[MCN-L] The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces the 2021 Spring Professional Development Grant Recipients

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

MARCH 1, 2021


The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to announce the Spring 2021 VRAF Professional Development Grant in the 
amount of $500 to Brian Watson, a Doctoral Student at the University of British 
Columbia’s School of Information, and $500 to Steffi Terasaki, the Curatorial 
Assistant/Assistant Registrar at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle.


Brian Watson plans to use the funds towards a 
Certificate
 in XML and RDF from the Library Juice Academy. These languages are necessary 
to build compatibility between Homosaurus—an 
international, community-maintained LGBTQ linked data vocabulary system 
intended to function as a companion to broad subject term vocabularies, such as 
the Getty or LCSH—and other major thesauri used in GLAMS cataloguing. After 
completing the certificate, Brian plans to finish a complete mapping of 
Homosaurus to LCSH and Getty, as well as expand the number of terms in 
Homosaurus specifically connected to visual resource description. This work 
would allow the vocabularies used in the GLAMS sector to more ethically and 
inclusively represent intersectionality in their holdings, which would have the 
additional benefit of making intersectional identities more visible within 
cultural heritage institutions.


Steffi Terasaki wishes to gain a foundational knowledge in digital visual 
resource management, including born digital material; become an active 
participant in the museum and archives community around digital asset 
management in order to learn from/collaborate with her colleagues; and gain 
hands-on experience with managing a project through workshops. To accomplish 
these goals, Steffi will use the grant funds to attend: the Society of American 
Archivists Basics of Managing Digital Collections Online 
course,
 the 2021 Visual Resource Association 
conference, and the Summer Educational 
Institute for Digital Stewardship of Visual 
Information.


The VRAF Professional Development Grant Program reflects the broad mission of 
the VRAF to support professional development in the field of visual resources 
and visual information management. The grant can be used to participate in a 
professional development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a 
conference, symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant 
research activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). For more information about the VRAF, the VRAF Professional 
Development Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.org.


On behalf of the VRA Foundation Board of Directors


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[MCN-L] Spring 2021 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*please excuse cross-posting*

Friday, January 15, 2020

Spring 2021 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the VRAF 
Professional Development 
Grant 
program. This program offers two $1000 grants yearly. This grant can be used to 
support conference participation, enroll in a workshop, for an online education 
opportunity, or for research activities. For consideration, please submit your 
application by Friday, February 12, 2021, 11:59PM Pacific Time. If you have any 
questions about the VRAF Professional Development Grant or the application 
process, and to submit your application here: 
https://forms.gle/tSQP6g5bMLHj7H2Q6 or please contact the VRAF Board of 
Directors at vrafoundat...@gmail.com. The 
recipient of the Spring 2021 VRAF Professional Development grant will be 
announced by Friday, February 26, 2021, and must be used before February 26, 
2022.

Purpose: The purpose of the VRAF Professional Development grant is to support 
professional development in the field of visual resources and cultural heritage 
information management. The grant can be used to participate in a professional 
development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a conference, 
symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant research 
activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). Priority will be given to applications that include participation at 
a conference (giving a paper, teaching a workshop, chairing a committee, etc.); 
research that shows promise to lead to publication or contributes to the visual 
resources and cultural heritage information management community; to 
applications that can demonstrate that receiving the opportunity will have a 
broader benefit to an institution or region; and due to the Coronavirus, we 
encourage applicants to submit proposals that can be accomplished remotely. 
Applicants that have several professional development opportunities must fill 
out separate applications per event. Please note that recipients of the award 
are required to submit a report outlining how the award contributed to his or 
her professional development within 30 days following the event.

Eligibility:

  *   Applicants should have a professional interest in visual resources and 
cultural heritage information management, and may include retirees, the 
currently unemployed, or students seeking educational and training 
opportunities in support of broad access to cultural information.
  *   Membership in the Visual Resources Association is not required.
  *   Statements of financial need will be strongly considered.


Acceptable Uses of Award Money:


  *   Transportation costs to and from the event venue
  *   Registration fees or tuition
  *   Required course materials (e.g., workbooks, DVDs)
  *   Lodging
  *   Meals – including meals in transit to and from the educational event
  *   Research expenses


Grant monies may not be used to cover indirect costs (For example, a percentage 
of the grant money/funding taken by the grantee's institution to cover 
perceived overhead.)

Application Criteria:


  *   A goals statement outlining the opportunity, how it will benefit your 
work, and any potential contributions this opportunity may allow you to make 
beyond your own professional development.
  *   A comprehensive budget and breakdown of your proposed travel, lodging, 
meal, and other expenses. When costs are estimated, please explain (e.g., 
“roundtrip airfare on United as determined via Expedia search”; my lodging 
costs reflect an estimate for a shared room). If your institution requires you 
to use a specific airline, or has set a corporate airfare rate, please note 
this in the comments section. Be as clear and complete as possible about other 
funding support you will receive or are applying for, such as from your home 
institution, or other grants and awards.
  *   Your resume/curriculum vitae


Application:

Please submit an online application to be 
considered for a VRAF Professional Development Grant. *A Google account is 
required to fill out the application form.

Past recipients include Anne Young, Manager of Rights and Reproductions at the 
Indianapolis Museum of Art, to attend the 2013 American Law Institute 
Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) Legal Issues in Museum Administration 
course. Her attendance was crucial in the production of Rights & Reproductions: 
The Handbook for Cultural Institutions, 
an indispensable resource. About the grant, Anne wrote, “The Grant funded a 
portion of my course tuition and associated travel costs to attend the program. 
It is my belief that this Grant was also 

[MCN-L] VRA Foundation Announces Fall 2020 Professional Development Grant Recipients

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

apologies for cross-posting​​


October 6, 2020



The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to announce the Fall 2020 VRAF Professional Development Grant in the 
amount of $600 to Ashlea Green, the Metadata and Cataloging Librarian for 
Appalachian State University, a branch of the University of North Carolina 
system and $100 to John Burns, Electronic Resources Librarian for Dixie State 
University.


Ashlea Green, plans on utilizing the funds to attend the Wikidata 
Institute, which is a virtual workshop from 
November 2-19, 2020. Green plans on utilizing the Wikidata and Wikibase linked 
data applications, ethical data/ontologies, data modeling, and entity mapping, 
etc. to establish metadata standards and practices, create better metadata for 
increased discoverability, and implement inclusive metadata practices to 
Appalachian State’s Special Collections, Archival Collections and 
Discoverability Initiatives. Green intends to gain a deeper understanding of 
linked data with the aim of publishing the findings in a peer-reviewed 
scholarly publication, and share the linked data, Wikidata Institute workshop 
knowledge and skills with colleagues across the University of North Carolina 
system.


Through the VRA conference and/or membership, Burns looks forward to utilizing 
funds by networking with other visual resources professionals and gaining new 
skills that will help him better serve students, researchers, and faculty as a 
solo art librarian.


The VRAF Professional Development Grant Program reflects the broad mission of 
the VRAF to support professional development in the field of visual resources 
and visual information management. The grant can be used to participate in a 
professional development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a 
conference, symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant 
research activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). For more information about the VRAF, the VRAF Professional 
Development Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.org.


On behalf of the VRA Foundation Board of Directors


vrafoundation.org
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[MCN-L] Fall 2020 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*please excuse cross-posting*


Friday, August 28, 2020


Fall 2020 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications


The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the VRAF 
Professional Development 
Grant 
program. This program offers two $1000 grants yearly. This grant can be used to 
support conference participation, enroll in a workshop, for an online education 
opportunity, or for research activities. For consideration, please submit your 
application by Friday, September 18, 2020, 11:59PM Pacific Time. If you have 
any questions about the VRAF Professional Development Grant or the application 
process, and to submit your application here: 
https://forms.gle/FwcG5Ws4JCxwWtGo6 or please contact the VRAF Board of 
Directors at vrafoundat...@gmail.com. The 
recipient of the 2020 VRAF Professional Development grant will be announced by 
Friday, October 2, 2020, and must be used before October 2, 2021.


