A Note from the Imaging Front Lines

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A Note from the Imaging Front Lines
Maureen Burns UCI Visual Resources
MABURNS_at_UCI.EDU
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UC Visual Resources Collections

• 10 VRCs in Architecture, Arts, and Humanities
• 3 million VRC images with 150,000 digitized
• 11.3 million library images with 250,000
  digitized
• Only 3-5 of UC Image Collections Digitized

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VRC Content

• World Art and Architecture from the Prehistoric
  to Contemporary Periods
• Collection Development Prioritized by Faculty
  Instructional Needs
• Canonical vs. Esoteric Images

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Visual Resources Contribution to Digital Libraries

• Specialized Image Expertise
• Existing Contextual Mass
• Commitment to Preservation
• Service Orientation
• Proximity
• Training
• Assessment

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Wheres My Stuff?

• Ability to Add Local Content Spontaneously
  Crucial for Instruction
• Faculty Have Existing Analog or Growing Digital
  Image Collections and Need Guidance
• Layered Service Model with Centralized and
  Distributed Components Ideal
• Local Collections Might Then Graduate to
  Institutional

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Workshops

• Librarians VR Curators Partnering
• One-On-One Group Learning Opportunities
• Facilitating Finding and Using Web Images,
  Licensed Image Databases, Powerful Image
  Management/ Presentation Software

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Insight Features

• Juxtaposition
• Zooming
• Descriptive Data
• Searching
• Grouping
• Presentations
• Exporting
• Printing

• Annotations
• Web Links
• Audio
• Video
• Scale/Measurement
• Multiviews
• Multipage Documents
• Personal Collections

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Discoveries

• (Mis)Understanding Digital Imaging Concept of
  Presentation Software
• Need Guidance Suggestions for Usage
• Time Commitment Anxiety
• External Pressure to Change
• Reassurance of Project Longevity and Support

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Collaboration

• Build Meaningful Coalitions Between UC Libraries,
  Visual Resources Collections, Archives, and
  Museums
• Maximize the Great Potential of Digital
  Technology Through Partnerships
• Learn, Change, Work Together