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Policy
Change: After
May 31, 2006 the Visual Resources office will no longer produce
or acquire 35mm slides. All new image production and acquisition
will be in digital form only.
Faculty
Slides, digital images and study photographs are available
to all faculty, both visiting and permanent, after an introductory
session* with
the Director. The
Visual
Resources Office is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30
pm (closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm). It is not open on weekends
or in the evenings, but faculty who are familiar with the
collections can obtain a key at the Circulation Desk during
normal library hours
to gain access to the collections.
*If
you plan to use a Student Assistant to pull slides for you,
please be aware that an orientation session is needed before
they will be allowed to sign out slides.
New
Image Production
Digital
Images
The Visual Resources Collections are moving toward an all-digital
environment. As such, we have phased out the production of
new slides and encourage faculty to use digital images. Our
current policy is to only digitize existing analog images
per faculty request. At present, the Visual Resources Collections
contain 13,000+ digital images and grow at annual rate of
more than 3000 images. In addition, the library subscribes
to ARTstor, which
contains more than 400,000 images and whose images can be
combined with other content for dynamic presentations.
Using
Slides
Sign-out
Cards
Each faculty member is assigned individual sign-out cards
for use when pulling slides. These are filed by department
and alphabetically by last name in the first five drawers
of the slide cabinets. Cards will be provided for you if you
are using the collections for the first time. When removing
slides from the drawers, make sure to replace each slide with
your sign-out card. The shelf list card, located in front
of each slide, must remain in the drawer, as the cards are
used to simplify the refiling process.
Carousels
Slide carousels are located on top of the slide cabinets and
can be borrowed for classroom use. Simply fill out the sign-out
card located on the front of the box and leave the card with
the staff. If a carousel is not needed, small boxes are also
available and are located on top of the slide cabinets.
Loan
Periods
The loan period for slides is the duration of the class period
unless prior arrangements have been made with the staff of
the Visual Resources Collections. Slides
should be returned immediately following class use in order
to prevent loss and increase availability to other users.
Slides can be placed in the Return Box located just inside
the door of the Visual Resources Office. If the Visual Resources
Office is closed, slides can be returned to the Circulation
Desk of the library.
Other
Study
photographs
In addition to slides and digital images, the Visual Resources
Collections contain approximately 8000 mounted study photographs
that are available for classroom use and which mirror the
collections' slide holdings. If you plan to use the photo
collection for a class project, please make prior arrangements.
Student
Presentations and Special Projects
Faculty should encourage students to make use of the collections
for class presentations and special projects (see Student
Use below). If your students will be utilizing
slides and/or digital image files for their coursework, the
Director of Visual Resources will be happy to discuss the
particular needs of the your course and the various options
available to accommodate your needs.
Students
Slides,
digital images and study photographs are available to students
by prior arrangement. If you need to use slides, digital images
or study photographs for a class presentation or special project,
follow the procedures outlined below.
Using
the Collections
Make
an Appointment
In order to receive the best service possible, make an appointment
in advance. Please allow 45 minutes - 1 hour for your
visit, as this much time is needed to receive a proper orientation
to the collections and to locate the appropriate images.
Identify
Your Research
During your visit you will be assisted in locating the images
you need, but it is recommended that you come prepared with
a list of desired images. Books and periodicals are
a good place to start looking, and they can be located using
the library's catalog (Lucy2)
and the subject
page for Art and Art History respectively. Additionally,
the
Re:discovery* slide database
can be searched to determine if the collections contain the
image(s) you need.
*Accessible to Skidmore students, faculty
& staff only.
Using
Slides in Class
Slides pulled for class presentations are put on reserve at
the Circulation Desk and can be checked out (remember your
student ID) for three-hour increments at any time prior to
your presentation. The slides are to remain within the library
and can be viewed using the Caramate projectors located in
the
Group Study Room, immediately adjacent to the Visual Resources
Office, on the second floor of the library. On the day of
your presentation, the slides may be taken out of the library
for the class period but should be returned to the Circulation
Desk within 1/2-hour after the end of the class. (Special
arrangements can be made for classes that run longer than
3 hours.) Slides returned late will be assessed a fine.
Having
Images Made
If you make an appointment at least
2 weeks prior to your
presentation, and the images you need are not in the collections,
you may have digital images made with the prior approval.
Images made for student presentations are added to the permanent
collections of the Lucy Scribner Library. Alternatively, if
you wish to digitize your own images, two self-help scanning
stations are located near the Help Desk on the first floor
of the Lucy Scribner Library. |
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