Purpose: The purpose of the VRAF Professional Development grant is to support 
professional development in the field of visual resources and cultural heritage 
information management. The grant can be used to participate in a professional 
development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a conference, 
symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant research 
activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). Priority will be given to applications that include participation at 
a conference (giving a paper, teaching a workshop, chairing a committee, etc.); 
research that shows promise to lead to publication or contributes to the visual 
resources and cultural heritage information management community; to 
applications that can demonstrate that receiving the opportunity will have a 
broader benefit to an institution or region; and due to the Coronavirus, we 
encourage applicants to submit proposals that can be accomplished remotely. 
Applicants that have several professional development opportunities must fill 
out separate applications per event. Please note that recipients of the award 
are required to submit a report outlining how the award contributed to his or 
her professional development within 30 days following the event.


Eligibility:

  *   Applicants should have a professional interest in visual resources and 
cultural heritage information management, and may include retirees, the 
currently unemployed, or students seeking educational and training 
opportunities in support of broad access to cultural information.

  *   Membership in the Visual Resources Association is not required.

  *   Statements of financial need will be strongly considered.

Acceptable Uses of Award Money:

  *   Transportation costs to and from the event venue

  *   Registration fees or tuition

  *   Required course materials (e.g., workbooks, DVDs)

  *   Lodging

  *   Meals – including meals in transit to and from the educational event

  *   Research expenses

Grant monies may not be used to cover indirect costs (For example, a percentage 
of the grant money/funding taken by the grantee's institution to cover 
perceived overhead.)


Application Criteria:

  *   A goals statement outlining the opportunity, how it will benefit your 
work, and any potential contributions this opportunity may allow you to make 
beyond your own professional development.

  *   A comprehensive budget and breakdown of your proposed travel, lodging, 
meal, and other expenses. When costs are estimated, please explain (e.g., 
“roundtrip airfare on United as determined via Expedia search”; my lodging 
costs reflect an estimate for a shared room). If your institution requires you 
to use a specific airline, or has set a corporate airfare rate, please note 
this in the comments section. Be as clear and complete as possible about other 
funding support you will receive or are applying for, such as from your home 
institution, or other grants and awards.

  *   Your resume/curriculum vitae

Application:


Please submit an online application to be 
considered for a VRAF Professional Development Grant. *A Google account is 
required to fill out the application form.


Past recipients include Anne Young, Manager of Rights and Reproductions at the 
Indianapolis Museum of Art, to attend the 2013 American Law Institute 
Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) Legal Issues in Museum Administration 
course. Her attendance was crucial in the production of Rights & Reproductions: 
The Handbook for Cultural 
Institutions, an 
indispensable resource. About the grant, Anne wrote, “The Grant funded a 
portion of my course tuition and associated travel costs to attend the program. 
It is my belief that this 

[MCN-L] VRA Foundation Announces 2020-2021 Internship Award Recipient

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
Board of Directors announces the 2020-2021 VRAF Internship Award 
 in visual resources and image 
management. This award was generously funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.


Miriam Sappington, of Kailua, Hawaii, is the recipient of the VRA Foundation’s 
Internship Award. She will receive $3,000 to work a minimum of 200 hours in the 
Hamilton Library at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Miriam’s work will 
focus on creating an online catalogue raisonné of Juliette May Fraser, a 
talented and influential artist in Hawai’i during the early 20th century. 
Prints and photographs from the artist will be scanned and linked to 
appropriate metadata from the artist’s own records using catalog management 
software, and then incorporated into an online image gallery. In this way 
Miriam aims to facilitate accessibility between cultural collections and 
community, bringing awareness to multiple narratives and cultivate a shared 
connection to place.


The Foundation felt the internship was a perfect match for the exact stage of 
Miriam’s professional journey. Recently accepted into the Library and 
Information Sciences Graduate program, Miriam’s proposed project for the 
University of Hawai’i at Manoa will be a valuable asset for scholars, most 
especially when the difficulty of on site research is considered, as well an 
invaluable opportunity for her to put to use key skills and practices 
associated with the visual resources profession.


The Foundation is pleased to support the education and practical training of 
emerging professionals through this internship award. This year the VRAF 
Internship Award Committee received excellent applications for an array of 
fascinating and important projects which made the selection process difficult. 
The Internship Award Committee (Linda Callahan, Bonnie Rosenberg, Kristine 
Clark, and Marcia Focht, Chair) appreciates the careful thought that went into 
every proposal. We are grateful to the Kress Foundation for its assistance and 
for recognizing the potential of this award to foster the next generation of 
visual resource professionals.


The VRAF Internship Award is part of the Foundation’s mission to advance 
awareness of important issues for effective digital information management 
(including intellectual property and copyright); encourage the application of 
professional standards, innovative technology, and metadata cataloging 
protocols; and to facilitate workplace training. VRAF supports a range of 
educational offerings to help ensure that such information reaches a diverse, 
global audience. For more information about the Visual Resources Association 
Foundation, its mission and projects, as well as giving opportunities, please 
visit https://vrafoundation.org or read the latest issue of our annual 
report.


On behalf of the VRAF Internship Award Committee


vrafoundat...@gmail.com

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[MCN-L] VRAF announces Registration for Regional Workshop | Metadata and Management of Cultural Heritage Digital Media: From Fundamentals to Future Trends

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce 
registration is 
now live for “Metadata and Management of Cultural Heritage Digital Media: From 
Fundamentals to Future Trends” with instructor Shyam Oberoi of the Royal 
Ontario Museum. This online workshop will be held via Zoom Webinar in three 
sections on Aug. 31, Sept. 2, and Sept. 4, 2020, 3 PM - 4:45 PM EDT.


This three-part workshop will provide you with the background and tools to 
effectively organize, catalogue, and distribute your institution’s digital 
assets by introducing you to the core concepts of managing digital content. 
Participants will receive an overview of metadata standards, as well as how to 
manage, share, and publish digital content.


Shyam Oberoi is the Chief Digital Officer for the Royal Ontario Museum, where 
he oversees the Museum’s digital and technology strategy.  Before coming to the 
ROM, he was the Director of Technology and Digital Media at the Dallas Museum 
of Art, where he led the Museum’s digital and technical initiatives with 
responsibility for media creation, gallery interactives, technical services and 
mobile experiences. Among his successes was a multi-year project to 
comprehensively digitize every object in the DMA’s collection, and publish the 
entire collection online with extended scholarly content.


To register or read the full workshop description, visit 
here.
 The workshop fee is $75. If you have questions about registration, contact 
VRAF Director Beth Haas, bwodn...@princeton.edu. 
For general questions about the workshop, please email the Regional Workshops 
Implementation Team at vraf.r...@gmail.com. Please 
register by Friday, August 28, 2020.


The VRAF is grateful to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their continued 
support of this exciting opportunity to partner with cultural heritage and 
educational institutions.


On behalf of the VRAF Regional Workshop Implementation Team

vrafoundation.org

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[MCN-L] Reminder Call for applications: Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Internship Award, 2020-2021 Due July 24

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

From: Kniesch, Jennifer 
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:52 AM
To: mcn-l@mcn.edu 
Subject: Call for applications: Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
Internship Award, 2020-2021

*apologies for cross-posting*


The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF)<https://vrafoundation.org/> 
is pleased to invite applications for the eighth VRAF Internship 
Award<https://vrafoundation.org/internship-award/> in visual resources and 
image management. This internship is generously funded by the Samuel H. Kress 
Foundation.


The VRAF Internship Award provides financial support for graduate students and 
recent graduates preparing for a career in visual resources and image 
management. The award grants $3,000 to support a period of internship in 
archives, libraries, museums, visual resources collections in academic 
institutions, or other appropriate contexts. It also provides $1,000 for 
professional development, and a one-year complimentary student membership in 
the Visual Resources Association<http://vraweb.org/>.


Candidates should apply after developing a project with a specific collection 
and prospective supervisor. Priority will be given to applicants who submit 
projects that support art historical or related visual cultural heritage 
research and scholarship. The VRAF Internship Award Committee favors 
opportunities in which the intern may integrate skills acquired during the 
course of his or her academic training to manage a project from beginning to 
end, with the host institution receiving needed help in making valuable but 
hidden cultural collections visible. Projects that would not occur without 
funding for an intern may be given special consideration. A complete 
description of the internship and application instructions are available at: 
https://vrafoundation.org/internship-award/.


