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Print and fill out the following form to enter the Artist’s Book Competition. Return to Mary Murphy, Visual Resources Librarian, by March 1, 2009.

ACA Library of SCAD
Juried Student
Artist’s Book Competition
Submission Form

In conjunction with the March 26th, 2009 Artist’s Book Symposium sponsored by
SCAD libraries:
“Variant Hues: Art, Design and Teaching with Artists’ Books”

Name:____________________________ Phone: __________________________

Email:_______________________________________________________________

SCAD Campus:________Savannah _______ Atlanta

Year in School: _______ Freshman _______ Sophomore _______ Junior

_______ Senior _______ Graduate Student

Major:________________________________

Title of Book: __________________________________________________________

Medium/Materials: ____________________________________________________

Date Created: __________________

Insurance Value: ________________

Submissions with completed form are due in the ACA Library by March 1, 2009. After the competiton, books must be picked up by May 1, 2009. A selection of entries will be displayed in the library.

For more information contact: Mary Murphy, visual resources librarian, mmurphy@scad.edu/ Lisa Hart, faculty sponsor, ehart@scad.edu

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In conjunction with the VRC in Savannah, the ACA Library in Atlanta is accepting requests from faculty for image scanning.

Digital Resources:
SCAD’s Digital Image Database is accessible through a link on the library webpage or the Resources section of MySCAD and contains over 72,000 images. Faculty can add images to this database for academic use. SCAD also subscribes to ARTstor which gives you access to more that 1,000,000 high quality digital images that can be downloaded for presentations in PowerPoint or a tool of your choice.

Services:
Faculty can request images to be added to the DID for academic use by filling out a faculty image request form and bringing the form plus the material to Mary Murphy in the ACA Library Rm 418. While the ACA Library has the capacity to scan slides, images from books will be sent to Savannah to be scanned. Time frames for scanning and additional guidelines can be found on the VRC website:

http://myscad.scad.edu/scaddocs/departments/visual_resource_ctr/Policies-and-Procedures.cfm

Workshops:
The ACA Library offers faculty workshops about using visual resources every quarter. These workshops focus on navigating digital collections, updating your technological know how, and creating presentations with digital images.

The next workshop is an in-depth tour of ARTstor with special tips for instructors. It will take place February 24th from 9am-12pm in the Welcome Center.
The workshop is free and registration is required.

Contact Mary Murphy, Visual Resources Librarian, at mmurphy@scad.edu or stop by Rm 418 in the ACA Library for assistance with using the VRC resources, requesting images, or registering for workshops.

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Check the tabs for Variant Hues Symposium and Calendar of Events to learn more about the upcoming Artist’s Book Competition and library workshops for students!

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Internships in the Visual Resources Center

The Visual Resources Center of SCAD’s ACA Library is offering two graduate internships for the Winter Quarter. Interns will have the valuable experience of working on a slide digitization project and with SCAD’s Artist’s Book Collection. The positions require experience with Photoshop, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently. Duties during a typical day may include: scanning artist’s book slides, editing images in Photoshop, and updating the VRC’s Digital Image Database. Scheduling is flexible, and candidates are expected to work approximately five hours per week. Internships are unpaid. This is a great opportunity for graduate students to gain professional experience with artist’s books, digital imaging, and managing art collections. Contact Mary Murphy, Visual Resources Librarian at mmurphy@scad.edu for more information and send a resume and cover letter by January 26th, 2009 to apply.

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ARTstor Digital Image Database Workshop:

A representative from ARTStor Digital Image Database will be on the Atlanta campus Feb. 24th:

→ Learn the about the newest digital image
database technology and search strategies
→Create presentations with digital images
→ Relevant information for faculty, staff, and students

9am-12pm Tuesday February 24th, 2009
Location: TBA
Workshop is FREE and open to faculty, staff, and students
Registration is required and seating is limited.

Register by contacting Mary Murphy, Visual Resources Librarian, at
mmurphy@scad.edu or 404.253.6084.

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