vra 2013, redesigning visual resources facilities, pereira
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Presented by Caitlin Pereira at the Annual Conference of the Visual Resources Association, April 3rd - April 6th, 2013, in Providence, Rhode Island. Session #6: Redesigning Visual Resource Facilities for 21st century Challenges ORGANIZERS: • Randi Millman-Brown, Ithaca College • Jon Cartledge, Smith College MODERATOR: Jon Cartledge, Smith College PRESENTERS: • Jon Cartledge, Smith College “Evaluating the Information Commons Model for Repurposing the Imaging Center” • Elisa Lanzi, Smith College “Re-imaging the Imaging Center” • Randi Millman-Brown, Ithaca College “Transparencies to Pixels: VRC to VRC” • Mark Pompelia, Rhode Island School of Design “Rebirth of Analog: How the Materials Collection Saved the Visual Resource Center” • Caitlin Pereira, Massachusetts College of Art “Refreshing the VR at MassArt on a Shoestring” • Ann Whiteside, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Frances Loeb Library “Transforming the Design Library for the 21st Century” Endorsed by the Education Committee Transforming visual resource libraries into modern, digital-savvy VR centers can be an exciting but complicated process. New spaces can become collaborative learning spaces for faculty and students and be on the forefront of new technologies. Speakers will present their planned or recent upgrades and remodels to show how they have utilized resources available to create new spaces with new uses, discussing topics that take the audience from space design theory to planning and practice. Thursday April 4, 2013 9:05am - 10:25amTRANSCRIPT