In this unpredictable and unfamiliar time of COVID-19, it is clear that remote 
work and research are dependent upon online collections. VRAF believes that 
there are many learning opportunities for interns to help provide scholarly and 
public access to collections by working remotely if needed in the 2020-2021 
academic year.


Applications are due on July 24, 2020. The award recipient for 2020-2021 will 
be announced on August 17, 2020.


Please forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested.


On behalf of Marcia Focht, Chair, VRA Foundation


Marcia Focht
Curator of Visual Resources
Binghamton University
mfo...@binghamton.edu <mailto:mfo...@binghamton.edu>

VRA Foundation Contacts

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[MCN-L] Call for applications: Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Internship Award, 2020-2021

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*


The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
is pleased to invite applications for the eighth VRAF Internship 
Award in visual resources and 
image management. This internship is generously funded by the Samuel H. Kress 
Foundation.


The VRAF Internship Award provides financial support for graduate students and 
recent graduates preparing for a career in visual resources and image 
management. The award grants $3,000 to support a period of internship in 
archives, libraries, museums, visual resources collections in academic 
institutions, or other appropriate contexts. It also provides $1,000 for 
professional development, and a one-year complimentary student membership in 
the Visual Resources Association.


Candidates should apply after developing a project with a specific collection 
and prospective supervisor. Priority will be given to applicants who submit 
projects that support art historical or related visual cultural heritage 
research and scholarship. The VRAF Internship Award Committee favors 
opportunities in which the intern may integrate skills acquired during the 
course of his or her academic training to manage a project from beginning to 
end, with the host institution receiving needed help in making valuable but 
hidden cultural collections visible. Projects that would not occur without 
funding for an intern may be given special consideration. A complete 
description of the internship and application instructions are available at: 
https://vrafoundation.org/internship-award/.


In this unpredictable and unfamiliar time of COVID-19, it is clear that remote 
work and research are dependent upon online collections. VRAF believes that 
there are many learning opportunities for interns to help provide scholarly and 
public access to collections by working remotely if needed in the 2020-2021 
academic year.


Applications are due on July 24, 2020. The award recipient for 2020-2021 will 
be announced on August 17, 2020.


Please forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested.


On behalf of Marcia Focht, Chair, VRA Foundation


Marcia Focht
Curator of Visual Resources
Binghamton University
mfo...@binghamton.edu 

VRA Foundation Contacts

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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces 2020 Project Grant recipient

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*


June 1, 2020



The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to present the 2020 VRAF Project 
Grant in the amount of $3000 
to Stephanie Becker, Digital Collections Manager and Project Manager for 
Regionally Speaking: A Virtual 
Symposium, at 
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH.



Regionally Speaking: A Virtual Symposium project will create transcriptions and 
time-based captions for A/V media files, in order to create needed 
accessibility features for user inclusivity. The VRAF Project Grant will allow 
Ms. Becker, and other project collaborators at Case Western's, Kelvin Smith 
Library, to find, research and collaborate with a vendor, who will assist in 
transcribing approximately 70 moving image and oral history files regarding the 
community of Cleveland, Ohio. The text and/or captions will then be applied to 
the files, and the Regionally Speaking collaborators will create and build a 
framework for the audio and video files to be available with caption formatting 
for easy and intuitive public viewing and downloading. The project will create 
needed accessibility features for the public and provide a larger and more 
accessible portal for the Cleveland, Ohio community.

In accordance with the VRAF Project Grant Program and VRAF mission to support 
broad access to visual and cultural information, the VRAF is pleased to support 
a project that extends dissemination of accessibility features and supports 
inclusivity in collections, while also providing documentation about social 
justice and cultural heritage.



For more information about VRAF, the VRAF Project Grant, and other VRAF 
programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.org.



On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors

vrafoundat...@gmail.com

vrafoundation.org

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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces the Winter 2020 Professional Development Grant Recipient

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*


The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to announce the Winter 2020 VRAF Professional Development Grant in the 
amount of $1000 to Meghan Lyon, a MSLIS Student Graduate Assistant at the Pratt 
School of Information's Semantic Lab, and a NYARC Web Archiving Fellow at the 
Frick Art Reference Library.


Meghan Lyon, plans on utilizing the funds to attend the 2020 Society for 
American Archivists (SAA) National 
Conference, which will be in Chicago, 
Illinois from August 3-8, 2020. Lyon will be a co-presenter at a session 
titled, "Digital Access and preservation in Artists' Archives: Challenges, 
Strategies, and Solutions". She will be discussing research regarding the 
ontology development that supports the Semantic Lab Wikibase, otherwise known 
as DADAlytics, a prototype toolchain that converts text-based content from 
images to knowledge graphs. The intention is to make a publicly accessible and 
community driven DADAlytics toolchain along with the research datasets created 
by the Semantic Lab and place them on their Wikibase and Github instances.

The VRAF Professional Development Grant Program reflects the broad mission of 
the VRAF to support professional development in the field of visual resources 
and visual information management. The grant can be used to participate in a 
professional development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a 
conference, symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant 
research activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). For more information about the VRAF, the VRAF Professional 
Development Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.org.


On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors

vrafoundat...@gmail.com


vrafoundation.org


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[MCN-L] VRA Foundation Regional Workshop: Can We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce that 
Can We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual 
Media
 will be held on March 13, 2020 at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. Can 
We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media is one of the four 
workshops being offered in the fifth year of the VRAF Regional Workshop 
Program. The VRA Foundation is grateful to the 
Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their continued support of this exciting 
opportunity to partner with cultural heritage and educational institutions.

How do I know whether something is protected by copyright? What is fair use and 
how can I apply it? What copyright exceptions are available for library or 
archival use? How can I clear a copyright? How do I navigate and negotiate 
licensing agreements? If you’ve asked yourself these questions, this workshop 
is for you! Aimed at providing real-world applications within the academic, 
archival, library, gallery and museum environments, we will use relevant case 
studies to explore issues such as educational and scholarly usage, securing 
academic publication rights (including for online use), creative reuse, fair 
use guidelines, VARA and moral rights, licensing from vendors and rights 
holders, and the public domain. Participants will also be introduced to tools 
and resources to help them and their constituents in making decisions regarding 
appropriate use and dissemination of visual media.

Can We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media will be taught by 
Cara Hirsch, Deputy General Counsel at The Virtual Reality Company, a studio 
focused on the creation of content for virtual reality film and other 
experiences. At VRC, Cara oversees all intellectual property matters relating 
to the company's business. She is the former Associate General Counsel at the 
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, where she supported Guggenheim’s legal 
affairs in a wide variety of areas including intellectual property. Prior to 
the Guggenheim, Cara was Deputy General Counsel for Artstor, a nonprofit 
organization whose mission is to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, 
teaching, and learning in the arts, humanities and other fields. Among her 
duties at Artstor, Cara collaborated in refining Artstor's intellectual 
property and other legal strategies for the organization. She also supervised 
the rights review and clearance process for media collections in the Artstor 
Digital Library, a digital image resource that makes available to nonprofit 
institutions over 1.7 million digital images in the arts, architecture, 
humanities, and sciences. Cara also worked as an Associate at the law firms of 
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Andrews Kurth LLP, where she practiced in the 
field of intellectual property. She served as Co-Chair of the Intellectual 
Property Rights Committee of the Visual Resources Association from 2011-2014. 
Cara received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and her B.A., with 
distinction, from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Registration for Can We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual 
Media
 is open until February 28, 2020. The fee for the workshop is $125. For more 
information about the workshop and to register, visit 
here.
 If you have any questions about registration, please feel free to contact Beth 
Haas, VRAF Director, bwodn...@princeton.edu. For 
questions about the venue, please contact Anne Mar, Assistant College 
Archivist/Metadata Specialist, a...@oxy.edu.


On behalf of the VRAF RWIT

vraf.r...@gmail.com



vrafoundation.org


https://twitter.com/vrafoundation https://www.facebook.com/visrafoundation/

[MCN-L] VRA Mid-Atlantic Travel Award

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*

Dear Colleagues,



The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the VRA is accepting applications for a $300 Travel 
Award for the VRA Baltimore 2020 conference. All are eligible to apply but 
preference will be given to members residing in central and eastern 
Pennsylvania, Delaware, southern New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, 
and the District of Columbia.



