CHARGE

The Visual Resources Working Group provides a forum for discussion of issues related to digital visual resources on campus, including collection building and development, research and instructional support, policy creation, and public outreach.  Members meet monthly and represent key stakeholders on campus (FAL, HFJ, RMC, RLS, Olin/Uris, DCAPS, ILR, Maps, Mann), as well as two rotating members from the general library community.

Included in the charge are the following responsibilities:

• Keep abreast of metadata conventions/development in visual resource arena
• Develop policies regarding passwords, public support, collection development, reference referrals
• Develop  project workflows 
• Look towards the future of Visual Resources, including multimedia-related issues, and delivery systems (including image-sharing sites such as Flickr,  mobile/hand-held delivery, etc.)
• Partner strategically with other constituents on campus who are developing or supporting similar resources
• Prioritize objectives, document yearly accomplishments, reassess as needed
• Coordinate annual or semi-annual public forum on issues relating to digital image collection development and/or use

Members:

Mira Basara, co-chair (Scholarly Communication Services, DCAPS)
Steven Folsom, (Cataloging & Metadata Services, DCAPS)
Hannah Marie Marshall, (Cataloging & Metadata Services, DCAPS)
Danielle Mericle, previous co-chair (Digital Media Group, DCAPS)
Boris Michev (Maps, Olin Library)
Roberta Militello (Academic Technology Services & User Support)
Barb Morley (ILR)
Liz Muller (Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections)
Susette Newberry (Research & Learning Services, Olin/Uris)
Marsha Taichman, co-chair (Fine Arts Library)

Sponsors: Oya Rieger and Kornelia Tancheva, Associate University Librarians

Emeriti:

Glen Wiley (Cataloging & Metadata Services; Digital Consulting & Production Services) & Kaila Bussert (Visual Resources Outreach Librarian)