Book Shelf View: Possibilities for Virtual Stacks Browsing
Posted: September 14, 2007 Filed under: Archival Management, Catalogs/OPACs, Visual Resources, Web 2.0 1 Comment »Imagine keyword searching through a book database, only the results come back as a picture of library stacks where the book is highlighted in context, where serendipity and browsing could happen. Read more…
Above is a quote from an O’Reilly Radar Blog post. Maybe someday image librarians will manage digital images of the stacks too. One potential problem with this idea — when would all the books be on the shelves so that you could take a complete picture of your library’s holdings? Have any of you ever tried Delicious Library (mentioned in a comment at the bottom of Book Shelf View post)?
Visual Arts Resources Coordinator – College of the Holy Cross
Posted: September 14, 2007 Filed under: Opportunities: Job Postings Comments OffThe Visual Arts Resources Coordinator will work closely with the Visual Arts Faculty and Librarians in managing the College’s slide and digital image collections, an essential teaching resource. He/she will collaborate with faculty in preparing, editing, and presenting images within the classroom setting. The Coordinator will become the primary campus resource person for ArtStor, as well as other image databases. He/she will also be responsible for the overall acquisition, processing, cataloguing, and maintenance of both slide and digital images. The successful candidate will be a proven team player able to work closely with faculty, librarians, media specialists, information technology staff, and students and will be capable of teaching designation courses within the Department of Visual Arts. The Coordinator will serve as reference librarian to the Visual Arts Department.
of teaching designation courses within the Department of Visual Arts.
QUALIFICATIONS:
MA in Art History and MLS required. Experience in classroom teaching desired. Working knowledge of image cataloging procedures and management, library systems and practices, including authority control. He/she must have thorough knowledge of current cataloging standards (AACR2, Library of Congress Subject Headings, OCLC, MARC, Dublin Core, VRA, and other metadata schema). Will stay abreast of issues and trends in the management of digital images and be able to evaluate and implement future improvements. Knowledge of digital rights management essential. Knowledge of image editing software (Photoshop).
To Apply:
Please visit: www.holycross.edu/human_resources/
or Mail cover letter, resume and contact information for 3 references to:
Assistant Director/Employment
College of the Holy Cross
One College Street
Worcester, MA 01610,
or Fax: 508-793-3575
The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace.
A member of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium
Art Documentation Call for Papers
Posted: September 14, 2007 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers Comments OffArt Documentation editors are seeking articles both for the Spring 2008 and Fall 2008 issues. We would like to hear from authors who have written, or plan to write, articles on topics of broad relevance to our profession.
For the Spring 2008 issue, we are particularly interested in papers that only need fine tuning or editing for publication; the preliminary deadline is October 15, 2007. We are also seeking proposals for the new “Between the Lines” feature that will appear in each issue of Art Documentation. These articles should be 1,500-2,500 words in length and take the form of an in-depth review of a significant publication, a comparative review featuring related publications, or a bibliographic essay.
For the Fall 2008 issue, please send us your ideas and abstracts for articles concerning research or projects on which you are working, professional issues about which you are passionate, or other subjects related to art librarianship and visual resources curatorship. The preliminary deadline for this issue is May 15, 2008.
Art Documentation contributor guidelines may be found at: http://www.arlisna.org/artdoc/contrib_guidelines.html
We look forward to hearing from you!
Kathy Zimon (zimon@ucalgary.ca)
Judy Dyki (jdyki@cranbrook.edu)
Co-Editors, Art Documentation