To apply please complete this form by February 3rd

https://forms.gle/1Vwyv2jSfMHiQcEp7



We look forward to receiving your applications,



Catherine D. Adams
Assistant Curator Visual Resources Centre
Department of Art History
Pennsylvania State University
cda...@psu.edu

Cindy Frank
Architecture, Preservation, Planning Librarian, RA
University of Maryland
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
cfr...@umd.edu

Jennifer Kniesch
Visual Resources Librarian
Dickinson College
Art & Art History Department
knies...@dickinson.edu


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[MCN-L] 2020 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*



Thursday, January 23, 2020



The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce that 
it is accepting applications for the VRAF Professional Development Grant 
program. This program offers two $1000 grants yearly. This grant can be used to 
support conference participation, enroll in a workshop, for an online education 
opportunity, or for research activities. For consideration, please submit your 
application by Friday, February 14, 2020, 11:59PM Pacific Time. If you have any 
questions about the VRAF Professional Development 
Grant, please 
contact the VRAF Board of Directors at 
vrafoundat...@gmail.com.
 The recipient of the 2020 VRAF Professional Development grant will be 
announced by Friday, February 28, 2020, and must be used before February 28, 
2021.



APPLY HERE



Purpose: The purpose of the VRAF Professional Development grant is to support 
professional development in the field of visual resources and cultural heritage 
information management. The grant can be used to participate in a professional 
development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a conference, 
symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant research 
activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). Priority will be given to applications that include participation at 
a conference (giving a paper, teaching a workshop, chairing a committee, etc.); 
research that shows promise to lead to publication or contributes to the visual 
resources and cultural heritage information management community; or to 
applications that can demonstrate that the receiving the opportunity will have 
a broader benefit to an institution or region. Please note that recipients of 
the award are required to submit a report outlining how the award contributed 
to his or her professional development within 30 days following the event.



Eligibility:

  *   Applicants should have a professional interest in visual resources and 
cultural heritage information management, and may include retirees, the 
currently unemployed, or students seeking educational and training 
opportunities in support of broad access to cultural information.
  *   Membership in the Visual Resources Association is not required.
  *   Statements of financial need will be strongly considered.


Acceptable Uses of Award Money:
  *   Transportation costs to and from the event venue
  *   Registration fees or tuition
  *   Required course materials (e.g., workbooks, DVDs)
  *   Lodging
  *   Meals – including meals in transit to and from the educational event
  *   Research expenses
  *   Grant monies may not be used to cover indirect costs (For example, a 
percentage of the grant money/funding taken by the grantee's institution to 
cover perceived overhead.)


Application Criteria:

  *   A goals statement outlining the opportunity, how it will benefit your 
work, and any potential contributions this opportunity may allow you to make 
beyond your own professional development.
  *   A comprehensive budget and breakdown of your proposed travel, lodging, 
meal, and other expenses. When costs are estimated, please explain (e.g., 
“roundtrip airfare on United as determined via Expedia search”; my lodging 
costs reflect an estimate for a shared room). If your institution requires you 
to use a specific airline, or has set a corporate airfare rate, please note 
this in the comments section. Be as clear and complete as possible about other 
funding support you will receive or are applying for, such as from your home 
institution, or other grants and awards.
  *   Your resume/curriculum vitae



Application:



Please submit an online application to be 
considered for a VRAF Professional Development Grant.



Past recipients include Anne Young, Manager of Rights and Reproductions at the 
Indianapolis Museum of Art, to attend the 2013 American Law Institute 
Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) Legal Issues in Museum Administration 
course. Her attendance was crucial in the production of Rights & Reproductions: 
The Handbook for Cultural 
Institutions, an 
indispensable resource. About the grant, Anne wrote, “The Grant funded a 
portion of my course tuition and associated travel costs to attend the program. 
It is my belief that this Grant was also a contributing factor to my receiving 
a partial-scholarship, half of the course tuition, from ALI CLE that further 
supported my attendance… Without my attendance at ALI CLE’s LIMA and the VRAF’s 
Grant support, I would not have been able to make the vital connections to make 
the Handbook contributors and legal review panelists as robust as they are 
today.” The Handbook is now availa

[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Announces Can We Do That? Regional Workshop: March 13, 2020

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce that 
Can We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual 
Media
 will be held on March 13, 2020 at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. Can 
We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media is one of the four 
workshops being offered in the fifth year of the VRAF Regional Workshop 
Program. The VRA Foundation is grateful to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for 
their continued support of this exciting opportunity to partner with cultural 
heritage and educational institutions.


How do I know whether something is protected by copyright? What is fair use and 
how can I apply it? What copyright exceptions are available for library or 
archival use? How can I clear a copyright? How do I navigate and negotiate 
licensing agreements? If you’ve asked yourself these questions, this workshop 
is for you! Aimed at providing real-world applications within the academic, 
archival, library, gallery and museum environments, we will use relevant case 
studies to explore issues such as educational and scholarly usage, securing 
academic publication rights (including for online use), creative reuse, fair 
use guidelines, VARA and moral rights, licensing from vendors and rights 
holders, and the public domain. Participants will also be introduced to tools 
and resources to help them and their constituents in making decisions regarding 
appropriate use and dissemination of visual media.


Can We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media will be taught by 
Cara Hirsch, Deputy General Counsel at The Virtual Reality Company, a studio 
focused on the creation of content for virtual reality film and other 
experiences. At VRC, Cara oversees all intellectual property matters relating 
to the company’s business. She is the former Associate General Counsel at the 
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, where she supported Guggenheim’s legal 
affairs in a wide variety of areas including intellectual property. Prior to 
the Guggenheim, Cara was Deputy General Counsel for Artstor, a nonprofit 
organization whose mission is to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, 
teaching, and learning in the arts, humanities and other fields. Among her 
duties at Artstor, Cara collaborated in refining Artstor’s intellectual 
property and other legal strategies for the organization. She also supervised 
the rights review and clearance process for media collections in the Artstor 
Digital Library, a digital image resource that makes available to nonprofit 
institutions over 1.7 million digital images in the arts, architecture, 
humanities, and sciences. Cara also worked as an Associate at the law firms of 
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Andrews Kurth LLP, where she practiced in the 
field of intellectual property. She served as Co-Chair of the Intellectual 
Property Rights Committee of the Visual Resources Association from 2011-2014. 
Cara received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and her B.A., with 
distinction, from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.


Registration for Can We Do That? Intellectual Property Rights and Visual 
Media
 is now open.  The fee for the workshop is $125. For more information about the 
workshop and to register, visit 
here.
 If you have any questions about registration, please feel free to contact Beth 
Haas, VRAF Director, bwodn...@princeton.edu. For 
questions about the venue, please contact Anne Mar, Assistant College 
Archivist/Metadata Specialist, a...@oxy.edu.


https://vrafoundation.org/

vrafoundat...@gmail.com

https://twitter.com/vrafoundation

https://www.facebook.com/visrafoundation/

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[MCN-L] VRA Foundation's New Website

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

Dear VRA Foundation Friends,

With the new year and new decade upon us, the VRA Foundation has a new website! 
Visit us at vrafoundation.org.

We have updated the VRA Foundation logo, the aesthetic of the website and the 
domain. While the appearance of pages and posts has been refreshed, there are 
no major structural or programming changes at this time. As always, we are 
continually considering new forms of educational programming and support for 
professional development and research in the field. We hope you enjoy the 
updates to the website and if you need to contact us please do so at 
vrafoundat...@gmail.com.

Best wishes,

On behalf of the VRA Foundation Board of Directors

https://vrafoundation.org/
vrafoundat...@gmail.com

https://twitter.com/vrafoundation

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[MCN-L] The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces the 2019-20 Regional Workshop series

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce the 
2019-20 Regional Workshop series:

November 22, 2019: Beyond Licenses: Integrating Creative Commons, 
RightsStatements.org, and Traditional Knowledge into Permissions 
Practices
 at the University of Denver with instructor Anne Young, Head of Rights and 
Reproductions, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields.

March 13, 2020: Can We Do That?: Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media 
at Occidental College Library with instructor Cara Hirsch, Deputy Head of Legal 
and Business Affairs at The Virtual Reality Company.

May 22, 2020: Collaborating Across the Institution: Creating Professional 
Partnerships to Support Cultural Heritage at the University of Michigan Library 
with instructor Jackie Spafford, Images Resources Curator, University of 
California, Santa Barbara.

