COPYRIGHT NOTIFICATION
Digital collections are made available only to faculty, students,and staff within the UMass Dartmouth campus community for the sole purpose of classroom instruction, scholarship, and study in accordance with the Fair Use and Teach Act 2002 provisions of the U.S. copyright law. All other use is strictly prohibited and are subjected to copyright infringements.
CONTACT
Allison J. Cywin(508) 999-8701. Or e-mail acywin@umassd.edu.
LOCATION & HOURS
Group VI, Level 2L, Room 253. Monday - Friday 8:30 to 4:30.Please note: Hours are subject to change due to meetings, and lab work. Please call ahead.
Collection Slides
Browse
The VRC houses over 77,000 individual slides and represents a broad compilation of subjects related to western and non-western art and cultures. Slides may be borrowed or reserved for classroom instruction and study.Collection Arrangement
The collection also encompasses a large body of non-western cultures including Africa, North America, South America, Asia, and Middle East.Western Art
Collection is arranged by genre as listed below.- Architecture
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Graphics/Drawing
- Artisanry (ceramics, costumes, furniture, jewelry, metal work, mosaics, musical instruments, stain glass, textile, basketry, and manuscripts)
- Photograph
- Cartography
- Design
Non-Western Art
Non-western collections are arranged by geographically (non-classified) as listed below.- African
- Oceanic (includes Australia and New Zealand)
- North America
- South America
- Meso America
- Asia
- Middle East
Borrowing
In order to ensure that slides are available to as many people as possible, the following guidelines have been established.- Faculty may borrow up to 100 slides (for two weeks)
- Students may borrow up to 50 slides(for one week)
- Staff may borrow up to 50 slides (for one week)
Reserving
For your convenience, slides may be held on long-term reserve and taken out only when needed. For details, please contact the Visual Resource Curator.Please note: VRC is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 4:30, and Tuesday evenings until 7:00.
Although VRC makes every effort to remain open during our posted hours; we do close periodically for meetings. If time is a factor; please call ahead for an appointment.
