward to receiving your proposals!
 
Sincerely,
 
Heidi S. Raatz
Vice President for Conference Program
 
 
 
Heidi S. Raatz | Visual Resources Librarian
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
 
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