May 29, 2020: From Project to Product: Effective Project Management and 
Strategic Planning at the University of Toronto Mississauga with instructor 
Shyam Oberoi, Chief Digital Officer, Royal Ontario Museum.

In the 2019-20 season, we’re delighted to expand the Regional Workshop program 
in two important ways. The host applications were open to international 
institutions for the first time and we received several strong international 
applications. The University of Toronto Mississauga will host the inaugural 
international VRAF Regional Workshop with veteran instructor Shyam Oberoi’s new 
project management and strategic planning workshop.

The “propose your own workshop” option was exercised by the University of 
Denver in their host application. The Regional Workshop team has matched their 
request with instructor Anne Young, who can delve into a deeper understanding 
and utilization of Creative Commons licenses, RightsStatements.org, and 
Traditional Knowledge labels with collection objects to expand existing 
permissions practices at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs). 
Join us for the first workshop of the 2019-20 season on Nov. 22, Beyond 
Licenses: Integrating Creative Commons, RightsStatements.org, and Traditional 
Knowledge into Permissions 
Practices.
 Register today to save 
your spot!

The Regional Workshop Implementation Team welcomes your questions, comments, 
and feedback at vraf.r...@gmail.com and looks 
forward to the exciting developments of the 2019-20 season! This workshop 
series reflects the VRAF mission to promote scholarship, research, education, 
and outreach in the fields of visual resources and image management. The VRAF 
is grateful to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their continued support of 
this exciting opportunity to partner with cultural heritage and educational 
institutions.

Sincerely,

The current members of the RWIT:

Beth Haas, VRAF Director
Sonya Coleman, VRAF Workshop Coordinator
Meghan Rubenstein, VRAF Senior Workshop Liaison

On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors

vrafoundat...@gmail.com

vrafoundation.com

https://twitter.com/vrafoundation

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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces 2019 Fall Professional Development Grant Recipient

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*apologies for cross-posting*


October 4, 2019


Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces 2019 Fall Professional 
Development Grant Recipient


The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to present the Fall 2019 VRAF Professional Development Grant in the 
amount of $1000 to Malkia Okech, Augmented Reality 
Developer for the Penn & Slavery Project, Penn Libraries Digital Scholarship, 
UPENN, Philadelphia, PA.


Malkia Okech, plans on utilizing the funds to participate and develop her 
skills with a 4 day workshop with African Digital Heritage in Nairobi and 
Kisumu, Kenya, Africa. She will be assisting in the planning, presenting and 
collaborating on a workshop, "Creating Interactive Digital 
Assets", 
which is part of a Skills4Culture series, with 
the goal of training museum professionals and general cultural heritage 
practitioners in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya. The goal of the program is to 
situate digitization efforts within contemporary museum practice in Kenya, and 
train attendees in 3D digitization of artifacts, guiding them through a 
workflow that they can replicate within their respective institutions. Okech 
recently worked on a digital exhibition Memory 
Keepers.
 After her return from Kenya and before the exhibition closes in March, she 
hopes to develop a workshop, as similar to Creating Interactive Digital 
Assets, 
around digital visualization as a memory preserving method.


The VRAF Professional Development Grant Program reflects the broad mission of 
the VRAF to support professional development in the field of visual resources 
and cultural heritage information management. The grant can be used to 
participate in a professional development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing 
(such as a conference, symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in 
relevant research activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for 
scholarly purposes). For more information about the VRAF, the VRAF Professional 
Development Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.com



On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors

vrafoundat...@gmail.com

vrafoundation.com

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[MCN-L] Reminder: Fall 2019 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant due Friday, September 20, 2019, 11:59PM Pacific Time

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*please excuse cross-posting*

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce that 
it is accepting applications for the VRAF Professional Development Grant 
program. This program offers two $1000 grants yearly. This grant can be used to 
support conference participation, enroll in a workshop, for an online education 
opportunity, or for research activities. For consideration, please submit your 
application by Friday, September 20, 2019, 11:59PM Pacific Time. If you have 
any questions about the VRAF Professional Development Grant or the application 
process, and to submit your application here: 
https://forms.gle/LHeYeRJFnEniJHJP9 or please contact the VRAF Board of 
Directors at vrafoundat...@gmail.com. The recipient of the Fall 2019 VRAF 
Professional Development grant will be announced by Friday, October 4, 2019, 
and must be used before October 4, 2020.

Purpose:

The purpose of the VRAF Professional Development grant is to support 
professional development in the field of visual resources and cultural heritage 
information management. The grant can be used to participate in a professional 
development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a conference, 
symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant research 
activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). Priority will be given to applications that include participation at 
a conference (giving a paper, teaching a workshop, chairing a committee, etc.); 
research that shows promise to lead to publication or contributes to the visual 
resources and cultural heritage information management community; or to 
applications that can demonstrate that the receiving the opportunity will have 
a broader benefit to an institution or region. Please note that recipients of 
the award are required to submit a report outlining how the award contributed 
to his or her professional development within 30 days following the event.

Eligibility:

  *   Applicants should have a professional interest in visual resources and 
cultural heritage information management, and may include retirees, the 
currently unemployed, or students seeking educational and training 
opportunities in support of broad access to cultural information.
  *   Membership in the Visual Resources Association is not required.
  *   Statements of financial need will be strongly considered.

Acceptable Uses of Award Money:

  *   Transportation costs to and from the event venue
  *   Registration fees or tuition
  *   Required course materials (e.g., workbooks, DVDs)
  *   Lodging
  *   Meals – including meals in transit to and from the educational event
  *   Research expenses
Grant monies may not be used to cover indirect costs (For example, a percentage 
of the grant money/funding taken by the grantee's institution to cover 
perceived overhead.)

Application Criteria:

  *   A goals statement outlining the opportunity, how it will benefit your 
work, and any potential contributions this opportunity may allow you to make 
beyond your own professional development.
  *   A comprehensive budget and breakdown of your proposed travel, lodging, 
meal, and other expenses. When costs are estimated, please explain (e.g., 
“roundtrip airfare on United as determined via Expedia search”; my lodging 
costs reflect an estimate for a shared room). If your institution requires you 
to use a specific airline, or has set a corporate airfare rate, please note 
this in the comments section. Be as clear and complete as possible about other 
funding support you will receive or are applying for, such as from your home 
institution, or other grants and awards.
  *   Your resume/curriculum vitae
Application:

  *   Please submit an online application 
to be considered for a VRAF Professional Development Grant.

On Behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors

vrafoundat...@gmail.com

vrafoundation.com

https://twitter.com/vrafoundation

https://www.facebook.com/visrafoundation/





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[MCN-L] VRAF Regional Workshops Calls for Host Sites | Deadline Extended to August 30th!

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*please excuse cross-posting*

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
is pleased to announce that it is accepting host applications for the VRAF 
Regional Workshop Program for 2019-20. The application deadline is now Friday, 
August 30 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Thanks to the continued generous support from the 
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, this program will allow the VRAF to continue to 
realize its mission to promote scholarship, research, education, and outreach 
in the fields of visual resources and image management.

For the 2019-2020 program, the VRAF will support four workshops for up to $3000 
each, including an instructor stipend and travel expenses, a stipend for the 
local organizer, catering, and other minor expenses incurred by the host 
institution. The VRAF will provide significant logistical support, including 
locating a qualified instructor and managing registration. With the VRAF 
Regional Workshop Grant, host institutions will be able to offer a workshop 
without the burden of developing it from within, and provide valuable 
programming not only to their local constituents, but also to their broader 
region. This opportunity is open to Visual Resources Association (VRA) 
Chapters, VRA affiliates, related information management organizations, 
museums, libraries, and academic institutions. For a reasonable registration 
fee, the workshops will provide an immersive experience on a single topic, 
framed in a manner that is relevant to digital asset management professionals, 
users of cultural heritage information, and the larger information community.

Applications will be accepted to host one of the following workshops:

  *   Can We Do That?: Intellectual Property Rights and Visual 
Media
  *   Collaborating across the Institution: Creating Professional Partnerships 
to Support Cultural Heritage
  *   Learning to Look and Looking to Learn: A Workshop on Visual 
Literacy
  *   Moving Images: The Basics and 
Beyond
  *   Python for Beginners
  *   The International Image Interoperability Framework: What Is It, and How 
Can I Use It?
  *   Something Mappy This Way Comes: An Introduction to Digital Mapping 
Technologies
  *   From Project to Product: Effective Project Management and Strategic 
Planning
  *   Managing Digital 
Content
  *   Propose Your Own Workshop!

