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I. Visual Resources Division (VRD) of ARLIS/NA is composed of ARLIS/NA members who are involved in the documentation of the visual arts. This includes the acquisition, organization, retrieval and circulation of visual resources materials, primarily slides and digital images, but also video, film, filmstrips, photographs, microforms and other non-print materials. Special attention is focused, through subcommittees and with the VRA, on standards for images, data, and collection staffing, as well as guidelines for Visual Resources Professionals. 

II. The primary purpose, then, of the VRD is communication and creation of professional development opportunities for visual resources professionals and others interested in visual resources for the arts.

III. Responsibilities of the VRD Moderator position:
1. Represents visual resources to the Executive Board of ARLIS/NA and formulates positions on specific visual resources issues;
2. VRD Moderator serves as official liaison to the VRA, to strengthen the relationship between ARLIS/NA and VRA by
A. *encouraging joint ARLIS/NA and VRA chapter meetings;
B. *generating proposals for sessions and workshops at ARLIS/NA conferences of interest to members in visual resources;
C. *reviewing VRA conference proposals for VRD sponsorship (sponsor 3-5 proposals per conference);
D. *participating in joint VRA and ARLIS/NA projects (e.g. Lantern Slide Project).
E. *act as a liaison with the Summer Educational Institute (SEI)
F. *monitor and support the development of standards in visual resources
3. VRD Moderator reports to the ARLIS/NA Vice President, President-Elect
4. Submits one annual report every Spring to ARLIS/NA
5. Submits one post-conference report on the VRD meeting held at the annual conference
6. Committee member of the Implementation Team for the joint ARLIS/NA-VRA Summer Educational Institute
7. Recruits VRD Moderator Elect

IV. Responsibilities of the VRD Moderator-Elect Position:
1. Reports news, articles, and information pertinent to the group; writes ARLIS/NA Update column 3-4 times per year.
2. Takes VRD meeting minutes.

VRD Moderator     Sarah Goldstein    Curator      Visual Resources Library      Vassar College, Box 467, 124 Raymond Avenue      Poughkeepsie, NY 12604            845-437-5230 voice, 845-437-5864 fax        Email: sagoldstein@vassar.edu
VRD Vice Moderator / Moderator-Elect   Spruill Harder    Slides and Digital Images and Photographs Public Services Librarian      Fine Arts Library      Harvard University      Werner Otto Hall      25 Prescott St      Cambridge MA 02138       617-495-4982 voice, 617-496-4889 fax        Email: sgharder@fas.harvard.edu      http://hcl.harvard.edu/finearts/
VRD Co-Vice Moderator / Vice Moderator-Elect   Eileen Fry    Slide Librarian    Fine Arts Slide Library    Indiana University    Fine Arts Building  Room 002    1201 E. 7th St.    Bloomington, IN 47405-5501    812-855-6717     Email: fryp@indiana.edu    http://dido.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/dido/sl/slides.html
VRD Web-editor   Daniel L. Nolting    Head of Technical Services      Jennie King Mellon Library      Chatham University      Pittsburgh, PA  15232        Email: dnolting@chatham.edu

P     Past VRD Meeting Minutes :               

Atlanta 2007

Banff  2006

Houston 2005

New York 2004

Baltimore 2003

St. Louis 2002

Los Angeles 2001

Pittsburgh 2000

Vancouver 1999

Philadelphia 1998

San Antonio 1997 

Click here for a more complete list of past ARLIS/NA conference sessions sponsored by VRD