The Visual Resources Directory: Art Slide and Photograph Collections in the United States and Canada. Visual Resources Series

The first comprehensive directory of visual resources to be published in more than a decade, this ambitious guide reflects the enormous changes in the field and lists more than 500 visual collections in the areas of art, architecture, and design throughout the United States and Canada. Entries provide complete information, including name and title of an individual in charge; phone numbers, fax numbers, and electronic mail addresses; extent of research and borrowing privileges; hours; size of collection and staff; and visual formats collected. Collections are organized by state or province, city, and institution. Subject, institutional, and personnel indexes augment accessibility to the material. This is the first directory to provide detailed information about the cataloging, classification, and subject indexing of today's collections, information that is vital to professionals who are increasingly involved in networking with their colleagues. The directory also provides information on electronic i Focusing on slide and photograph collections that document art, architecture, design, and related fields, this book provides a comprehensive guide to more than 500 visual collections in libraries and institutions throughout the United States and Canada. Listings provide complete information about the collections, including the name and title of an individual in charge, phone and fax numbers and electronic mail addresses, extent of research and borrowing privileges, hours, size of collection and staff, holdings, subject concentrations, special collections, circulation, classification, and cataloging. Collections are organized by state or province, city, and institution. Appendices present a brief history of Canadian Visual Resources Collections and a listing of visual resources organizations and journals. Indexes provide information according to institution, personnel, type of collection, and subject. (AEF)