We will also consider applications in which the host site proposes its own 
workshop topic. International hosts welcome to apply. Please review the 
description of the VRAF Regional Workshop 
Program as well as the VRAF 
Mission Statement prior to confirm that 
your proposed workshop fits within both the program’s parameters and the larger 
goals of the VRAF.
To conform to the guidelines of our Samuel H. Kress grant, workshops must be 
held by June 2020. For more information about the VRAF Regional Workshop 
Program, visit https://vrafoundation.com/regional-workshops/. To apply, visit 
https://vrafoundation.com/apply/.
 If you have additional questions about the program, please contact the 
Regional Workshop Implementation Team, 
vraf.r...@gmail.com. The deadline for application 
is Friday, August 30 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
READY TO APPLY: CLICK 
HERE!

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[MCN-L] Fall 2019 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications

[Kniesch, Jennifer]

*please excuse cross-posting*

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce that 
it is accepting applications for the VRAF Professional Development Grant 
program. This program offers two $1000 grants yearly. This grant can be used to 
support conference participation, enroll in a workshop, for an online education 
opportunity, or for research activities. For consideration, please submit your 
application by Friday, September 20, 2019, 11:59PM Pacific Time. If you have 
any questions about the VRAF Professional Development Grant or the application 
process, and to submit your application here: 
https://forms.gle/LHeYeRJFnEniJHJP9 or please contact the VRAF Board of 
Directors at vrafoundat...@gmail.com. The recipient of the Fall 2019 VRAF 
Professional Development grant will be announced by Friday, October 4, 2019, 
and must be used before October 4, 2020.

Purpose:

The purpose of the VRAF Professional Development grant is to support 
professional development in the field of visual resources and cultural heritage 
information management. The grant can be used to participate in a professional 
development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a conference, 
symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant research 
activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). Priority will be given to applications that include participation at 
a conference (giving a paper, teaching a workshop, chairing a committee, etc.); 
research that shows promise to lead to publication or contributes to the visual 
resources and cultural heritage information management community; or to 
applications that can demonstrate that the receiving the opportunity will have 
a broader benefit to an institution or region. Please note that recipients of 
the award are required to submit a report outlining how the award contributed 
to his or her professional development within 30 days following the event.

Eligibility:

  *   Applicants should have a professional interest in visual resources and 
cultural heritage information management, and may include retirees, the 
currently unemployed, or students seeking educational and training 
opportunities in support of broad access to cultural information.
  *   Membership in the Visual Resources Association is not required.
  *   Statements of financial need will be strongly considered.

Acceptable Uses of Award Money:

  *   Transportation costs to and from the event venue
  *   Registration fees or tuition
  *   Required course materials (e.g., workbooks, DVDs)
  *   Lodging
  *   Meals – including meals in transit to and from the educational event
  *   Research expenses
Grant monies may not be used to cover indirect costs (For example, a percentage 
of the grant money/funding taken by the grantee's institution to cover 
perceived overhead.)

Application Criteria:

  *   A goals statement outlining the opportunity, how it will benefit your 
work, and any potential contributions this opportunity may allow you to make 
beyond your own professional development.
  *   A comprehensive budget and breakdown of your proposed travel, lodging, 
meal, and other expenses. When costs are estimated, please explain (e.g., 
“roundtrip airfare on United as determined via Expedia search”; my lodging 
costs reflect an estimate for a shared room). If your institution requires you 
to use a specific airline, or has set a corporate airfare rate, please note 
this in the comments section. Be as clear and complete as possible about other 
funding support you will receive or are applying for, such as from your home 
institution, or other grants and awards.
  *   Your resume/curriculum vitae
Application:

  *   Please submit an online application 
to be considered for a VRAF Professional Development Grant.

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[MCN-L] VRA Foundation Regional Workshop Implementation Team Seeks Workshop and Publicity Liaisons: Applications Due July 10!

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Relevant, up-to-date training on topics related to visual resources, delivered 
at locations throughout the country — and you can help!

The Visual Resources Association Foundation Regional Workshop Implementation 
Team works collaboratively to host workshops each year, report on each, and 
seek grant funding for the coming year. This workshop series reflects the VRAF 
mission to promote scholarship, research, education, and outreach in the fields 
of visual resources and image management and is generously sponsored by the 
Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Now in its second year, the VRAF Regional Workshop Implementation Team seeks 
new members for the positions of Junior Workshop Liaison and Publicity Liaison. 
Joining the VRAF Regional Workshop Implementation Team offers career 
development over the course of three years, as you progress through the 
Workshop Liaison positions to Workshop Coordinator. Perfect for developing your 
skill set–including project management, communication, educational programming, 
and grant writing–and networking with visual resources professionals. The 
Publicity Liaison position is for one year, with an option to renew for a 
second. You’ll help us develop messaging and market each workshop to the 
fullest via listserv, email, and social media.

For full position descriptions, please see the VRAF 
website
 
[https://vrafoundation.com/regional-workshops/regional-workshop-implementation-team/].
 Please send resume or CV to the VRAF Regional Workshop Implementation Team, 
vraf.r...@gmail.com, by July 10, 2019.

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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces 2019 Project Grant recipient

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The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to present the 2019 VRAF Project 
Grant in the amount of $3000 to Arden 
Kirkland, creator of the CostumeCore Toolkit, and Adjunct Professor at the 
School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

The CostumeCore Toolkit project will provide a toolkit to users, in order to 
streamline the process of setting up standards-based, interoperable metadata 
for collections related to the study of historic clothing. The VRAF Project 
Grant will allow Ms. Kirkland to update current templates in CSV/Excel formats, 
create plug-ins for Omeka S, templates and vocabulary for JSTOR Forum, and 
provide RDF extensions of VRA Core, incorporate AAT/EFT Uniform Resource 
Identifiers in CostumeCore, and create plugins and modules to support 
micro-thesauri for linked data. The CostumeCore Toolkit is currently utilized 
at Smith College and Vassar College, and will continue to be built-out with 
CostumeCore Toolkit user testing with those Colleges, Visual Resources 
Association members, and Costume Society of America members input and feedback. 
The project will allow the CostumeCore Toolkit to be available to the public 
under a Creative Commons BY- SA license.
In accordance with its mission to support broad access to visual information, 
the VRAF is pleased to support a project that extends metadata schemas and 
standards, and dissemination of templates about visual culture into expanded 
fields of inquiry.

The VRAF Project Grant Program reflects the broad mission of the VRAF to 
advance knowledge in the field of visual resources and image management and to 
provide educational and training opportunities in support of broad access to 
visual information in the digital age. For more information about the VRAF, the 
VRAF Project Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.com.


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vrafoundation.com

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[MCN-L] Deadline Extended to May 10th for 2019 VRA Foundation Project Grant Call for Applications

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2019 VRA Foundation Project Grant: Call for Applications

Deadline Extended to:  May 10, 2019

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
2019 Project Grant application period is now open. This grant program supports 
projects which reflect the VRA Foundation’s 
mission to advance education, research, and 
outreach in the field of visual resources and image management. 

A single grant is available during the spring 2019 cycle with up to $3000 to be 
awarded. This funding may be used for a stand-alone project, a pilot or 
start-up financing for a larger project, or for a significant component of a 
larger project. In general, collaborative projects and those proposed by 
groups, whether or not affiliated with an organization or institution, are 
encouraged. In addition, innovative projects that result in a broader impact 
and be shared throughout the global community are of particular interest. 
Categories to be considered for funding include, but are not necessarily 
limited to, the following: 

oMetadata for Visual Media

oVisual Media Cataloguing Standards

oVisual Media Data Standards

oDigitization Projects of special or unique collections (Educational 
Institutions, Libraries, Museums)

oVisual Literacy

oTechnology Development for Visual Media Management and Pedagogy

oIntellectual Property Rights

The project must be completed within one year from the time the grant is 
formally accepted. The grant will be disbursed in two increments: $1500 at the 
start of the granting period, and $1500 pending the submission of a mid-project 
progress report. A final report, including a financial statement, on how the 
funds contributed to the project is due within one month of the project's 
completion. Failure to complete the proposed project may result in the grantee 
returning the funds.

More information about the Project Grants, including the application form and 
previous recipients, can be found on the Visual Resources Association 
Foundation website at:  https://vrafoundation.com/project-grant/

For full consideration, please submit your 
application 
(https://forms.gle/wgJHo2CtvaR7FWmE9) by Friday, May 10, 2019, 11:59pm Pacific 
Time.  The recipient of the VRAF Project Grant will be announced by May 24, 
2019.

The VRA Foundation has United States Internal Revenue Service status as a 
501(c) 3 non-profit entity. All elements of a proposed project must be 
performed within the legal parameters of United States local, regional, and 
federal government requirements. International applications are welcome from 
institutions or individuals provided applicant institutions have the equivalent 
of US non-profit status, and applicant individuals have a similar non-profit, 
educational purpose.

If you have further questions about the Project Grant 
Program or the application process, 
please contact the VRAF Board of Directors at 
vrafoundat...@gmail.com.

On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors

vrafoundat...@gmail.com

vrafoundation.com

https://twitter.com/vrafoundation

https://www.facebook.com/visrafoundation/




Jennifer Kniesch, MA & MLIS
Visual Resources Librarian
Dickinson College
Art & Art History Department
PO Box 1773
Weiss, Rooms 222 & 223
Carlisle, PA 17013
Office: 717/ 245-1374
VRC: 717/ 245-2005
knies...@dickinson.edu
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[MCN-L] 2019 VRA Foundation Project Grant: Call for Applications

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2019 VRA Foundation Project Grant: Call for Applications

Deadline:  April 26, 2019

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) 
2019 Project Grant application period is now open. This grant program supports 
projects which reflect the VRA Foundation’s 
mission to advance education, research, and 
outreach in the field of visual resources and image management. 

A single grant is available during the spring 2019 cycle with up to $3000 to be 
awarded. This funding may be used for a stand-alone project, a pilot or 
start-up financing for a larger project, or for a significant component of a 
larger project. In general, collaborative projects and those proposed by 
groups, whether or not affiliated with an organization or institution, are 
encouraged. In addition, innovative projects that result in a broader impact 
and be shared throughout the global community are of particular interest. 
Categories to be considered for funding include, but are not necessarily 
limited to, the following: 

oMetadata for Visual Media

oVisual Media Cataloguing Standards

oVisual Media Data Standards

oDigitization Projects of special or unique collections (Educational 
Institutions, Libraries, Museums)

oVisual Literacy

oTechnology Development for Visual Media Management and Pedagogy

oIntellectual Property Rights

The project must be completed within one year from the time the grant is 
formally accepted. The grant will be disbursed in two increments: $1500 at the 
start of the granting period, and $1500 pending the submission of a mid-project 
progress report. A final report, including a financial statement, on how the 
funds contributed to the project is due within one month of the project's 
completion. Failure to complete the proposed project may result in the grantee 
returning the funds.

More information about the Project Grants, including the application form and 
previous recipients, can be found on the Visual Resources Association 
Foundation website at:  https://vrafoundation.com/project-grant/

For full consideration, please submit your 
application 
(https://forms.gle/wgJHo2CtvaR7FWmE9) by Friday, April 26, 2019, 11:59pm 
Pacific Time.  The recipient of the VRAF Project Grant will be announced by May 
10, 2019.

The VRA Foundation has United States Internal Revenue Service status as a 
501(c) 3 non-profit entity. All elements of a proposed project must be 
performed within the legal parameters of United States local, regional, and 
federal government requirements. International applications are welcome from 
institutions or individuals provided applicant institutions have the equivalent 
of US non-profit status, and applicant individuals have a similar non-profit, 
educational purpose.

If you have further questions about the Project Grant 
Program or the application process, 
please contact the VRAF Board of Directors at 
vrafoundat...@gmail.com.

On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors

vrafoundat...@gmail.com

vrafoundation.com

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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces 2019 Professional Development Grant Recipient

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Monday, March 4, 2019

Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces 2019 Professional 
Development Grant Recipient


The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to present the winter 2019 VRAF Professional Development Grant in the 
amount of $1000 to Dr. Claudy Op den Kamp, Senior Lecturer in Film at the 
Faculty Member Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management, 
Bournemouth University.

Claudy Op den Kamp, plans on utilizing the funds to attend the 2019 Visual 
Resources Association (VRA) National Conference, which will be in Los Angeles, 
California from March 26-29th. Op den Kamp will be a co-presenter at a session 
titled, Special Topics in Intellectual Property Rights: Motion Pictures, 
Archival Footage, and Film in 
Pedagogy.
 She will be discussing Intellectual Property Rights interdisciplinary issues 
in the talk and from her new book, A History of Intellectual Property in 50 
Objects
 (Cambridge University Press, May 2019) in which she co-edited, designed, 
researched images and gained image clearances for the publication. The 
information in this professional development journey is leading her to create a 
new publication “Object 51: Copyright, Digital Cultural Heritage and Academic 
Publishing,” which regards the process and production of A History of 
Intellectual Property in 50 
Objects.
 Information for the second publication will be gathered at the VRA LA 2019 
Conference with the intent to contribute to the wider cultural heritage 
community.

The VRAF Professional Development Grant Program reflects the broad mission of 
the VRAF to support professional development in the field of visual resources 
and cultural heritage information management. The grant can be used to 
participate in a professional development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing 
(such as a conference, symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in 
relevant research activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for 
scholarly purposes). For more information about the VRAF, the VRAF Professional 
Development Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.com.

On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors
vrafoundat...@gmail.com
vrafoundation.com
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[MCN-L] 2019 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications

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The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce that 
it is accepting applications for the VRAF Professional Development Grant 
program. This program offers two $1000 grants yearly. This grant can be used to 
support conference participation, enroll in a workshop, for an online education 
opportunity, or for research activities. For consideration, please submit your 
application by Friday, February 22, 2019, 11:59pm Pacific Time. If you have any 
questions about the VRAF Professional Development Grant or the application 
process, and to submit your application go here: 
https://goo.gl/forms/mLrZCo7VdQrup3nf2 or please contact the VRAF Board of 
Directors at vrafoundat...@gmail.com. To obtain 
further details about the VRAF, the VRAF Professional Development Grant, and 
other VRAF programs, please visit vrafoundation.com. 
The recipient of the 2019 VRAF Professional Development grant will be announced 
by Friday, March 1, 2019, and must be used before March 1, 2020.

Purpose:

The purpose of the VRAF Professional Development grant is to support 
professional development in the field of visual resources and cultural heritage 
information management. The grant can be used to participate in a professional 
development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a conference, 
symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant research 
activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). Priority will be given to applications that include participation at 
a conference (giving a paper, teaching a workshop, chairing a committee, etc.); 
research that shows promise to lead to publication or contributes to the visual 
resources and cultural heritage information management community; or to 
applications that can demonstrate that the receiving the opportunity will have 
a broader benefit to an institution or region. Please note that recipients of 
the award are required to submit a report outlining how the award contributed 
to his or her professional development within 30 days following the event.

Eligibility:

  *   Applicants should have a professional interest in visual resources and 
cultural heritage information management, and may include retirees, the 
currently unemployed, or students seeking educational and training 
opportunities in support of broad access to cultural information.
  *   Membership in the Visual Resources Association is not required.
  *   Statements of financial need will be strongly considered.

Acceptable Uses of Award Money:

  *   Transportation costs to and from the event venue
  *   Registration fees or tuition
  *   Required course materials (e.g., work books, DVDs)
  *   Lodging
  *   Meals – including meals in transit to and from the educational event
  *   Research expenses

Grant monies may not be used to cover indirect costs (a percentage of grant 
money taken by the grantee’s institution to cover perceived overhead)

Application Criteria:

  *   A goals statement outlining the opportunity, how it will benefit your 
work, and any potential contributions this opportunity may allow you to make 
beyond your own professional development.
  *   A comprehensive budget and breakdown of your proposed travel, lodging, 
meal, and other expenses. When costs are estimated, please explain (e.g., 
“roundtrip airfare on United as determined via Expedia search”; my lodging 
costs reflect an estimate for a shared room). If your institution requires you 
to use a specific airline, or has set a corporate airfare rate, please note 
this in the comments section. Be as clear and complete as possible about other 
funding support you will receive or are applying for, such as from your home 
institution, or other grants and awards.
  *   Your resume/curriculum vitae

Application:

Please submit an online application to 
be considered for a VRAF Professional Development Grant.

On behalf of the VRA Board of Directors
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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces 2018 Professional Development Grant recipient

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please excuse cross-posting
Monday, September 24, 2018
Visual Resources Association Foundation announces 2018 Professional Development 
Grant recipient
The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to present the 2018 VRAF Professional Development Grant in the amount 
of $1000 to Karly Wildenhaus, Research Assistant, Getty Research Institute.
Karly Wildenhaus, a recent graduate of the UCLA MLIS program, plans on 
utilizing the funds to attend the 2018 Museum Computer Network conference, 
which will be in Denver, Colorado from November 13-16th. Wildenhaus will be a 
co-presenter at a session titled, The Possibilities of Exhibition Histories, 
LOD, and Improving Access to Historical Museum 
Materials.
 She will be discussing the “current and proposed data models of MoMA’s 
archival documents, images and publications going back to 1929, with the 
integration of including a 40-year exhibition history of MoMA PS1 for sharing 
and publishing.”
Besides being a presenter at MCN in November, she will continue her conference 
circuit by also presenting Building Community and Solidarity: Disrupting 
Exploitative Labor Practices in Libraries and Archives 
during the 2018 DLF Forum in Las Vegas this October and moderating the session, 
Private Eye(s): Privacy Strategies for Art Libraries in the Digital Age at the 
2019 ARLIS/NA Conference in Salt Lake City.

The VRAF Professional Development Grant Program reflects the broad mission of 
the VRAF to support professional development in the field of visual resources 
and cultural heritage information management. The grant can be used to 
participate in a professional development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing 
(such as a conference, symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in 
relevant research activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for 
scholarly purposes). For more information about the VRAF, the VRAF Professional 
Development Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.com.

On behalf of the VRAF Board of Directors
vrafoundat...@gmail.com
https://vrafoundation.com/
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[MCN-L] 2018 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant: Call for Applications

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The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce that 
it is accepting applications for its VRAF Professional Development Grant 
program. This program offers two $1000 grants yearly, one with a summer 
deadline and another in the winter. The purpose of the Grant is to support 
professional development in the field of visual resources and cultural heritage 
information management. Grant funds can be used to participate in a 
professional development opportunity of the grantee’s choosing (such as a 
conference, symposium, workshop, online education), or to enroll in relevant 
research activities (such as hands-on field work or a site visit for scholarly 
purposes). For consideration, please submit your application by Friday, 
September 7, 2018, 11:59pm Pacific Time. If you have any questions about the 
VRAF Professional Development Grant or the application process, please contact 
the VRAF Board of Directors at 
vrafoundat...@gmail.com. The recipient of the 
2018 VRAF Professional Development grant will be announced by Friday, September 
21, 2018, and must be used before September 21, 2019. Please visit the VRAF’s 
website for a full 
description of the grant, including eligibility, acceptable uses of funds, and 
a complete list of past recipients. To apply online please go here: 
https://goo.gl/forms/Hg5RMl85z7kuWBlH3


Past recipients include Anne Young, Manager of Rights and Reproductions at the 
Indianapolis Museum of Art, to attend the 2013 American Law Institute 
Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) Legal Issues in Museum Administration 
course. Her attendance was crucial in the production of Rights & Reproductions: 
The Handbook for Cultural Institutions, an indispensable resource. About the 
grant, Anne wrote, “The Grant funded a portion of my course tuition and 
associated travel costs to attend the program. It is my belief that this Grant 
was also a contributing factor to my receiving a partial-scholarship, half of 
the course tuition, from ALI CLE that further supported my attendance… Without 
my attendance at ALI CLE’s LIMA and the VRAF’s Grant support, I would not have 
been able to make the vital connections to make the Handbook contributors and 
legal review panelists as robust as they are today.” The Handbook is now 
available and can be downloaded from the American Alliance of 
Museums website.








Jennifer Kniesch, VRAF Board of Director for Communication
Visual Resources Librarian
Dickinson College
Art & Art History Department
PO Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013
knies...@dickinson.edu
717/ 245-1374

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[MCN-L] VRA Foundation announces 2018 Project Grant recipient

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Monday, April 16, 2018



Visual Resources Association Foundation announces 2018 Project Grant recipient

The Board of Directors of the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is 
pleased to present the 2018 VRAF Project Grant in the amount of $3000 to James 
Sobczak, Digital Imaging Assistant II, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.



The University of Washington has more than 81 Collections with over 250,000 
digital assets depicted from its Special Collections in CONTENTdm. The 
University of Washington's School of Art + Art History + Design's Visual 
Services Department oversees their in-house MDID Collection, ARTstor, and UW 
Image Bank. The VRAF Project Grant will allow University of Washington's School 
of Art + Art History + Design to digitize a collection donation of 26,800+ 35mm 
slides from Patricia Young, which will provide a stipend to graduate student 
employees. The graduate student employees will work 4.5 hours per week for an 
estimated 40 weeks with software and technology provided by the University of 
Washington and UW's School of Art + Art History + Design. The graduate students 
will be spearheaded by three University of Washington team members with project 
management and supervisory role experiences. The PYC Collection will be housed 
in their MDID collection, which crosswalks with CONTENTdm for further
  outreach to researchers worldwide. This project will also allow the PYC 
Collection graduate student workers to improve upon the GIS linking of images, 
network mapping of metadata, and semantic query integration. In accordance with 
its mission to support broad access to visual information, the VRAF is pleased 
to support a project that extends digitization and dissemination of visual 
culture into expanded fields of inquiry.



The VRAF Project Grant Program reflects the broad mission of the VRAF to 
advance knowledge in the field of visual resources and image management and to 
provide educational and training opportunities in support of broad access to 
visual information in the digital age. For more information about the VRAF, the 
VRAF Project Grant, and other VRAF programs, please visit 
vrafoundation.com.
[https://vrafoundation.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/grid1.jpg?w=1200]

Visual Resources Association Foundation
vrafoundation.com
The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) strives to strengthen the 
visual resources field by increasing public and professional awareness of 
visual information management while advocating for the value of images in the 
teaching and learning environment.

Jennifer Kniesch
VRAF Board of Directors


Jennifer Kniesch, MA & MLIS
Visual Resources Librarian
Dickinson College
Art & Art History Department
PO Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013
knies...@dickinson.edu
717/ 245-1374
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[MCN-L] Visual Resources Association 2018 Philadelphia Conference

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Apologies for cross-posting

Greetings from the Visual Resources Association 2018 Philadelphia conference 
local planning committee!  We’d like to invite you to join us at the Loews 
Philadelphia Hotel March 27-March 30 for workshops and sessions related to the 
management, delivery, and preservation of digital content.

The Visual Resources Association supports professionals in 
educational, cultural heritage, and commercial environments who create, 
disseminate, preserve, and interpret visual and digital content.  Our theme for 
this year’s conference is “Workshop of the World” which speaks not only to the 
industrial past of Philadelphia, but also the collaborative nature of the 
profession.

Some workshops and sessions of interest might include:

Workshop 1: Basics of Photogrammetry—3D Visualization of Cultural Heritage 
Objects
Workshop 2: Collaborative Digital Asset Management
Workshop 3: ARCGis Online & Storymaps
Workshop 7: Python for Beginners

Session: Beyond TIFFs and JPEGs: Best Practices and Asset Management for 
Digital Files Beyond Still Images
Session: IIIF in Practice – Use Cases for Implementing and Using IIIF APIs
Session: The Law of Fair Use of Images, Video, and Music in Artistic 
Appropriation
Session: Practicing Digital Asset Management (DAM): Various Approaches in 
Museums and Higher Education

You can see the entire schedule at https://vra2018.sched.com

To register, to learn more about the conference and our keynote speaker, Jane 
Golden, see: http://www.vraweb.org/conferences/vra2018/

EARLY BIRD registration closes on February 23, 2018.

We hope to see you at the Loews Philadelphia at the end of March.

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